Urb Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Just bought Cooper 23l plus starter kit, it came with Coopers Larger and brew enhancer No 2, have brewed before but not for many years, wanted to know if anyone had a nice little tweak or too that I could use with the included contents. I will mainly be looking to make Pale Ale & IPA's in future brews. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 5 minutes ago, Urb said: Just bought Cooper 23l plus starter kit, it came with Coopers Larger and brew enhancer No 2, have brewed before but not for many years, wanted to know if anyone had a nice little tweak or too that I could use with the included contents. I will mainly be looking to make Pale Ale & IPA's in future brews. @Malter White should be able to help you here. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malter White Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 I like to add about 20g of Galaxy hops via a hot steep for 30 minutes. Gives a fruity flavour. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 3 hours ago, Urb said: Just bought Cooper 23l plus starter kit, it came with Coopers Larger and brew enhancer No 2, have brewed before but not for many years, wanted to know if anyone had a nice little tweak or too that I could use with the included contents. I will mainly be looking to make Pale Ale & IPA's in future brews. In addition to the Galaxy hops, I would do a warm steep of 250g of Crystal Malt for 30 minutes in 2 litres of water. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urb Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 Many thanks! I will give this a go, cheers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coopers DIY Beer Team Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 On 9/11/2023 at 5:47 PM, Pale Man said: @Malter White should be able to help you here. Gold! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickers Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 i found the fair drinkum recipe from the cooper's recipe trove made a great introduction to adding things like grains and hops. good, clear instructions. https://www.diybeer.com/au/recipe/fair-drinkum-aussie-pale-ale.html 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Build an brew Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 @Urb how did this brew turn out? I’ve just done something very similar. Just bottled a couple of days ago 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 I am surprised no-one has picked up on the "Larger", it used to be a laugh a few years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 33 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said: I am surprised no-one has picked up on the "Larger", it used to be a laugh a few years ago. Still is, Classic. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegory Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Classic Brewing Co said: I am surprised no-one has picked up on the "Larger", it used to be a laugh a few years ago. I thought they were talking about long necks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Classic Brewing Co said: I am surprised no-one has picked up on the "Larger", it used to be a laugh a few years ago. Lager - Larger, get it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegory Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Nah, I got it. I was just trying to be funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegory Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 9 hours ago, Build an brew said: @Urb how did this brew turn out? I’ve just done something very similar. Just bottled a couple of days ago Urb hasn't been on the forum for a few weeks. Maybe someone else has made it and would like to offer an opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChairmanDrew Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 3 hours ago, Classic Brewing Co said: I am surprised no-one has picked up on the "Larger", it used to be a laugh a few years ago. I thought I remembered reading somewhere that "Larger" is when you take 2 cans of lager and make a single batch from them 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 On 11/18/2023 at 8:35 PM, ChairmanDrew said: I thought I remembered reading somewhere that "Larger" is when you take 2 cans of lager and make a single batch from them I wouldn't think that would be very accurate, it's not actually stated anywhere but you can call it what you like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 On 11/18/2023 at 4:36 PM, Classic Brewing Co said: I am surprised no-one has picked up on the "Larger", it used to be a laugh a few years ago. I picked up on it ( my post above mentioning @Malter White ) I think it even went over his head. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malter White Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 43 minutes ago, Pale Man said: I picked up on it ( my post above mentioning @Malter White ) I think it even went over his head. Correct, Pale Man. Initially it went over my head but when a few others responded with laugh emojis the penny dropped. I'm also a bit fatigued of trying to correct the world wide web's grammar and spelling. It's a losing battle. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 11 hours ago, Malter White said: Correct, Pale Man. Initially it went over my head but when a few others responded with laugh emojis the penny dropped. I'm also a bit fatigued of trying to correct the world wide web's grammar and spelling. It's a losing battle. It would certainly be a fulltime job, there are many, many spelling & grammar mistakes even on this forum, let alone the WWW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Build an brew Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 IMG_4956.mov Tasting on our first brew. Which we followed the comments on this thread… did a crystal malt mash and 25 galaxy hops 1/2 10min boil and 1/2 end of boil. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back Brewing Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 3 hours ago, Build an brew said: IMG_4956.mov 84.05 MB · 7 downloads Tasting on our first brew. Which we followed the comments on this thread… did a crystal malt mash and 25 galaxy hops 1/2 10min boil and 1/2 end of boil. Tell us what your recipe was and we might be able to help you out on a couple of things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Build an brew Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 No recipe. Was a coopers lager from the diy starter kits with BE2. We added 250g of crystal malt 30min steep 3l, added the lager extract and boiled for 30min with 12.5g of galaxy at 10min and 12.5 at 0. added all ingredients to the fermenter filled to 23l. Saflager w 34/70 temperature controlled to 15c. Racked and added finings at end of fermentation and bottled after 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Build an brew said: added the lager extract and boiled for 30min Theres one of your issues. Its pretty much a no no to boil the hopped extract cans ( if thats what you did ) it stuffs around with the hop balance. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Build an brew said: added the lager extract and boiled for 30min You sound very organized for a first brew, but as Pale Man said Boiling the Can's is a No No. Grab another can and some light dry malt and try again! With temp control and Steeping grains, you will be producing great brews in no time. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Build an brew Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 23 minutes ago, Pale Man said: Theres one of your issues. It’s pretty much a no no to boil the hopped extract cans ( if thats what you did ) it stuffs around with the hop balance. I thought that could have been some of the problems. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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