AussieJosh Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 I went down to my LHBS today and picked me self up a can of Coopers IPA. And a bag of IPA grains, malt, dex, hops and some other white stuff. Im meant to boil the mix up and add to the fermenter. then the can of Coopers IPA. I have never Made beer this way before! I hope it turns out good! The guy at the brew shop said it turns out 90% as good as AG with 10% of the effort. Any one made beer this way before? Paul any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 You crack me up Aussie! I'll have a bag of "some other white stuff", thanks! Keep in mind that boiling grains can increase the extraction of tannins and up the astringency levels in the final brew. Boiling also drives of the volatile hop aromas. Does it say how long to be boiled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 The white powder is most probably anthrax Aussie - Be careful. Give it a taste - If you die or foam at the mouth it's probably anthrax. If on the other hand you find you have lots of energy and aren't sleeping, it is probably something else. Cheers, Muddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieJosh Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 Paul it says to "lightly boil" for 10 mins in 3 lts of water. At the top there is Fuggles pellets, then the grain, then the dex, then the LDM, then the other white stuff. He told me what it was but i forgot. I to have heard boiling the grain is bad. but for 10mins? Maybe i should just very lightly simmer or just under simmer to disolve the sugars and malts and to pull a bit of the hoppyness out of the pellets? Lol Muddy!...Ill let you know! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Aussie, why not follow the instructions exactly and see how the beer turns out. Better to bring it to the boil and risk over extraction of tannins than not boil with the result being a beer showing obvious infection faults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieJosh Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 Paul. Im pulling my fingers out of my ass today and im gonna make this IPA. I have a packet of yeast in the fridge from my can of Draught i used to make my LCPA, pluss i have the yeast that comes with the IPA. My question is can i chuck both of these babys in the brew at about 22c then drop the temp to around 18c. or would two packs at this temp be to much ale yeast? Maybe a pack and a half? Or just one? Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 2 x 7g is not too much. I often pitch 1g of yeast per litre. Just kegged off an IPA with 1kg of LDME made to 21 litres and dry hopped with 40g of Motueka. Fermented at 18C with 3 x 7g sachets of yeast (lager/ale blend). It is delightful out of primary!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieJosh Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 Sounds like a cracker of a brew Paul! Motueka....Im not sure if i have ever had that...? Ive never used it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveL Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 G'day, re the Authentic IPA in the recipes section...would you use two yeasts (2x7g)? Or could you bump it up to 21 litres and use 3 yeast packets? Interested in the effects of using extra yeast...?! Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 The addition of simple sugars in this recipe (500g) helps the yeast to attenuate the brew. So 7g will suffice but if you have extra yeast, throw it in, why not!! Pitching more yeast may reduce ester production and help to ferment the beer completely. I quite often pitch dry ale yeast at the rate of 1g per litre in my higher gravity brews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristinaS1 Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 I have a question about the Coopers IPA yeast. I made this kit today (first time making a Select Series kit) and was going to throw in an extra package of Coopers yeast, as the kit is already 18 months old; however, when I opened the IPA yeast, I saw that it looked different. It had two different shades of caramel coloured cigars, whereas the regular Coopers yeast are rust coloured balls. I ended up just using the IPA yeast, as I did not wish to change the flavour. PB2, or anyone else who knows, what yeast is this? Is it a proprietary Coopers ale yeast, or repackage yeast from another manufacturer? Does this yeast get used in any other kits? If so, which? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Hi ChristinaS1, & welcome to the forum. Information on the Coopers yeasts can be found here... Coopers Beer Kit - Yeast I hope that helps. Cheers, Anthony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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