Category Archives: Brews

Coopers Sparkling can 2kg light dry malt extract 28g Crystal Hops at 15 minutes Kit yeast 2013-05-18: racked, bulk primed with 140g sucrose and bottled.

3kg Marris Otter 250g Amber malt 250g Munich malt 250g Vienna malt 250g Crystal malt 100g Chocolate malt 100g Black malt 100g Carafa Special 3 28g Northern Brewer @ 45 mins, 9.26%AA, 25.4IBU 11g Styrian Goldings @ 30 mins, 4.5%AA, … Continue reading →

Based on these recipes: Cacao Puffs Porter (Chocolate Porter) Anyone have a Chocolate Porter recipe Chocolate Porter – Home Brew Recipe Formulating and Brewing a Winning Chocolate Porter And restricted to what I happened to have in the cupboard, it’s … Continue reading →

1 can yorkshire bitter 1 kg light dry malt extract 100g light crystal malt 150g crystal malt 10g Styrian goldings @ 15 minutes 10g East Kent goldings @ 5 minutes Kit yeast

A Muntons Midas Touch Golen Ale Premium kit, kindly provided by Gavin. This comes with 2 tins of goo, and doesn’t require anything else. 100% barley malt. Otherwise, kit and kilo method. Heated the cans in a sink of hot … Continue reading →

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdRo2NJJcUU Brewed with Dave, approximate recipe because the battery in the scales was flat.  A plastic plate stood in. 2kg muntons pale spray malt 500g MUNTons dark spray malt 250g Medium crystal malt 30g Northern Brewer hops @ 60 mins … Continue reading →

2.5kg Maris Otter 1 1.5kg can EDME  light malt extract 14g Northern Brewer @ 60 mins 14g Willamette @ 20 mins 14g Nelson Sauvin @ 5 mins 11g Sachet of Danstar Windsor yeast Mashed in with 7L water, miscalculating the … Continue reading →

Brewed with Lee. 500g Muntons Light Spray Malt 500g Muntons Extra Dark Spray Malt 2kg Maris Otter, crushed at the shop 225g Crystal Malt 150g Chocolate Malt 50g Black Malt 25g Carafa Special 3 12g Challenger, 7.6%AA @ 60 mins … Continue reading →

Based on this Coopers Best Extra Stout recipe: http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum//index.php?autocom=recipedb&code=show&recipe=914 500g Munton’s extra light spray malt extract 1000g Muntons medium spray malt extract 500g Munton’s dark spray malt extract 500g Munton’s extra dark spray malt extract 300g Crystal malt extract 200g … Continue reading →

1kg Maris Otter, crushed at the brew shop 1 1.7kg can, Young’s Brew Buddy lager kit 500g Muntons extra light spray malt 28g Nelson Sauvin hop flowers @ 15 mins, 11.5%AA for 21 IBU 14g Nelson Sauvin hop flowers @ … Continue reading →

1 1.7kg can, Young’s Brew Buddy lager kit 1 1.5kg can of Coopers amber malt extract 200g Goldsword Grains crystal malt, 120 EBC 28g Challenger pressed whole hops @ 20 minutes, 7.6AA for 17 IBU 28g Goldings pressed whole hops … Continue reading →

4.85kg Bairds Ale 650g JW Pils 750g JW Med Crystal 10g Galaxy(15%AA) @ FWH, 15.1 IBU 10g Galaxy @30, 11.6 IBU 20g Galaxy @10, 11 IBU 20g Galaxy @0, 0 IBU Single infusion mash at 64°C, double batch sparge at … Continue reading →

1 Coopers Real Ale can 250g Vienna 150g Medium Crystal 1kg LDME 15g Nelson Sauvin (12.5%AA) @ 10 15g Nelson Sauvin (12.5%AA) @ 5 kit yeast The grain steep was done in the low 60°C region in the hopes that … Continue reading →

1 Coopers European Lager can 1kg LDME 120g Carapils 100g JW Light Crystal 40g Medium Crystal 12g Saaz (2.5%AA) @ 20 12g Saaz (2.5%AA) @ 5 kit yeast pitched warm, refrigerated to 12°C.

