Recent content by Parrothead

I did the Coopers Wheat with a kilo of honey last year. It came out with a very nice flavor, the honey did not in any way over power the wheat. It could have used some help in themouthfeel department. If I do it again with honey, I'd add some maltodextrine.

Had one of those ages ago. Very hard to get the upper and lower halfs to seal properly, which resulted in several real messes. Not worth the money, IMHO.

Regarding the 500 grams of lactose - just some food for thought here - I used one US pound [454g] in a milk stout I made a few years ago, with the Coopers Irish Stout as it's base. If I had to do it over again, I'd only use half that amount. It was a bit too sweet for my taste, although by the...

Well, depends - neither Amarillo nor Cascade are usually found in the type of beer this kit represents [a light European lager]. Cascades and Amarillo are normally found in pale ales for the most part. That said, the beauty of home brewing is that you can do whatever your heart desires! B) If...

From the looks of the recipe, I'd call it "Good"!! :icon_chickcheers:

Having the last bottle of my batch as I type this. I guess we all know what that means! :kooi:

" I used to wash my stubbies in the dishwasher but giving that away I think that may have been the root of my problems, kids think a dishwasher doubles as a food dispenser so I am sure that not a good environment for them." I use the dishwasher to sanitize my bottles for bottling. I run them...

For what it's worth, I recently did a honey wheat beer with only the Thomas Cooper Wheat Beer kit and 1 kilo of store bought honey and the kit yeast. I did it that simple to use as a base for further tweeking. After three weeks in the bottle, I'm very pleased. The honey is evident but not...

Were the hops boiled with some of the LME? The last time I made the Coopers heritage lager I pitched in some Hallertau for the ferment. It came out nice, but still needed to be tweeked. Your recipe appears to be like what I was looking for.

Rendo, how did this one come out?

I've used carb drops that were 2+ years old with no problem.

Looks interesting, thanks!

Stew - Thats a GREAT looking beer!!! I like the looks of the recipe, too. Might have to give that one a go. Thanks for sharing!

I have a tin of Morgans Royal Oak Amber Ale, does anyone have a good recipe to use with it, other than the Kilkenny clone?

I'm thinking that your original idea (Coopers Stout. Coopers Dark + choc grain) will be great. Throw in a couple of the Coopers ale yeasts, your coffee idea, and I think you'll be happy!