Coopers home brew.

Arcto · 14-08-2009, 13:40

Hey all, was unaware there was a boards.ie board with home brewers.
I started myself 3 weeks ago and have a coopers lager (yes i know it wont really be a lager when it comes out) in secondary. I took 4 sample bottles from the primary and capped them so i can taste test between second and first ferments to see is it worth the hassle with this beer in the future.

Anyways, i was wondering if anyone has brewed this kit before? I got it here http://thehomebrewcompany.ie/index.p...roducts_id=469

Any suggestions for my next batch? Im bottling that coopers at the weekend and want to get another going as soon as possible.
Cheers!

BeerNut · 14-08-2009, 13:54

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Originally Posted by Arcto

Any suggestions for my next batch?

The best kit beers I've tasted have been Brewferm Ambiorix and Woodeforde's Norfolk Nog and Nelson's Revenge. I've heard good things about Cooper's Stout too.

oblivious · 14-08-2009, 15:49

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Originally Posted by Arcto

Any suggestions for my next batch? Im bottling that coopers at the weekend and want to get another going as soon as possible.
Cheers!

The woodfordes range are very good, Had a taste of one at an Irish craft brewers meeting and it was great!

http://thehomebrewcompany.ie/index.p...dex&cPath=1_13

bill2176 · 16-08-2009, 11:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arcto

Hey all, was unaware there was a boards.ie board with home brewers.
I started myself 3 weeks ago and have a coopers lager (yes i know it wont really be a lager when it comes out) in secondary. I took 4 sample bottles from the primary and capped them so i can taste test between second and first ferments to see is it worth the hassle with this beer in the future.

Anyways, i was wondering if anyone has brewed this kit before? I got it here http://thehomebrewcompany.ie/index.p...roducts_id=469

Any suggestions for my next batch? Im bottling that coopers at the weekend and want to get another going as soon as possible.
Cheers!

I've brewed Coopers for years, it is the the most popular home brew kit in Australia which is where I live.

A favourite of mine is Coopers stout which is very good.

I also like their Australian lager.

MoominPapa · 19-08-2009, 08:24

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Originally Posted by BeerNut

The best kit beers I've tasted have been Brewferm Ambiorix and Woodeforde's Norfolk Nog and Nelson's Revenge. I've heard good things about Cooper's Stout too.

I was looking around this morning for my second kit and was thinking Nelson's Revenge but thought I'd ask about it here first. No need now

BeerNut · 19-08-2009, 08:28

Had four kit beers at the OghamBrew festival at the weekend. The Munton's Connoisseur Stout was stand-out: a rock-solid beer. There was a Cooper's Weiss which was drinkable, but not very interesting; Brewferm Kriek, which was rather artifical and plasticky tasting (but smelled lovely); and Firkin Best Bitter which was kit tang a-go-go.

bill2176 · 19-08-2009, 12:10

A friend of mine visiting australia from Dublin remarked that Coopers stout was the most like Guinness home brew that he had tasted.

As a regular Guinness drinker he could'nt get enough of it.

oblivious · 19-08-2009, 12:44

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Originally Posted by bill2176

A friend of mine visiting australia from Dublin remarked that Coopers stout was the most like Guinness home brew that he had tasted..

Better IMO, at least to the nitro stuff and 4.3 verses 6.3% that quite a difference

kaimera · 24-08-2009, 15:33

have the pils kits from coopers on at the mo.

will comment after bottling!

oconn · 25-08-2009, 07:26

Edit : coopers kits on homebrewwest.ie AND thehomebrewcompany.ie at great prices at the mo........

ive made a few kits before......
coopers stout - very good
old dark ale - good
Pale ale ( twice) - good / V good if you add extra hops.
Stay away from the kg of sugar use extra malt , i once used a jar of malt extract from the health shop and 450g demerara sugar in the stout and it turned out as good as a stout you'd buy in a good offie.
Never tried any lagers and now xtracting

14-08-2009, 13:40	#1
Arcto Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 931 Adverts \| Friends	Coopers home brew. Hey all, was unaware there was a boards.ie board with home brewers. I started myself 3 weeks ago and have a coopers lager (yes i know it wont really be a lager when it comes out) in secondary. I took 4 sample bottles from the primary and capped them so i can taste test between second and first ferments to see is it worth the hassle with this beer in the future. Anyways, i was wondering if anyone has brewed this kit before? I got it here http://thehomebrewcompany.ie/index.p...roducts_id=469 Any suggestions for my next batch? Im bottling that coopers at the weekend and want to get another going as soon as possible. Cheers!

19-08-2009, 08:28	#6
BeerNut Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dublin 6W Posts: 2,334 Adverts \| Friends	Had four kit beers at the OghamBrew festival at the weekend. The Munton's Connoisseur Stout was stand-out: a rock-solid beer. There was a Cooper's Weiss which was drinkable, but not very interesting; Brewferm Kriek, which was rather artifical and plasticky tasting (but smelled lovely); and Firkin Best Bitter which was kit tang a-go-go. __________________ How's my drinking? Now with Twitter, for some reason

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kaimera Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 12,691 Adverts \| Friends	have the pils kits from coopers on at the mo. will comment after bottling! __________________ Steam ID: [b.ie]kaimera

25-08-2009, 07:26	#10
oconn Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 124 Adverts \| Friends	Edit : coopers kits on homebrewwest.ie AND thehomebrewcompany.ie at great prices at the mo........ ive made a few kits before...... coopers stout - very good old dark ale - good Pale ale ( twice) - good / V good if you add extra hops. Stay away from the kg of sugar use extra malt , i once used a jar of malt extract from the health shop and 450g demerara sugar in the stout and it turned out as good as a stout you'd buy in a good offie. Never tried any lagers and now xtracting Last edited by oconn; 25-08-2009 at 07:32.

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19-08-2009, 12:10	#7
bill2176 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 9 Adverts \| Friends	A friend of mine visiting australia from Dublin remarked that Coopers stout was the most like Guinness home brew that he had tasted. As a regular Guinness drinker he could'nt get enough of it.