2.9kg LDME 11g Magnum @ 60 10g Challenger & 10g Cascade @30 28g Cascade @ 10 56g Cascade @ 0 4L boil with 500g LDME only, added rest of LDME at end.  Topped to 23L,pitched coopers ale yeast @ 30 … Continue reading →

1 can Coopers Pale Ale 1kg LDME 100g Light Crystal 100g Medium Crystal 100g Carapils 20g Goldings @ 20 10g Cascade @ 5 4L boil, plus 2L for grain steep added at flameout.  Topped to 23L.  Temp control set at … Continue reading →

1 can Morgan’s Royal Oak Amber Ale 1 can Coopers Liquid Amber Malt Extract 5g perle (7.7%AA) @ 30 minutes for 17IBU kit yeast 4L boil with the coopers malt and hops.  Added kit at flameout.  Normal top up method. … Continue reading →

1 can Coopers Pale Ale 1 kg Dry Wheat Malt 10g Amarillo @ 15 minutes 15g Amarillo @ 5 minutes 15g Amarillo @ 1 minute Kit yeast Boiled wheat malt in 4L water, allowed the hot break to form.  Added … Continue reading →

1 can Cascade Chocolate Mahogany Porter 1kg DDME 500g Yellow Box Honey 15g Cascade @ 10 minutes Kit yeast

Thomas Coopers Brewmaster Selection WHEAT BEER Thomas Coopers Wheat Extract 1.5kg 15g Bitter Orange peel 10gms Coriander Seeds boiled extract in 4L water, added coriander and orange peel, boiled for 20 minutes, added to fermenter, added tin and stirred, topped … Continue reading →

1 Coopers Dark Ale can 1.5kg LDME 100g Carapils 100g Light Crystal 100g Medium Crystal 10g Fuggles @ 15 10g Fuggles @ 5 Coopers Kit yeast

750g LDME 500g DDME 500g Dex 200g Light Crystal 100g Carapils 100g Medium Crystal 20g Goldings & 10g Cascade @ 20 10g Goldings & 20g Cascade @ 10 Coopers Bitter Kit Kit yeast

1 can Cascade Chocolate Mahogany Porter 1kg DDME 500g Messmate & Peppermint Gum Honey 15g Cascade @ 20 minutes 15g Cascade @ 5 minutes Kit yeast 4L boil 23L top up

1 can Coopers Canadian Blonde 1 kg LDME 1 kg Ale malt 80 g Roast Barley 200 g Dark Crystal 200 g Vienna 10 g Fuggles @ 25 1 sachet Safale US-56

1 Coopers Lager can 1kg LDME 270g Light Crystal 180g Medium Crystal 90g Dark Crystal 45g Choc 2 Coopers Kit Yeasts Hops: 10g cascade, 10g goldings @ 20 mins 10g cascade, 10g goldings @ 10 mins

1 Coopers Dark Ale can 1.5kg LDME 100g Carapils 100g Light Crystal 100g Medium Crystal 10g Fuggles @ 15 10g Fuggles @ 5 2 Coopers Kit yeasts

1 can Coopers Bavarian Lager 1 kg LDME 15g Saaz @ 20 15g Saaz @ 5 kit yeast Boiled LDME in 4L water, added hops.  Normal top up procedure.  Pitched yeast around 18.  Into the fridge at 12.  No action … Continue reading →

See 79.  Pitched the entire starter as it didn’t have time to ferment out to completion.

3.2 kg JW Pils 900 g JW Vienna 260 g Weyermann carapils 260 g JW wheat malt 9 gm Saaz B 6.71%AA and 9 gm cascade 6.3%AA @ 45 min 13 gm Saaz B and 13 gm Cascade @ 20 … Continue reading →

1 can Coopers Real Ale 1kg LDME 100g sucrose 25g Goldings @ 10 kit yeast The coopers kit yeast strikes again!  Only took a few minutes to start bubbling lol.

1kg LDME 1kg DDME Morgan’s Dockside stout can 29g Fuggles @ 35 minutes Kit yeast Boiled LDME and DDME in 4L water with hops for 35, added kit can.  Standard top up procedure, pitched kit yeast warm, to be brewed … Continue reading →

4.2kg JW Pils 1.8kg JW Light Munich 260g JW Amber 100g Wayermann CaraAroma 100g Carafa Special I 14g Perle @ 60 minutes 14g Hallertau Hersbrucker 3.1%AA 40 minutes 15g Hallertau Hersbrucker 3.1%AA 1 minute Yeast WYeast 2308 – Munich Lager … Continue reading →

5kg Ale malt 250g JW Med Crystal 750g JW Amber 90g JW choc 90g JW roast barley 16 IBU Goldings 5.1% AA = 24g @ 60 1tsp Gypsum to Greymouthise mash Munich Lager yeast 23L Single infusion mash @ 67C … Continue reading →

