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Dear Wise Council of Esteemed Elder Brewers, I want to make a bock but I’m not yet ready for mashing/all grain (I have a book and will be trying it this year). Coopers have a recipe with two cans and DME. My question is: Would one can and half the water yield the same result? I...

Me again! I'm about to dry hop two beers and wanted some advice. I have a Coopers pilsner which is 2.5 months old. I've got 100g hallertau hops and was going to add 40-50g for around 5 days - does this sound okay? I want flavour, not bitterness. My question is, after removing the hops...

I’ve really enjoyed beer kit and extract brewing but I’m tired of **** head retention. I need to start partial mash – everything I’ve read suggests it is cheaper, gives good head (sorry) and allows more creative control. I believe I understand the process but...

Hi I want to make a nut brown ale. I was going to follow a coopers kit recipe but feedback from this website says the IBU is too high for the style. A wilko kit was suggested. My inner snob isnt sure (I know nothing about them) - does anyone have an opinion? Any nut brown ale advise...

Dear wise council of esteemed elder brewers! I wish to make a nut brown ale. Can you review my recipe and feedback? 1.7kg Coopers Dark Ale, 1.5kg of amber malt extract, 2 x 500 Crystal Malt grain...

I really like malt heavy beers, I'm not a bitter/hop heavy fan. Everything I've read suggests that I'd like barley wine. Has anyone done one? Is there a kit you can recommend? Any kits you done and additions that you can recommend? I'm not particularly fussed about it being strong...

Hi Folks This forum seems to suggest that trusting the yeast given in a kit might be a daft thing to do. Can you advise a good source for learning more about which yeasts you should use? Thanks, as always! :thumb:

Hi Folks Does anyone have an extract recipe for a bock? I've read it is very full bodied and not very bitter/low IBU. My type of beers. Any thoughts would be good. The only thing I could find was a double coopers kit (2 x 1.5 kg) and a can of light lme. Thanks! :thumb:

Hi Guys I'd really like to make a cherry stout. Does anyone have experience of this? Suggestions about what type of flavouring to use would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Kakistos.

Hi Folks As the title suggests, I’d like help with hops. I’m going to attempt a pilsner with the following ingredients: Coopers 86 Day Pilsner , 1kg Light Spraymalt 1kg, 2 x 500g crushed pilsner malt extract . Maybe a can of golden syrup. I’ve read that I should...

Hi Folks I've just made a batch of coopers stout and I think I have miscalculated the extra stuff I've thrown in. I've add 2x 500g of chocolate malt, 2 x 500g extra dark spray malt and 2 x 500g of lactose (which is supposed to sweeten it). It isn't sweet, it is very strong and I think...

Hi All I am a stout fan! Its great, there is nothing better but I want to branch out. I've tried porter, IPA, lager and wheat beer. Nothing is as good. Can anyone make a suggestion of others that I can try? I normally like coopers as they can be augmented without much hassle. Something...

Hi I think I've made an error. I've got a batch of wheat beer and like an idiot I used honey instead of sugar. I normally make mead and it was all I have. It is very fermentable and left a drier taste that I've seen before. It was a coopers kit with 1kg of crush malt extra, 1.5 pounds...

Hi Folks Has anyone ever used chocolate extract? I want to make a milk stout with chocolate (more like a milk chocolate stout), does anyone have experience of this? I've read that cocoa powder doesn't work well, lots of gunk/mess to deal with. I don't really like dark chocolate so I...

Sorry if this has been covered elsewhere… I’m going to make another attempt at a wheat beer and wanted some feedback about my intended approach. I’m going to use a coopers kit, add 1kg of 2 x Crushed Wheat Malt, coriander and orange peel. Can you recommend what type...

Hi Folks I started a Coopers wheat kit on Friday. I added 2 x 500g of crushed wheat extract and 700g of tesco golden syrup. I added the yeast supplied with the kit and stirred it very well to get enough oxygen. It has been in a 40 pint bucket with bubble trap. Normally the bubbler would be...

Me again! I’m going to make another stout and want some feedback on my intended recipe. Previously I used Cooper’s stout, 1 kg of dextrose and 1kg of demerara sugar with 500g of crushed chocolate malt. The results were wonderful but a little strong (ABV). This time I...

Hi Folks Me again, could I ask another question?? I want to do a wheat beer but I’m happy to stick to Coopers kits while I’m learning (I’m getting itchy feet, I can’t think the jump to AG is far away). I’ve heard the kit can be disappointing but I’ve...

I want to make another stout and thought about adding treacle. Everything I've read suggest it's very overpowering and probably should be avoided. I'll probably be using a Coopers kit. Does anybody have any experience with this? Any suggestions about different flavoured sugars would be...

I’d like some feedback on my intended recipe please… I’m trying to replicate something similar to Kronenburg/Grolsh – I’m not a lager fan but these are pretty good. I’m still new so will be using a kit. Possibly from Coopers (86 day pilsner). I...