c47588 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Is it possible for Coopers to give us a list of what hops are best suited to their already hopped kit beers ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlierose Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Not sure about that but I think what hops to add to what beer is more of a personal preference IMO. If you ask 10 people what they put in their IPA's you may only get 2 or 3 that actually use the same hops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I suppose it depends on the kit. It's some personal preference, but some fit the style e.g. an English Bitter I normally add either East Kent Goldings or Fuggles. A European Lager maybe some Hallertau. There's no hard and fast rules, the possibilities are endless really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 what are you trying to brew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I concur with Real Life Otto. Experimenting with different ingredients & additives is 90% of the fun of home brewing for me, though certain styles of beer certainly have certain hops which help create that style. As Yob said, tell us what type of beer you are wanting to copy or emulate & many of the guys on this forum can certainly offer up suggestions for you. Beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonardC2 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 That's a tough one to nail down absolutely,since a lot is personal preference in regard to flavor/aroma. But Saaz & Haulertauer went good in my dark ale,even a pale ale. Many English hops are good with an OS can,like draught or lager & munton's plain light DME (3lb bag). Sterling hops are good too in pale ales. German Perle & sterling go good together. You have to read up on flavor/aroma/bittering descriptions to get an idea of what would go with what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARKP18 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 What would be quite useful is an idea of which hops are in the tins. I have seen a list of ibu's and can have a fair guess for the kits I have used, but would just have to guess by style for the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH1525226084 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Some of the tins list the hops used for aroma - e.g. Mexican Cerveza, EB, IPA, Pilsener. The hops that are used for bitterness don't really matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaredG2 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 hey guys, I am a newb wanting to do my own hopping with 2 cans of coopers LME. I have a recipe that has 60, 15, and 5 min hop aditions. My question is do I just boil the hops in water or the LME? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH1525226084 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 it depends who you ask - some people say LME, some people say water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I would boil it in a few litres of water and LME at a gravity between 1030 & 1040. Adding 100g of LME per litre of water should get you in the ballpark. I don't actually measure the LME, I just guess. Say, third of a can for 5 litres. Boiling in water will give you greater utilisation but it is reported to result in a harsher bitterness & flavour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaredG2 Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Cheers guys. I also read somewhere that you should strain into the fermenter. Is this right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Yes it is a good idea to strain into the fermentor. I just use a basic kitchen strainer sitting on top of the FV - What gets through will just sink to the bottom but I still like to minimise the amount of non beer material in my bottles come bottling time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 +1 I do that too, for exactly the same reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaredG2 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 nice. thanks lads. i'll get on it this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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