1kg LDME 1kg DDME Coopers stout can 25g Fuggles @ 20 minutes Kit yeast Boiled LDME in 4L water with hops for 20, added DDME then kit can.  Standard top up procedure, pitched kit yeast warm, into fridge.  Fermented warm … Continue reading →

1 can Coopers Pale Ale 1 kg Dry Wheat Malt 10g Amarillo @ 15 minutes 15g Amarillo @ 5 minutes 15g Amarillo @ 1 minute Kit yeast Boiled wheat malt in 4L water, allowed the hot break to form.  Added … Continue reading →

1 can Cascade Chocolate Mahogany Porter 1 kg DDME 15g Cascade @ 10 minutes kit yeast Boiled DDME in 4L water, added hops, boiled for 10 minutes.  Added to fermenter, topped up.  Added yeast at about 30 degrees, put in … Continue reading →

1kg LDME 1 Black Rock Nut Brown Ale tin Boiled LDME in 4L water, added tin at flameout, added to fermenter, topped to 23L, added kit yeast. Dry hopped in the keg with 15g Fuggles and 7g Cascade.

Thomas Coopers Brewmaster Selection WHEAT BEER Thomas Coopers Wheat Extract 1.5kg 15g Bitter Orange peel 15gms (one pack) Coriander Seeds boiled extract in 4L water, added coriander and orange peel, boiled for 20 minutes, added to fermenter, added tin and … Continue reading →

Partial Recipe 1 tin Morgans Royal Oak Amber Ale 1.5kg Powells Ale Malt (?) 750g JW Amber Malt 11g Fuggles @ 15 minutes kit yeast Crushed and mashed the Ale and Amber malts with 7L @ 75°C resulting in a … Continue reading →

1kg LDME 1 can Coopers GB kit yeast LDME boiled in 2L water, then added can. Tipped into fermenter half filled with tap water, topped up to 23L, pitched yeast.

1 can Coopers Stout 1 can Coopers Dark Ale 1 coconut, grated, toasted for 20 mins at 150C, added to boil @ 10 11g Goldings @ 10 2x Coopers Kit yeasts, pitched at 36C Opened, grated, toasted coconut, boiled 2 … Continue reading →

640g LDME in boil (4L) 3kg LDME @ flameout 270g JW medium crystal, cracked and steeped 19g Challenger 8.3%AA @ 60 minutes 25g Goldings @ 30 minutes 25g Goldings @ 15 minutes wYeast 1968 (ESB) yeast

5kg Yellow Box honey 1kg Orange Blossom honey 1kg White Clover honey (a bit crystalised) Lalvin 71B Yeast, stepped up twice in starters 5g wYeast nutrient 16L water (4L boiled, 10L refrigerated, 2L tap) Warmed honey in a sink of … Continue reading →

1 Can Coopers Draught 1.5kg LDME 225g JW med. crystal 115g carapils 14g perle @ 15 28g cascade @ 5 28g cascade @ 0 kit yeast Cooled pot with wet teatowels, pitched @ 25 deg, then into brew fridge.

1 Can Coopers Pale Ale 200g JW medium crystal 20g Goldings @ 15 12g Goldings @ 5 1kg LDME Used up the last of the craftbrewer Goldings…

1 can Coopers Real Ale 1 kg Coopers LDME 34g Goldings @ 10 100g Sucrose Kit yeast Forgot the crystal. Whoops. Kegged 9/1/08

1 can coopers sparkling 1.2kg LDME 300g DDME 300g Dextrose 7g Goldings @ 20 mins Kit yeast Topped to 23L Ferment 18 deg Naturally primed with 80g dex

4kg Powells Pale 140g JW Med Crystal 200g JW Amber 90g JW choc 90g JW roast barley 16 IBU Goldings 5.1% AA = 24g @ 60 1tsp Gypsum in mash Craftbrewer Swiss Lager yeast Single infusion mash @ 67C strike … Continue reading →

Coopers Bitter can 1kg LDME 15g Cascade @ 5 kit yeast as for 61.

Coopers Pale Ale can 150g JW Medium Crystal 15g Goldings @ 5 Kit yeast Yeast pitched warm and then put into brew fridge to bring temp down to 18. Naturally primed with 80g dex.

1kg Coopers brewing sugar 500g LDME 1 can coopers ginger beer kit yeast boiled up the sugars, added to fermenter with some water, added can, swirled, topped to 20L, added yeast.

Cascade Imperial Voyage Pale Ale 1kg dry wheat malt extract 15g Amarillo @ 15 minutes 15g Amarillo @ 5 minutes 19g Amarillo @ 1 minute 1056 starter 6L boil with wheat malt only, pale ale can added at flameout.

