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Claire Mcclure

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Hi, I’ve decided to start brewing after about 10 years in an attempt to save money and cut down on the amount of recycling we produce!
My partner is Irish and loves Guinness, so I’ve got a Coopers Irish Stout kit.
I have one of those kegs that you put a gas cylinder in at the top. Is it alright to brew this stout in it?
I’ve used it once for Ale, but I have only made wine in a normal fermenter apart from that. Any advice is most welcome!!
 
Good morning, and welcome to the best hobby in the world! :smallcheers:
(though the missus begs to differ)

A Stout is an ale, so the keg should work. The wine fermenter too, if cleansed rigorously. If I'm not mistaken it's an 'add water and sugar, and stir' kit? May I suggest using 'beer enhancer' instead of sugar? Pricier but an improvement.
Sugar can be used at bottling time.

Already got some books on the matter by the by? One of the members is leaving the hobby and has (among other stuff) 3 books for sale. Three pretty solid standard works, for in-depth info and hands-on instructions. And recipes, lots of them.
 
Claire Mcclure said:
Hi, I’ve decided to start brewing after about 10 years in an attempt to save money and cut down on the amount of recycling we produce!
My partner is Irish and loves Guinness, so I’ve got a Coopers Irish Stout kit.
I have one of those kegs that you put a gas cylinder in at the top. Is it alright to brew this stout in it?
I’ve used it once for Ale, but I have only made wine in a normal fermenter apart from that. Any advice is most welcome!!
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Welcome back to brewing.
Your Coopers Irish Stout kit is one of the best one can kits out there in my view, and their Original is only a little way behind it. I suggest that you brew short say 19 litres and use 500g of dark spray malt/DME and about 500-550g golden syrup. Supermarket own brand GS is good enough and anything in a squeezy bottle is better than a tin because its easier to measure out. As its your first time doing this kit try it as it comes, you can always add coffee, dark sugar, black treacle, vanilla pods or chocolate nibs or whatever else takes your fancy on subsequent brews.
Your PB is ideal for storing your stout after it has fermented (subject to leaks asad1), but not really suitable for the primary fermentation. Plastic FVs are cheap enough and much better, and Wilko will sell you one for £10. And when your stout is in the PB with a good back pressure you will find it is dispensed with a lovely creamy head just like the draught stout you get in the pub.
Finally you might find these links useful
Basic beginners guide to brewing your own beer from a kit - The HomeBrew Forum (with a shopping list)
Guide to a Standard Home Brew Pressure Barrel
https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/coopers-irish-stout-review.17818/
https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/coopers-original-stout-review.17817/
 

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