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I've moved on from kits now but the best results i had from a coopers it was this, i just stuck with the kit yeast added 1kg of brew enhancer and dry hopped with 50g of cascade for 4 days after primary had finished...twas amazing !

Yep....I did a Cooper's Lager kit 2 years out of date ! Got a pack of Gervin ale yeast from Wilkos and dry hopped with cascade .....came out a treat 🤘

Mines about two months old and Ive loved this brew... Unfortunately I'm down two my last two bottles :-( I've got another kit must puy on ASAP!!

Hop it!! I did this kit in Jan and drinking it now. I hopped half with Cascade and left half as is. The hopped half is fantastic and it makes the unhopped half taste quite bland by comparison. I short brewed, so it worked out I put 20g of Cascade hop pellets in a muslin bag, for four days after...

I believe orange peel in the fv is the way to go. Here's my Blonde ;-)

Yeah, I noticed that this brew didn't taste bad at all even before conditioning conditioning.

Yeah I popped the cascade hop pellets in after initial fermentation had finished for about 5 days , transformed this brew.

Just a heads up I tried my unhooped version of this and it is quite bland, I would highly recommend hopping to get the best from this brew.

Cracked my Blonde last night, been in bottle for about three weeks now, I dry hopped with cascade before bottling the result is a fantastic pint, clear as a bell and taste not unlike Speckled Hen.

I always do this as I have two 10lt bins, I just make the kit up in one then tip half into the other before topping up with cold and adding half the yeast to each, never had a problem although I have only done three brews, but a great way to experiment, I have been adding different hops to each...

Just finished brewing this, made with kit and 1kg youngs brew enhancer and topped up to 18lts, I splitting between two fv after 13 days primary fermentation came to an end I dry hopped one fv with cascade pellets and left for another four days then added finings and left for another two. Taste...

Brewed this, made using the kit and 1kg of caster sugar, only topped up to 15Lt. Thirteen days in primary, finings in for two days then bottled using has teaspoon sugar per 500ml bottle. Three weeks in bottle and tried yesterday, nice fizz when bottle opened, crystal clear, lovely taste like...

Cheers Jamie, fancied having a few more but got a job on today :-( Nevermind have a cheeky couple tonight, let me know how yours comes out. Grain does seem.the natural way forward and watching how easily they did it and with how little equipment on Jamies and Jimmy last night it is very...

Hi Guys, Overview of my first brew. Coopers real ale kit 1 kg of caster sugar Finings Brew the kit as per instructions except only topped up to 15 litres instead of 23. Took thirteen days for primary to finish, popped finings in a left for another two days, then bottled in 500ml glass...

Hi Guys, This was my first ever homebrew kit, and I tried my first bottle of it last night. I brewed this very short only having 15lt of liquid in total, and I brewed as per instruction and I only used plain caster sugar. Took about 13 days for primary fermentation to finish, I then put some...

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Currently brewing this used.. 1x Blonde kit 1kg brew enhancer Yeast that came with kit Kit split between two 10lt bins topped up to 9 litres each. Been in for ten days at around 18-19 degrees and primary fermentation seems to have finished, checked today nice and clear with a lovely...