Double batch, 46L 8L boil 1.5kg deep red home made invert sugar 300g JW medium crystal 12g magnum 13.5% AA @ 60 16g Perle 7.7% AA @ 30 15g Cascade + 15g Goldings @ 15 15g Cascade + 15g Goldings … Continue reading →

Coopers Blonde 1kg LDME 400g JW Light Crystal Kit Yeast Will be racked onto 2kg of frozen strawberries.

1 x Coopers Pale Ale Kit 1kg G&G wheat malt extract 15g amarillo @ 15 15g amarillo @ 5 WYeast 1056 farmed from yeast cake from brew 54, proofed an hour or so before the brew in 1L starter plus … Continue reading →

as per recipe for first honey porter, except the hops was upped to 15g and boiled for 5 or so minutes. Forgot the kit again, stirred it in in the fermenter. Kiewa valley honey used. WYeast 1056 used.

2.5kg JW pils, 220g of which toasted at 180 degrees C for 10 mins 1.5kg LDME at end of boil 200g JW light crystal 100g JW dark crystal 300g JW light munich 50g JW choc 20g challenger @ 60 9g … Continue reading →

for beer and freddos.  Used the bitter orange peel from G&G and also corriander seeds from safeway.  Otherwise as per recipe.

Cascade Choc Mahog Porter 1k G&G DDME 25g Roast Barley 50g Carafa Special I 50g JW Choc 100g JW Dark Crystal 200g JW Light Crystal 500g Kiewa Valley Honey 20g Cascade @ 10 mins Kit Yeast

Coopers Real Ale 1kg G&G LDME 100g JW Crystal 100g sucrose 25g Goldings @ 10 mins kit yeast

1 Can Coopers Pale Ale 250g light crystal 15g Goldings @ 20 5g Goldings @ 5 US-1056 yeast washed from trub of all grain SNPA, and cultured up in 2L starter on stir plate (allowed to ferment out and sit … Continue reading →

1.5kg Coopers LLME 1.7kg LDME 11g Magnum @ 60 14g Perle @30 28g Cascade + 1/2 tab Irish Moss @ 10 56g Cascade @ 0 10L boil with LDME only, added LLME at end. Cooled using teatowel/fan method, used 10L … Continue reading →

http://helms-deep.cable.nu/~rwh/blog/beer/?p=65 Changed hopping schedule (used First Wort Hopping technique). 36g Cascade and 11g Magnum FWH @ 60 mins 14g Perle @ 30 mins 20g Cascade @ 10 mins 28g Cascade @ flameout Used 5kg JW Ale malt plus 700g JW … Continue reading →

1 can Coopers Canadian Blonde 1kg LDME 12g Saaz @ 5 mins Saflager S-23 A quick brew to keep the AG lager company in the brew fridge. Have a serious problem at the moment: all the kegs are empty! OG: … Continue reading →

5kg JW pilsener malt, cracked with my own marga 130g JW light crystal 100g Carapils 40g JW Choc 18g Northern Brewer & 33g Perle? at 60 21g of Hallertau Hersbrucker @ 30 14g saaz @ 1 minute Saflager S-189 Left … Continue reading →

1 Coopers Pale Ale Kit 1 kg LDME 250g JW light crystal 15g Goldings @ 15 mins 5g Goldings @ 5 mins Kit yeast. Farked up and forgot the kit, once it was in, total volume is 25L.

As per recipe. Bitter orange peel used instead of fresh.

As per recipe. Coopers Pale Ale kit. 2 sachets of S-04 pitched at 20 degrees, into brew fridge set at 18.

As per recipe, used bitter dried orange peel instead of fresh.

Brewed on:5/5/07 2.3kg LDME 250g JW light crystal 70g JW roast barley 200g CSR Dark Brown Sugar 34g EKG for 70 mins Safale S-04

Brewed on: 25/4/07 As per Rob’s light recipe, except I stuffed up the hops/corriander additions. Also did 100g carapils and 40g maltodextrin.Ended up with: 10g corriander & 15g hersbrucker @ 45 10g corriander & 10g perle & 15g Hersbrucker @ … Continue reading →

Brewd on 25/4/07 See recipe. Rehydrated Saflager W34/70, pitched @ 22 degrees, then into the brew fridge, set to 12 degrees with the probe bluetaced to the outside of the fermenter.

