Rhk001 - Reviews
Coopers Original Lager | January 19th 2014 | |
My First Ever Homebrew.1 can of Coopers lager and Supplied yeast it was very easy to do and was the first brew done and it came with the coopers kit. OG – 1039 FG – 10 10 Alch 3,8% + 0,5% = 4,3% Not a bad lager – had worse, but it felt like it was missing body and depth of flavour. Maybe try again with some hops ? It was enough to get me hooked though.
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Coopers Real Ale | January 19th 2014 | |
Coopers Unreal Ale1.7kg Coopers Real Ale, 1kg Coopers Brew Enhancer 1, 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt and the supplied yeast. OG – 1047 FG – 1010 Alch 4,86% + 0,5% = 5,36% Lovely beer – kept bottles standing up and left alone while conditioning some turned out a wee bit cloudy. This was a fantastic brew though and I will definitely try it again and perhaps add some finings to deal with the cloudy issue and may try a hops to add to the smell and flavour. |
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Coopers Australian Pale Ale | January 19th 2014 | |
COOPERS PALE ALE STYLEThomas Coopers Australian Pale Ale, 1 kg Ultra Brew, Safale US-56 yeast (standard Method), + 12 g MB 89 hops (standard method). Finings added on day 4. Fermented for 8 days. OG – 1038 FG – 1010 - ABV% - 3,8% +0,5% = 4,3% Hops added at hot water stage and left for full fermentation. The hops bag was split when I added it to the fermenter which caused a lot of particle’s to be left behind, I should have racked the beer but though the finings might do the trick, rookies mistake. At least I have learnt my lesson. The finings created some big lumps probably from the burst hops bag, the beer also looked a lot darker than pale ale should. First few have bottles drunk after 4 weeks had a lot of bits in it and pretty cloudy. Not the best to date and I am not sure if I would try this recipe again in a hurry. The beer is very green and doesn’t taste of much which is surprising, I expected more from the hops. |
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Coopers Mexican Cerveza | January 19th 2014 | |
Arriba México!Coopers Mexican Cerveza 1 x Can of Coopers Cerveza, Coopers BE2 (500g Dex, 250g LDM, 250g maltodextrin), yeast supplied, finings added day 4. Fermentation for 8 days (very hot temp around 23 – 26 deg C) OG – 1039d FG – 1010 ABV% – 3,8% + 0,5% = 4,3% I wasn’t expecting much from this beer as I just followed the kit instructions and expected it to be nothing like a sol or Corona. I opened a test bottle last night it has been in the bottle conditioning for just 2 weeks so should be really green. I put it in the fridge and drank out of a beer glass which I added a half a lime to, I was blown away it was pretty lively off the pour and when it settled down it had those soft bubbles you get from a Mexican beer and it smelt and tasted every bit as a good as a bought beer. Love it, I want to try to leave them alone for another 4 weeks but not sure that’s going to happen. |
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Brewcraft English Bitter | January 19th 2014 | |
ENGLISH BEST BITTER STYLEBrew craft English Bitter , + 1.5 kg Light Liquid Malt, Safale S-04 yeast, + 12 g Goldings hops , (standard method), 12 g Fuggles hops (standard method), Hops all added at the hot boil stage and left for full fermentation. Finings Added on day 4. OG 10 43 FG – 1013 ABV % – 4,07% + 0,5% = 4,57% I couldn’t wait and had my first trial bottle after week 2, I kept the bottle in the fridge for 1 day before drinking and was very supposed at how good this has turned out it’s a very dark and malty bitter almost tastes like a dark beer rather than a bitter probably all the malt. A great feel in the mouth it is rich and bitter better than I expected. It holds a nice head and smells good. Well worth trying perhaps it’s because I have been in Oz for the last 3 years and have been starved of good ales and bitters but I am happy to give this a 5/5 already and can’t wait to see how it goes as it matures over time. |