homebrew

[dpb82uk 138]

made sum nettle beer had 2ltr of it last night the next day i woke up on the floor with half a pint left in the glass sum strong stuf it is

[antg 1,729]

went into wilkos the otherday and seen they are now selling coopers

so thought id try some coopers stout

 

 

used almost 2kg of sugar as i put 1 1/2 kg in the larger for a bit more punch

just hope i aint turned it sweet ... i dont use an hydro / 1 of then galss thingys

so was thinking 10 days in the bucket then a week or 2 in the barrel

well it never lasts the 2 weels in the barrel

 

great choice of kit but 2kg of sugar is far too much. you would have being better using 1kg and brewing it short to 20 litres. you will end up with a strong stout of maybe 6.5% thats got no body at all and really thin.

as i said i brew this kit all the time. for best results i use 500g of dark spray malt, 500g of brewing sugar and 200g of black treacle. its drinkable pretty quick and im regularly drinking it after only a week in the barrel.

[jessdale 416]

I have done a few batches of the coopers stout but use 1kg of spray dried malt instead of any sugar. I then prime the barrel with dried malt as well. Very nice drink indeed

[ciderbob 121]

i did brew to just 20lt

 

but what strengh do you get with just the 1kg

[antg 1,729]

i did brew to just 20lt

 

but what strengh do you get with just the 1kg

 

with the 1 kg and black treacle your looking a around 4.5%

[ciderbob 121]

i did brew to just 20lt

 

but what strengh do you get with just the 1kg

 

with the 1 kg and black treacle your looking a around 4.5%

 

have you tryed it with honey ?

[antg 1,729]

i did brew to just 20lt

 

but what strengh do you get with just the 1kg

 

with the 1 kg and black treacle your looking a around 4.5%

 

have you tryed it with honey ?

 

no mate but have used golden syrup in a ipa and it was ok

[dyer 5]

I do the coopers stout using dry spray malt instead of sugar ,lovely drink .Nice after only a week in bottles even better if you leave it for 6 weeks (very unlikely )

Duncan

[ciderbob 121]

had it in bottles for about a week

so thought id have a taste last night

 

is there a quicker way to get rid of that yeast taste ... doesnt taste like guinness