Coopers Bavarian Lager

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4.11 stars - based on 18 reviews
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December 15th 2008
5/5 stars
#903

Bavarian Lager

I put this down with 1000g LDME, 150g Munich grain, 10g Choc grain and 5g Black grain all steeped in hot water then brought to the boil, strained and rinsed. I also used 15g of Tettnanger hopping boiled for 15min, and another 10g dry in secondary for a week. Sounds like a lot of stuffing around but it was worth it, the kit responding well and delivering a nice, darker lager with a smooth finish and subtle complexity from the grain with a nice slightly bitter finish which enticed you to drink more. A ripper of a recipe, give it a shot!
October 26th 2007
5/5 stars
#779

Great crab beer!

Brwed this one in May 2007 with 1 US pound of XLT DME, 1/2-pound dextrose, 1/2-pound malto-dexrine. Boiled 1/2-ounce of Hallertau for 20 minutes in water, and another 1/2-ounce Hallertau for 5 minutes, then cut off heat and mixed in malts. My goal was for a good lager to drink with some good old Maryland steamed blue crabs, a summertime tradition. My goal was obtained! Cracked the keg in August at a family crab feast - thge beer just barely held out! Everybidy loved it. Will make again for next summer, but will add a tad more finishing hops.
July 7th 2007
4/5 stars
#744

Burly Bavarian

Following in the footsteps of others, I brewed this up as a Coopers Burly Bavarian recipe, with a "tea bag" of Morgans Tettnanger hops to finish. Brewed at sub 20C ambient temperatures (Canberra winter), carbonation in the warmth under the sink for a week or so, and then lagered in the fridge. It would be a great summer beer - if it lasted that long! I suspect the only solution is to buy more bottles and brew early to prepare a cellar of "vintage" brews until their prime drinking age/temperature, rather than just drinking when ready.
July 3rd 2007
4/5 stars
#738

Good Kit

Nice kit. I used kit yeast, 1kg of DEX and that's it. I was going for something a bit lighter so I used 30L of water. One week in primary and then straight to the bottle. After two weeks it tasted like rubbish, after four weeks the improvement was incredible. Beautiful crisp, clear beer with a nice thick head which stays with you till the end of the glass. Slight fruity taste but that's more due to my slap-dash approach with this kit. With good yeast and broader mix of fermentables I reckon this one would be a winner.
December 2nd 2006
5/5 stars
#593

5 star brew

Used 1.7kg tin, water to 11.5L and Saflager W34/70. No other ingredients. Dry pitched yeast whilst wort was 26degC. Brewed at ambient temp - 20deg. OG 1043, FG 1010. Bottled after two weeks in primary, clearest I have seen at bottling. Final result excellent. Crystal clear, with good head & body, great taste & crisp finish. Will do this again soon.
October 20th 2006
4/5 stars
#566

Another good brew to add some extra hops too. The lager yeast puts it just above par and should be brewed under lager conditions. I've done it all malt, malt and dextrose and all malt with dry enzime. I prefer either the dextrose or enzime to make it lighter in taste
July 10th 2006
5/5 stars
#529

Great Lager

Made up the kit using 1kg of LDME, 150gm of Vienna Grain and used Whitelabs Bavarian Lager yeast. feremented at 14 degrees for 2 weeks and then bulk primed to longnecks and left to bottle age for 3 months. Absolutely fantastic lager. One of the best I've brewed and one of the best I've tasted.
November 30th 2005
3/5 stars
#382

My 7th Brew

Made to the recipe on the Coopers website for "Burly Bavarian"....Brew enhancer 1 and 500gm of light dry malt. Used supplied yeast and made up to 23lt. Result was a 5.5% brew with a nice flavour,malty aftertaste and average head retention. Could have done with some added hops.
November 30th 2005
4/5 stars
#386

good stuff

have done this one 3 times now best result was with 500g ldme, 250 maltodex, 250 dex, made up to 21L and fermented at 20*C or so
November 22nd 2005
5/5 stars
#366

Bastardised Bavarian

Well I truly bastardised this one... Wyeast 3787 belgian coopers lager kit 2x kilo coopers brewing sugar no2 500 gms brewiser sugar 200gms honey and about 500gms of liquid malt extract low temps, camden winter brew. Started at 11.00, bottled the Sugar Monster at 10.35 And to quote a man that knows...
November 22nd 2005
5/5 stars
#367

Bastardised Bavarian pt2

"perfect carbonation, slight haze, lovely golden colour... Aroma - Mmmmmm, things are looking up & up Taste - Wow, this is really good - not sweet & cloying as I had visions of & not the slightest hint of the "tang" that I so hate in non-AG brews. It is quite dry for a beer of this strength, which is a real positive in my book - perfect hop bitterness to balance the alcohol & wonderful flavours from the Belguim yeast..." Just keep the temp down, i like this one, just not enough of it!
November 8th 2005
3/5 stars
#353

needs time and a curry

Didn't like this beer at first taste, but found it improves a lot after 3 to 4 months in the bottle. Only my third brew and I let it get a bit warm for bottling ( 26 deg ). Found it tasted much better with a nice warm Indian curry.
November 1st 2005
3/5 stars
#348

Not bad

This was my second brew, made with the kit yeast, Coopers BE1 and 500g of Coopers Light DME. Two weeks in primary, 3 weeks cold conditioning and about 3 months in secondary/maturation. Turned out to be a pretty tasty brew, easily the equal of any bought 'premium lager', though it took an agonising amount of time for secondary fermentation to finish.
August 27th 2005
3/5 stars
#321

Bavarian Lager

Used 600g dextrose and 400g maltodextrin, reduced volume to 18 litres, fermented at approx 23'C. Inital reaction after maturing for 8 weeks was disappointment, after 6 months has improved enormously, but would improve with the replacement of sugars with malt.
March 31st 2005
3/5 stars
#227

Over primed it but still good

I used WLP029 a liquid Kolch yeast, and brewed at 22*C (2*C higher than recomended). Used 400g of brew sugar and 600g light dry malt extract. Would have been superb except I over primed it.
January 16th 2005
5/5 stars
#106

Burly Bavarian

Tried the Burly Bavarian recipe from the Coopers website. Brewed with Coopers Brew Enhancer #1 and 500g light dry malt. This turned out to be a fantastic beer. It had a nice bitterness and a crisp taste worthy of a German lager. Have done two more since and they have been fantastic as well.
January 11th 2005
4/5 stars
#76

Nice

Did a straight kit & homebrewers kilo (1.2kg). Tasted nice 4 weeks in and ages very well indeed. Tried another with a body brew and again very nice beer when aged. This kit would be worthy of full malt with a little extra hops. Give it a try.
January 10th 2005
4/5 stars
#54

Good effort from Coopers

Distinct of taste, this kit leaves no doubt as to the style it is trying to emulate. Made with nothing more than 1kg dextrose, this beer still managed to have character and flavour. Should be even better with a body brew or as an all-malt brew.
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