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Hi. I want to make an oatmeal stout using my Cooper's stout kit and, not surprisingly, fresh oatmeal. Has anyone done this? What do I do with the oatmeal? Any help appreciated 😀

Well my Cooper Wheat beer has been in the FV for 2 weeks now and yesterday I was taking a gravity reading. The beer is clearing up nicely (maybe too much) but it is tasting a bit thin & weak. I have a feeling I have mis-calculated the water and may have 24 or so litres in there. Is there...

Love this beer and very excited to see this kit being released. No need to thank me 😱 https://www.brewdog.com/item/740/BrewDog/Brooklyn-BrewShop-Punk-IPA-homebrew-kits.html

Hi. Not sure if this is allowed or if anyone will be interested but Beavertown Brewery are having an event in London on 13th Feb. You can find them on twitter to get details (so I hopefully don't break any rules). A favourite beer of mine so hope this is of use. :thumb:

Hi folks I am planning to get my Cooper Wheat beer on the go shortly and want to make a beer that tastes as much like Hoegarten as possible. I believe one of the ingredients that would help is bitter orange peel but I can only find dried orange peel at a reasonable price. Does anyone know...

I have never used a barrel but when I bought a Youngs premium cider - Strawberry and Lime recently I decided that a barrel would be ideal. However I have been trying to find out the best way to use a barrel (do I add CO2, how much, when etc) and have read that, in fact, a barrel is a bad idea...

I know, I know, but it is for my daughter, honest. I wanted to get my eldest daughter involved and this seemed the ideal way. I bought the kit from Cutlacks in Cambridge (they have a very good selection of HB and probably need local support to keep it up) and got it on, on Saturday. Used...

Hi all. I am looking to put a wheat beer kit on shortly and would welcome recommendations. Ideally it would look and taste like Hoegarden so the kit might include bitter orange and coriander or maybe I have to buy these separately. Who has made a kit and would recommend it? thanks in advance.

Morning all. I am about to start my 3rd stout kit (Brewmaker Irish stout), the previous 2 being Coopers to which I added licorice. This time I would like to experiment with coffee and/or vanilla but I am not sure how best to add them. With the licorice I added sticks to the malt as it was...

Hi there, started a new lager kit last night but really struggled to get the temp down in my FV. I had to go to bed so eventually pitched at 26 degree (instructions said 18-21), anyone know what the impact of this might be? cheers

Well, I got my 2nd Coopers Stout on at the weekend. My word that kit can ferment can it not? To the kit I added: 500g Muntons Dark Spray Malt 500g Muntons Extra Dark Spray Malt 300g Dark Muscavado sugar 2x 10g licorice sticks a tea of fennel and caraway and 2x star anise in the boil...

I like the idea of being left with my homebrew in a keg which would fit in the fridge. Anyone tried one? http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00P17OFI0/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

Hi. I have recently bottled my Cooper Light Golden Lager and it is sitting in the house for a couple of weeks before going into the shed. I regularly look at the bottles and I want to see something happening but I dont. I know that there is something happening and I maybe shouldnt worry...

Hi I have had a Wilko Light Golden Lager in the FV for just over a week now and when I took the first hydro reading (since OG) I was a bit disappointed to see that the beer was nowhere near as clear as I had experienced in my previous 2 brews. Also, there where lots of little brown floaters...

Hi, I have just bottled my Cooper Canadian Blonde and was surprised by the taste I had whilst bottling it. I invested in some lager yeast (Mangrove Jacks M84 Bohemian Lager) to make this more lager like and I also added a Saaz hops tea for the last 3 days. I was really surprised by a strong...

Hi, I have read a few threads about adding hops but they seem to be mostly advocating adding them to the boil or flameout (whatever that is). So my question is, should I add some Saaz hops to my kit beer whilst it is in the FV? If so, should I make a tea of it (and then chuck the lot in) or...

Hi just about to start a Coopers Canadian Blonde and I have invested in some lager yeast (Mangrove Jacks M84 Bohemian Lager). The sachet is 10 grams but the original is 7 grams so should I only use 7 grams worth? Thanks

Hi brewers. I have recently bottled my Coopers stout into bottles and am nearly ready to move them outside into my shed. This morning saw the first frost of the Autumn/Winter and made me wonder, can it get too cold in my shed for the beer to condition? Do I need to insulate them? I am not...

Right, got this going on Thursday after much pontification. I added 2x 10g hard liquoerice sticks to the boil plus for good measure 2x star anise and about 2 tea spoons of caraway seeds. Unfortunately I let it boil again after adding the sugar, hope that doesnt hurt it :hmm:.

Hi. I've just started my Coopers Stout (with liquorice) yesterday and overnight the thing kind of erupted, foam still coming out of the airlock. What should I do? Thanks