Coopers Blonde

fitzywill

I have just used the Coopers Home Brewing kit for the first time last night, I used the Canadian Blonde kit with Beer Enhancer 1.
Fingers crossed all will be ok, has anyone used this before that would have some handy tips and advice?
Thanks

vapour_trail

fitzywill wrote: »

I have just used the Coopers Home Brewing kit for the first time last night, I used the Canadian Blonde kit with Beer Enhancer 1.
Fingers crossed all will be ok, has anyone used this before that would have some handy tips and advice?
Thanks

I have 40 bottles sitting on the shelf in front of me. Couldnt resist waiting 4 or 5 weeks for the first taste so I opened a bottle last night. I think its going to taste great, its far from ready but it was still very nice.

fitzywill

fitzywill wrote: »

I have just used the Coopers Home Brewing kit for the first time last night, I used the Canadian Blonde kit with Beer Enhancer 1.
Fingers crossed all will be ok, has anyone used this before that would have some handy tips and advice?
Thanks

Hi All,
Just an update on how my Cooper's Canadian blonde is doing. Everything normal at the beginning OG 1.040 and now 10 days later it is still fermenting and has a SG reading of 1.013. I have a few questions
1) Is this normal enough to take over 10 days for fermentation to finish? (I think it is)
2) I travel for work tomorrow so when I get back the beer will be two weeks in fermenter, is that ok?

fitzywill

Hi All,
Just an update on how my Cooper's Canadian blonde is doing. Everything normal at the beginning OG 1.040 and now 10 days later it is still fermenting and has a SG reading of 1.013. I have a few questions
1) Is this normal enough to take over 10 days for fermentation to finish? (I think it is)
2) I travel for work tomorrow so when I get back the beer will be two weeks in fermenter, is that ok?

BeerNut

1. Yes.
2. I'd say two weeks is the absolute minimum. It'll be fine for six or seven.

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fitzywill

BeerNut wrote: »

1. Yes.
2. I'd say two weeks is the absolute minimum. It'll be fine for six or seven.

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Thanks BeerNut.
really appreciate everyones advice and feedback, makes the whole brewing hobby enjoyable and hopefully successful

fitzywill

Hi All,
My Coopers Blonde has now been in the fermenter for 14 days but the SG is still around 1014, and the temp has dropped the last fews days to 20C (green). Should I just wait it out and hopefully bottle next week?, increase the temperature with the brew belt?, or if the SG reads 1014 again tomorrow just bottle it?
It smells great and is getting clearer.

Krusty_Clown

I wouldn't have thought that you'd need a brew-belt in current conditions. 20'C should be perfect. Leave it for another few days and bottle next week. Won't do it any harm.

vapour_trail

Had a bottle of my own coopers canadian blonde last night. It tastes fantaaaaaastic Im delighted with it ! Its only been in the bottle 3 weeks, has improved dramatically from last weeks bottle. Id say another fortnight it will be even smoother ! 1 carbonation drop was plenty in the 500ml bottle. I was worried it wouldnt be enough, some people were saying 1 is too much and others that 2 wasnt enough. 1 drop is perfect, keeps a head too

oscarBravo

vapour_trail wrote: »

Had a bottle of my own coopers canadian blonde last night. It tastes fantaaaaaastic Im delighted with it ! Its only been in the bottle 3 weeks, has improved dramatically from last weeks bottle.

Good to hear - I'll be testing a 3-week bottle tonight. Last week's test was quite flat and sweet, but the bottles feel a lot firmer this week, so I'm looking forward to trying it.

fitzywill

Conditioning: Coopers Canadian Blonde Ale
Almost 4 weeks in bottle, tried a taster after week 2 & 3 and and they had carbonation but head disappeared quickly, taste ok a little sweet which I am hoping will come good after 5/6 weeks in bottle.... fingers crossed.

Fermenter: Coopers Wheat Beer
Just brewed with 500g Dry light Malt and 300g Dextrose, great foam after one day so really excited about this one.

Question.... I will use 500ml Paulaner and Erdinger bottles, will use Coopers carbonation drops, thinking 1 per bottle, but I have been reading where people have used 1.5 or even 2.. Anyone have an ideas or have done this before??

Planned : Wheat beer with coriander, lemon, lime and maybe honey

Thanks All.

BeerNut

Try some with one drop and some with two, and see which you prefer.

um7y1h83ge06nx

I'm a new brewer but from reading various websites and forums batch priming is a lot handier than the drops and allows greater control.

Lots of calculators online to allow you to calculate the amount of sugar to use for various volumes and level of carbonation.

http://www.brewersfriend.com/beer-priming-calculator/

tteknulp

Jemma Tinkling Gown wrote: »

I'm a new brewer but from reading various websites and forums batch priming is a lot handier than the drops and allows greater control.

Lots of calculators online to allow you to calculate the amount of sugar to use for various volumes and level of carbonation.

http://www.brewersfriend.com/beer-priming-calculator/

Yeah thats handy , batch priming is a lot easier i usually use 80g-90g for stout / ale and 150g for larger/wheat beer it works good for 23ltrs