So the quest for tweaking and building up my stockpiles for BBQ season continues
Picked up two kits on very special offers due to short date coding. Whilst I was there I picked up a 1.5kg can of Cooper's malt extract 'Light'
As i have a stock of s-04, I'll ditch the supplied yeast and have a go at rescuing 2 old kits into something hopefully quite quaffable. I know, I know - old kits degrade
But I reckon with using lme instead of just sugar and giving them a hi of real hops, they'll come good.
First up the Cooper's real ale.
I'm going to boil up half the can of lme in 5l water with 250gm sugar and 250gm golden syrup and 25g fuggles leaf hops to add a bit of bittering. 30minute boil should do.
I'll finish with a dry hop for 5 days using 25g challenger pellets for aroma once primary is complete. and brew short to 20l
Bulldog premium bitter will also get half a can of lme and treated exactly the same as the Cooper's.
Reason I'm doing them the same?
Well that's what I have left in my brew cupboard! Plus it will be interesting to see how they differ when given the same treatment.
Not done either of these kits before,so reckon it'll be interesting.
Picked up two kits on very special offers due to short date coding. Whilst I was there I picked up a 1.5kg can of Cooper's malt extract 'Light'
As i have a stock of s-04, I'll ditch the supplied yeast and have a go at rescuing 2 old kits into something hopefully quite quaffable. I know, I know - old kits degrade
But I reckon with using lme instead of just sugar and giving them a hi of real hops, they'll come good.
First up the Cooper's real ale.
I'm going to boil up half the can of lme in 5l water with 250gm sugar and 250gm golden syrup and 25g fuggles leaf hops to add a bit of bittering. 30minute boil should do.
I'll finish with a dry hop for 5 days using 25g challenger pellets for aroma once primary is complete. and brew short to 20l
Bulldog premium bitter will also get half a can of lme and treated exactly the same as the Cooper's.
Reason I'm doing them the same?
Well that's what I have left in my brew cupboard! Plus it will be interesting to see how they differ when given the same treatment.
Not done either of these kits before,so reckon it'll be interesting.