Classic Brewing Co Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 4 minutes ago, JoeB7 said: Not even a hops teabag for them? Haven't you trained their taste buds by now? Yeah, I have heaps of hops in the freezer, I will probably sneak in some Victoria 50gms, very similar to Galaxy. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 First go at a FWK thanks to Hoppy, he didn't want it. All in brewing IPA. I'll dry hop with 50g of Cascade and 50g of Amarillo. I'll save a glass or six for ya @Hoppy81 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy81 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 58 minutes ago, Pale Man said: First go at a FWK thanks to Hoppy, he didn't want it. All in brewing IPA. I'll dry hop with 50g of Cascade and 50g of Amarillo. I'll save a glass or six for ya @Hoppy81 Look forward to a glass mate 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brauhaus Fritz Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Busy day in the Brauhaus. The Brewzilla is still in the box, maybe coming out next weekend. So still some K+K and KnB. Old Smugglers Ale, Blueberry Cider and Coopers Vintage Ale 22. They all will be ready a different time, so no stress bottling it all. Also the weather conditions here in Sydney seem to be perfect for fermentation without temperature control. In any case the heatbelt and cooling bag are ready. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 COOPERS DRAUGHT The Coopers Draught is in it's wee house for the next 2 weeks SG 1.044, I am making this for an afternoon with a few mates whom as I said yesterday are megaswill drinkers, I will hop it just in case I want a try of it but most of them won't come at Hoppy Pales/IPA's etc. Apart from drinking out of the tap at the Pub, all apart from one always buy Great Northern, XXXX, TED's & rubbish like that. Josh the Pilot is a little more adventurous & dinks Carlton Draught, he has tried some out of the tap at my place & ordered this Draught so I hope they like it. I am fermenting this at 20c & will CC for a couple of days before kegging it. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Micky Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 (edited) I feel I can't post the dirty batch FWK's pouring into the FV on the BREW DAY!! WATCHA’ GOT, EH? 2022 thread so here it is here. Another Cloud 9 Hazy pale and a Grain and Grape Draught. Edited October 13, 2022 by Mickep 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennyss Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 I forgot to test the OG of my Coopers Draught on Day 1 in the fermenter. On Day 3 the SG is down to 1009 already! First time we have tried this extract. It tasted quite promising - no fruity or 'off' tastes, quite strong and bitter, but not sharp. But we won't be bottling for at least another 10 days. Here's hoping. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 2 hours ago, jennyss said: I forgot to test the OG of my Coopers Draught on Day 1 in the fermenter. On Day 3 the SG is down to 1009 already! First time we have tried this extract. It tasted quite promising - no fruity or 'off' tastes, quite strong and bitter, but not sharp. But we won't be bottling for at least another 10 days. Here's hoping. It will be OK Jenny, we have all forgotten to take readings from time to time, it sounds like you have it sorted. It sounds sorta low but it would depend on the fermentables you have included. Kepp us posted, Cheers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Mickep said: I feel I can't post the dirty batch FWK's pouring into the FV on the BREW DAY!! WATCHA’ GOT, EH? 2022 thread so here it is here. Another Cloud 9 Hazy pale and a Grain and Grape Draught. Those cubes are great aren't they Mick, I still can't bring myself to whack in a fresh brew into a 'dirty' fermenter, just doesn't sound right yet obviously works. Maybe one day I may try it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBooz2 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 (edited) The big Kegmenter has 44 L of LL at end of cold crash and nearly ready to transfer into 2 kegs. Coopers FV #2 has COPA ver 3.0 at start of cold crash. Fermzilla 27 L has the second 150 lashes clone BD+2. Coopers FV #1 has Coopers Sparkling Ale ver 3.0 just pitched today. Yeah, I know, party is at my place soon. Edited October 13, 2022 by iBooz2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Micky Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 On 10/13/2022 at 3:21 PM, Mickep said: I feel I can't post the dirty batch FWK's pouring into the FV on the BREW DAY!! WATCHA’ GOT, EH? 2022 thread so here it is here. Another Cloud 9 Hazy pale and a Grain and Grape Draught. Okay - this is from 2 days ago. Top shelf in the FV fridge is a dirty batch poured straight on top of the yeast cake of the previous batch....the KL FWK Cloud Nine Hazy PA which I'd complained about on another thread - tasting "Chemically" or some such after having swapped the dry hops from Eclipse to Mosaic.....The last batch showed no sign of infection and did not smell "off" I've take a photo of this latest dirty batch (picture above on the top shelf of the fridge) 2 days later...and I've not seen anything quite like this before now....it's a 5% ABV brew and I've never seen a Krausen like this previously. Any thought's - Normal? