mrchino73 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Hi everybody! Just want to tell you that I ve brewed my first black. 1 Stout Cooper's can 1k dme 300 grs dextrose 250 grs maltodex 1 Nottingham yeast. Had it in the fermenter for 22 days cause I went on vacation! Carbed with the spoon for each bottle size, with corn sugar. 14 days carbonating ... Put a bottle in the fridge for 2 days And voilá!!!!! Great body, you can see the head... Never thought a coopers can could end in such a good way!!!! Even though I had bad experiences with them in the past, now I am very proud!!!! And wanted to share with you all!!!! Now, Ive brewed a red, an IPA, a blonde, a stout and have a honey in the fermenter..... Will keep you informed!!! Regards 13 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, mrchino73 said: Hi everybody! Just want to tell you that I ve brewed my first black. 1 Stout Cooper's can 1k dme 300 grs dextrose 250 grs maltodex 1 Nottingham yeast. Had it in the fermenter for 22 days cause I went on vacation! Carbed with the spoon for each bottle size, with corn sugar. 14 days carbonating ... Put a bottle in the fridge for 2 days And voilá!!!!! Great body, you can see the head... Never thought a coopers can could end in such a good way!!!! Even though I had bad experiences with them in the past, now I am very proud!!!! And wanted to share with you all!!!! Now, Ive brewed a red, an IPA, a blonde, a stout and have a honey in the fermenter..... Will keep you informed!!! Regards Hi @mrchino73 Good one you, you should be proud, well done. It will only get better as you will continue to make great beers & find yourself tweaking the recipe striving for improvement. My opinion is that stringent record keeping is paramount in that you can go back at anytime & check all of your brewing notes if you feel changes are needed. I understand that not everyone is going to agree with me, so if you don't want to keep records, don't. Coopers cans of extract are guaranteed to turn out if you follow protocol & ensure the correct amount of fermentables are used to brew & of course additions of Malt/Grain/Hops will only make it better. Good Luck with the rest of your brewing adventure, Cheers Phil. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbloke Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Yep, good stout. 1 Stout Cooper's can 1k dme Can yeast Has worked for me for years. Sometimes I add a cup or two of plunger coffee. Mmmmm Be patient, wait 6 months. Mmmmmm 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Instigator Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 56 minutes ago, oldbloke said: Yep, good stout. 1 Stout Cooper's can 1k dme Can yeast Has worked for me for years. Sometimes I add a cup or two of plunger coffee. Mmmmm Be patient, wait 6 months. Mmmmmm Are you making 23 litres? I've brewed a lot of Coopers stuff but never tried the Stout or Irish Stout kits. I really need to do something about that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pints Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 16 minutes ago, Instigator said: Are you making 23 litres? I've brewed a lot of Coopers stuff but never tried the Stout or Irish Stout kits. I really need to do something about that. I personally make most brews including the stout to 20L. More body and flavor etc 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiek86 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 4 minutes ago, PintsAtMeLocal said: I personally make most brews including the stout to 20L. More body and flavor etc exactly less bottles but more flavour and body if that's what you want 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbloke Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Instigator said: Are you making 23 litres? I've brewed a lot of Coopers stuff but never tried the Stout or Irish Stout kits. I really need to do something about that. @Instigator, yep 23. But the boys are right, less water equals more flavour. Just personal preference. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pints Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 16 minutes ago, oldbloke said: @Instigator, yep 23. But the boys are right, less water equals more flavour. Just personal preference. 23 is nice too for a slightly more sessionable brew 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malter White Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 @mrchino73 It sounds like you are progressing rapidly on your brewing journey. Well done. The Coopers stout is an awesome beer. If I remember rightly, you are somewhere in South America so Coopers commercial beers might not be easily available to you but if they are I'd highly recommend trying to harvest the Coopers commercial yeast. It makes an amazing difference to your beer results. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrchino73 Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022 4 hours ago, oldbloke said: Yep, good stout. 1 Stout Cooper's can 1k dme Can yeast Has worked for me for years. Sometimes I add a cup or two of plunger coffee. Mmmmm Be patient, wait 6 months. Mmmmmm Wow, never thought of adding coffee......good idea! At what time of the fermenting do you add the coffee? Thnx 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrchino73 Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022 3 hours ago, PintsAtMeLocal said: I personally make most brews including the stout to 20L. More body and flavor etc So did I 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrchino73 Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022 9 hours ago, Classic Brewing Co said: Hi @mrchino73 Good one you, you should be proud, well done. It will only get better as you will continue to make great beers & find yourself tweaking the recipe striving for improvement. My opinion is that stringent record keeping is paramount in that you can go back at anytime & check all of your brewing notes if you feel changes are needed. I understand that not everyone is going to agree with me, so if you don't want to keep records, don't. Coopers cans of extract are guaranteed to turn out if you follow protocol & ensure the correct amount of fermentables are used to brew & of course additions of Malt/Grain/Hops will only make it better. Good Luck with the rest of your brewing adventure, Cheers Phil. I do have a subscription to brewfather. I keep record of all my recipes there!!!! Thnx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cee Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 G'day @mrchino73 Congrats on ya Stout! And thanks for sharing the moment here Isn't it ace when you really enjoy your own brew! I agree strongly with Stringent Records-Keeping Theory - I really do need to apply myself more when it comes to Stringent Records-Keeping Practice though 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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