Biermoasta Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 As I appreciate the visual appearance of beer along with the taste I thought it would be good to see some of your latest brews. It would also be nice if the recipe is posted with a picture, to give others some ideas for their next brews. After 2 and a half weeks in the bottle i've cracked open my toucan stout... Mmmm very nice, and hopefully will get better with age. Should be a nice brew for winter. Recipe: 1.7kg Coopers Original Dark Ale 1.7kg Coopers Original Stout 1kg Brew Enhancer 2 0.25kg Dextrose Made to 23 litres with both kit yeasts Alc % is ~8.0% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I am also drinking my toucan stout. It has been in the bottle a bit over a month and I think it is equivalent to a Best Extra Stout. I only used 1kg of Brewing sugar instead of BE2 and Dextrose. One of the best beers I have made. I will post a picture up when I work out the imageshack place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I'm drinking my James Squire Golden Ale clone that i posted on the recipe section a while back. Its now aged 5 months and tastes amazing. Contrary to my earlier post on the recipe, it needs more bitterness to balance out the sweetness of the malt. But other than that, im really enjoying it now. [cool] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng12 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 If you haven't seen them already i have videos of pouring and some drinking of my coopers home brews. Have a look, at the moment im drinking a coopers real ale. The link is in my signature. Tell me what you guys think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biermoasta Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 The link is in my signature. Tell me what you guys think. Looks good. I enjoy seeing other peoples brews and reviews for brewing ideas [cool] I'm thinking of doing the English Bitter for my next brew. Was your English Bitter made to the recommended recipe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng12 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Thanks Man. That particular English bitter was brewed with the 1 kg of Coopers LDM. Was really nice. I have since done another small batch but altered from this and it wasn't as good. Stay tuned for a Toucan OS draught video soon shaping up a quality beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 If you haven't seen them already i have videos of pouring and some drinking of my coopers home brews. Have a look, at the moment im drinking a coopers real ale. The link is in my signature. Tell me what you guys think. Here I was feeling bad about taking a picture of my beer. I think your a few levels up from me [lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng12 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Its great to share Matty[happy] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biermoasta Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 Coopers Pale Ale 1.7kg Coopers Pale Ale 500g Light Dried Malt Extract 500g Coopers Brew Enhancer 1 Made to 22 litres Used supplied yeast Alc % is ~ 5.1% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Heavy Blonde Honey 2 cans Canadian Blonde 500 g honey 42g cascade 2min 42g cascade dry hopped 15g cooper's yeast starter O.G.1.062 ABV% 7.2 this one is three weeks in the bottle. it has great head retention and a good balance of sweetnes/bitterness (i think). it's hard not to keep reaching for this one. sorry, no picture[annoyed] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biermoasta Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 Sounds good! [biggrin] Was it made up to 23 litres? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Coopers Pale Ale 1.7kg Coopers Pale Ale 500g Light Dried Malt Extract 500g Coopers Brew Enhancer 1 Made to 22 litres Used supplied yeast Alc % is ~ 5.1% I like the Glass [biggrin] oh and ofcoarse the beer as well, looks really tasty [love] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 oh yeah, 23L. i might have to put another one down right away, they're going fast! ABV 7.2%![devil] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyDave Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Heavy Blonde Honey 2 cans Canadian Blonde 500 g honey 42g cascade 2min 42g cascade dry hopped 15g cooper's yeast starter O.G.1.062 ABV% 7.2 A chance for my stupid question of the day - Is something missing? You can get 7.2 ABV out of 500g of honey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Heavy Blonde Honey 2 cans Canadian Blonde 500 g honey 42g cascade 2min 42g cascade dry hopped 15g cooper's yeast starter O.G.1.062 ABV% 7.2 A chance for my stupid question of the day - Is something missing? You can get 7.2 ABV out of 500g of honey? Correct me if I am wrong but just using 2 cans alone will give approx 5.4% then add .5 if bottled and you are almost touching 6% already. I have no doubt 500g honey would be pretty close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 i hope so otherwise i'd feel rather silly.[unsure] i only know by reading the hydrometer. O.G. 1.062 F.G. 1.012 it wouldn't be a Heavy Blonde Honey if it wasn't 7.2% ABV. that would mean i would have to change the label design.[annoyed] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 oh, there's also 4 tbls of dex in the starter so you can add a little more to the total if you like.[devil] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyDave Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Ah yeah, toucan, I get it. I calculated using the online calc and it said 6.9 would happen, but then there's the spoons of Dex too. I then played about and tried a toucan Sparkling Ale, with the recommended ingredients for the one can, ie 2.5kg extra fermentables, and hit 9.8% - ouch! Can this be true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biermoasta Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 I find the online calculator to be reasonably accurate for standard brews (ie. not too much alcohol, or body) but for bigger brews, such as toucans, I find it to be quite inaccurate in both estimated alcohol content and gravity readings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I then played about and tried a toucan Sparkling Ale, with the recommended ingredients for the one can, ie 2.5kg extra fermentables, and hit 9.8% - ouch! I'd put it at just over 8% Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyDave Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 In the interests of keeping this post alive, (and feeling bad) I am posting what I is drinking... It's plain Real Ale with some Fuggles added, and it is pretty yum, but feel free to attack the size of them bubbles in that head - I'm here to learn, and by the time you respond I will be on my third glass (hic) so no offence [rightful] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 No attacking from me it looks brilliant. I will post my Sparkling Ale with a picture tomorrow, I think it's my favorite yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I thought I should contribute....so here is what I am drinking now: It is a Duvel-ish beer thathas been in the bottle about 5 months. Appearance wise it is a bit dark and it is very alcoholic. Even though I mad a healthy starter the WLP570 Belgian Golden Ale Yeast died in the arse before it was finished. I couldn't rouse it so ended up throwing some coopers kit yeast in. It went ballistic and took it down to 1002....or 10.2%. I haven't had one for a while. My first couple of sips tasted a bit hot and not entriely pleasant but then after a few minutes I suddenly I realised I am actually enjoying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Time for a Motueka Slam IPA [love] Pure Gold - Thanks PB2 [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biermoasta Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 They look delicious Muddy. I'm also enjoying seeing peoples glassware too! Maybe starting this thread was a bad idea, as every time I read it I find myself going to the fridge and finding a beer to quench my thirst [joyful] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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