Standard method for brewing Coopers Dark Ale kit

[wilfw]

I'm maybe not looking in the right place, but can you tell me the recommended way to make up a Coopers Dark Ale kit ie do I use BE1, BE2 or some other combination of fermentables.

[TonyW]

How about this one

 

Coopers Dark Ale

[Hairy]

Or refer to Post #3 in this thread.

 

Dark Ale

[wilfw]

I thought the answer would be somewhere abouts, just couldn't find it. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

[GrahamB2]

I found the Coopers Dark Ale recipe on the website a bit on the light side, but this may have been caused by using dry dark malt instead of the liquid.

 

For a little extra effort, the following recipe could prove worthwhile.

 

1 and 1/2 cans 1.7kg Coopers Dark Ale

500g Light Malt Extract

100g Cracked Roasted Barley

10g POR

Cultivated Cooper Pale Ale yeast

 

Simmer the Cracked Roasted Barley and POR in 500mL water for 15 minutes. Strain and add to the wort.

 

PS: Keep the other half of the Coopers Dark Ale in the fridge (in a sealed container) until you decide to make another batch.

[wilfw]

Thanks for the replies they have given me food for thought. I think I'm gonna keep it simple as I really only want a medium bodied ale so I think I'll go with a kilo of dried malt extract, I've got a spare kilo of amber DME in the cupboard so I think I'll do it that way.