Same as usual, but with: 250g white clover honey instead of yellow box 10g cascade @10 mins 2g northern brewer @10 mins 5g perle at 5 mins

Coopers kit, made up to 20L, primed with 230g of LDME.

Brewed on: 28/3/07 Same as previous, 12.5g cascade for 5 mins or so this time, in some of the DDME.

Brewed on: 21/3/07Made to Pixelboy’s Wheat recipe. Cooled with teatowel/fan method as has become my norm.

Brewed on: 21/3/07Brewed as per AE recipe, but with only half the LLME during the boil. 5L of water or so added to boil. Cooled wort in pot with wet teatowels and a fan, added to fermenter with cold water … Continue reading →

brewed on: 11/3/07 Coopers Bitter 1kg BE2 400g LDME 10g Goldings @ 5 10g Goldings @ flameout kit yeast

Brewed on: 7/3/071 tin Coopers Pale Ale 450g LDME 250g WDME 500g DDME 150g Crystal, steeped 50g Choc, steeped 25g Goldings @ 20 10g Goldings @ flameout 1 sachet safale S-044.5L boil, can added at flameout Cooled boil with wet … Continue reading →

Brewed on: 23/2/07 Kegged on: 6/3/07

brewed on: 11/2/07 racked on: 22/2/073.8kg JW ale malt 0.26kg JW light crystal (60) 2 sachets safale s-04 20g Northern Brewer @ 60 minutes 15g EK Goldings @ 30 minutes 15g EK Goldings @ 15 minutes Rest1: 67 degrees for … Continue reading →

Brewed on: 4/2/07 Racked on: 11/2/07 Kegged on: 22/2/07This is not one of my best brews technically, as I forgot the 450g of LDME and had to boil it up separately. Did about an eight litre boil, which hop schedule … Continue reading →

Brewed on: 14/1/07 Racked on: 18/1/07 Kegged on: 24/1/07White skin present again. Will thoroughly disinfect this fermenter before use again. This time, the infection affected the body, making it more transparent than ususal, also more bitter, due to the loss … Continue reading →

Brewed on: 13/1/07 Bottled/kegged on: 18/1/07, to 19L corny.1 1.5kg tin coopers light liquid malt 500g dry wheat malt 150g crystal 50g choc 5g POR (10.5%) @ 60 25g Saaz (3.4%) @ 30 15g Saaz (3.4%) @ 10 Recultured Coopers … Continue reading →

Brewed on: 7/1/07 Kegged on: 18/1/07, to 12L SS keg.Coopers Lager Coopers BE1 15g Hersbrucker @ 10 300g LDME Coopers kit yeastBoiled up the LDME in 2L water, added hops for 10 mins. Added the BE1 and kit can, returned … Continue reading →

Brewed on: 24/12/06 Racked on: 30/12/06 Bottled on: 7/1/07. White skin formed on secondary, possible infection. 160g dex.Coopers Pale Ale 1kg LDME 150g Crystal 100g Carapils 12g Goldings @15

Brewed on: 23/12/06 Racked on: 30/12/06 Bottled on: 7/1/07. Half into 12L keg for force carbonation. Half into longnecks.Same as 8. Stuffed up the boil times a bit; generally a bit too long. Added irish moss too late. Also used … Continue reading →

Brewed on: 2/12/06 Bottled on: 18/12/06Ingredients: 1.5kg tin light liquid malt extract 100g Carapils, cracked, steeped 250 g Crystal Malt, cracked, steeped 15g Golden Cluster hop pellets @ 45 minutes 15g Hersbrucker hop pellets plus 10g cracked corriander seeds @ … Continue reading →

1 blackrock cider kit 6L apple juice 2L pear juice 700g dextroseHeated the juice, dextrose and kit to 100 degrees. Then added to some cold water in the fermenter, topped to 23L. Still way too hot so cooled overnight in … Continue reading →

Brewed on: 20/11/06 Racked on: 2/12/06, 25g Saaz dry hopped Bottled on: 22/12/06, 160g sucrose bulk primed1 can coopers lager 1kg BE1 250g LDME 250g Dry Wheat Malt 20g Saaz @ 15 mins 20g Saaz @ 5 mins Coopers liquid … Continue reading →

Same as the previous one, except this time I let the wort boil over and burn all over the cooktop. The malt also managed to burn on the bottom of the pot. Guess that’s what I get for fixing the … Continue reading →

Brewed on: 5/11/06 Racked on: 12/11/06 Bottled on: 18/11/06See recipe section for recipe. Used POR for bittering. Otherwise as per recipe, adjusted for the AA% in my hops vs the recipe.