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 20 minutes ago, Mickep said: Okay - this is from 2 days ago. Top shelf in the FV fridge is a dirty batch poured straight on top of the yeast cake of the previous batch....the KL FWK Cloud Nine Hazy PA which I'd complained about on another thread - tasting "Chemically" or some such after having swapped the dry hops from Eclipse to Mosaic.....The last batch showed no sign of infection and did not smell "off" I've take a photo of this latest dirty batch (picture above on the top shelf of the fridge) 2 days later...and I've not seen anything quite like this before now....it's a 5% ABV brew and I've never seen a Krausen like this previously. Any thought's - Normal? I would hazard a guess at a very vigorous fermentation due to putting over a yeast cake thats multiplied due to the first brew, like a big yeast starter. Probably be finished pretty quick. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Micky Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 4 minutes ago, Pale Man said: I would hazard a guess at a very vigorous fermentation due to putting over a yeast cake thats multiplied due to the first brew, like a big yeast starter. Probably be finished pretty quick. Thanks PM, cheers mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Micky Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Pale Man said: I would hazard a guess at a very vigorous fermentation due to putting over a yeast cake thats multiplied due to the first brew, like a big yeast starter. Probably be finished pretty quick. I should have said PM, that this was the 4th Dirty batch - so yeah maybe just going off like you've said.....Have to be careful it's pretty close to the top of the lid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebeerpig Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 I've currently got a hybrid Bathroom Coopers Pale Ale/Woollies Lager light beer on the go. I've bottled the Pale Ale and then added a can of ready to go Woollies Lager onto the Pale Ale yeast cake. Have made the same before and found that with the Pale Ale dregs and with no other additions to the Woollies Lager, it adds a bit of a fruity flavor and makes a cheap and easy drinking light beer. I also have liked using the yeast cake on other occasion's because it saves on a lot of cleaning between brews, and that the brews ferment out a lot quicker than with a small packet of yeast. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 Today I split a can of Coopers Draught (first time I have ever used this can) and a can of Coopers Light Malt Extract plus a hot steep of 400g of Carapils between two 10 litre batches. One I left plain and threw a spare Coopers Golden Crown Lager yeast at it. I was even going to leave the Carapils out of that one, to really test what this basic brew tastes like. In the end I thought, no, it will benefit from the head retention that the Carapils will bring. I will also brew this at 18°C under 15psi. The second had a hot steep of 25g of Galaxy added to the fermenter. Just used the Coopers Draught Yeast that came with the can. I will also add a 25g dry hop with Galaxy later in the ferment. This one is in the Craft FV beside the other one and will be done at 18°C too, but without pressure. Sanitised FV's waiting to be filled. Hop steep sitting in cold water bath to cool. FV's safely packed in the temperature controlled fridge. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tone boy Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 9 minutes ago, Shamus O'Sean said: Today I split a can of Coopers Draught (first time I have ever used this can) and a can of Coopers Light Malt Extract plus a hot steep of 400g of Carapils between two 10 litre batches. One I left plain and threw a spare Coopers Golden Crown Lager yeast at it. I was even going to leave the Carapils out of that one, to really test what this basic brew tastes like. In the end I thought, no, it will benefit from the head retention that the Carapils will bring. I will also brew this at 18°C under 15psi. The second had a hot steep of 25g of Galaxy added to the fermenter. Just used the Coopers Draught Yeast that came with the can. I will also add a 25g dry hop with Galaxy later in the ferment. This one is in the Craft FV beside the other one and will be done at 18°C too, but without pressure. Sanitised FV's waiting to be filled. Hop steep sitting in cold water bath to cool. FV's safely packed in the temperature controlled fridge. Hey SOS, the brew in the pressure fermenter looks lighter in colour. Is that the case or just the way it appears in the photo? I like your experiment, looking forward to hearing about the tasting 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Tone boy said: Hey SOS, the brew in the pressure fermenter looks lighter in colour. Is that the case or just the way it appears in the photo? I like your experiment, looking forward to hearing about the tasting I see what you mean, Tone. They should be pretty close. I just mixed up the grain steep water and the two cans, with some water. Then split equally between the 2 FV's. Maybe the apparent colour difference is just a trick of the light. Could be because one FV is clear PET and the other is an opaque Coopers FV. I am looking forward to the tasting comparison too. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiekraut Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 I did a dirty batch and put the middie straight onto a Verdant yeast cake. 4 hours later, it looks like this 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 I just boiled up a heap of fresh Victoria's Secret Hops I was given, I have steeped, strained & now cooling in the fridge, I am going to add them to the current Draught in the fermenting fridge. It should liven it up a bit & be something different. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBooz2 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) Dropped two cubes of LL wort into the 58 L Kegmenter this evening, first dirty batch on top of previous DL yeast cake from LL batch AG#40. It will be pressure fermented at 18 C and 15 psi to be ready and lagered for Christmas party/s drinking. Edited October 21, 2022 by iBooz2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennyss Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Brew No. 12 now in the fermenter: A Coopers Australian Pale Ale extract mixed with Coopers Brew Enhancer No.2 and 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt. Steeped 1x12g 'tea bag' Brigalow Galaxy hop pellets and 15g Mangrove Jack Gold Cluster pellets in 2 cups boiling water. For the Cluster pellets I made a bag from sterilised Chux tied with carpet cotton. Added the pellets and steep water and brought the brew up to 23L. Unfortunately we added too much warm water at the start, and the brew started at 24/26 deg! I rushed in a floor fan, wet towel and ice bricks and 30 minutes later the brew is down to 20/22 deg - phew! SG 1047 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 4 minutes ago, jennyss said: Brew No. 12 now in the fermenter: A Coopers Australian Pale Ale extract mixed with Coopers Brew Enhancer No.2 and 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt. Steeped 1x12g 'tea bag' Brigalow Galaxy hop pellets and 15g Mangrove Jack Gold Cluster pellets in 2 cups boiling water. For the Cluster pellets I made a bag from sterilised Chux tied with carpet cotton. Added the pellets and steep water and brought the brew up to 23L. Unfortunately we added too much warm water at the start, and the brew started at 24/26 deg! I rushed in a floor fan, wet towel and ice bricks and 30 minutes later the brew is down to 20/22 deg - phew! SG 1047 Just like a real pro @jennyss things seem to be running a lot smoother for you now, well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiekraut Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 16 hours ago, jennyss said: Brew No. 12 now in the fermenter: A Coopers Australian Pale Ale extract mixed with Coopers Brew Enhancer No.2 and 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt. Steeped 1x12g 'tea bag' Brigalow Galaxy hop pellets and 15g Mangrove Jack Gold Cluster pellets in 2 cups boiling water. For the Cluster pellets I made a bag from sterilised Chux tied with carpet cotton. Added the pellets and steep water and brought the brew up to 23L. Unfortunately we added too much warm water at the start, and the brew started at 24/26 deg! I rushed in a floor fan, wet towel and ice bricks and 30 minutes later the brew is down to 20/22 deg - phew! SG 1047 Good to see you are experimenting with ingredients. and all. The "I'll keep it simple" approach doesn't last too long before curiosity takes over, does it? Good on ya. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tone boy Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 20 hours ago, jennyss said: Brew No. 12 now in the fermenter: A Coopers Australian Pale Ale extract mixed with Coopers Brew Enhancer No.2 and 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt. Steeped 1x12g 'tea bag' Brigalow Galaxy hop pellets and 15g Mangrove Jack Gold Cluster pellets in 2 cups boiling water. For the Cluster pellets I made a bag from sterilised Chux tied with carpet cotton. Added the pellets and steep water and brought the brew up to 23L. Unfortunately we added too much warm water at the start, and the brew started at 24/26 deg! I rushed in a floor fan, wet towel and ice bricks and 30 minutes later the brew is down to 20/22 deg - phew! SG 1047 Good work Jenny. That’ll turn out nice I reckon. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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