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Hi all After my uncle died we were given some coopers stout that were at least 2 years old. Absofreakingloutly fantastic! I personally think that stouts are much better the longer they are left but i have never had a bottle of anything that has lasted more 3 months. They were discussing...

Thanks for the responses I think i will go with the 2 separate brews as this will allow me to put at least 4 slabs away. In regards to doing a hop boil how many liter pot/kettle will i need. I have my pasta pot which i just measured and the total volume is just over 5L will this be usable...

Hey guys I have completely drained all of my stocks over xmas and new years and need to get them back up. I've currently got 2x coopers lager cans (the green ones) 1.5 kg can of liquid malt extract 1.5 kg of dried malt extract 1 kg dextrose 1 kg brewcraft no 15 (christ knows whats in this)...

Hey guys I put a coopers dark ale down on the 31st of nov with the following ingredients Coopers dark ale can 1kg LDME US05 yeast (at least 1 year old and not stored in ideal conditions) topped to 23L Temp control was a little bit off between 16 and 24 degrees It took a while to start...

Hey guys I put a dark ale down yesterday with the following 1 can coopers dark ale 1kg light dried malt 1 11.5g packet of safale US05 yeast expire date 01 2010 Dissolved dried malt with 4L hot water (man that stuff likes to clump up) Added the can of coopers goo Mixed both very well to...

Hey guys My computer crashed so i had to go to a mates house to check in. temp is fine at the moment about 18-22 range. i swirled the fermenter around the other day but it has really changed alot so i think that it may have finished fermenting. finally got off my ass and bought a new...

Not looking forward to thursday at all!!!! i have 1 half defrosted 2l bottle in there at the moment, that i will leave over night and then replace with 2x 2l tomorrow morning and maybe a 1.5l as well seeing tats its gonna be 43c. im usually up about 6am and the first thing i do is pop out to...

Hey guys Put down a brew monday. 1 can coopers real ale 1 can farmland larger 2 x yeasts from coopers topped up to 23l. The Adelaide weather has been a little erratic ie 40 sunday 28 monday 37 tuesday. I used 2 2l pet bottles filled with water and frozen in my freezer. Temps are ranging...

Thanks for the fast replies guys. just went out and scrounged 4x 2l plastic bottles from my bottle bin and filled with water and they are now in the freezer. would have looked harder but its too dark and hot for so ill go through it properly tomorrow. BribieG Just to clarify do you just...

hey guys i have put together a couple of recipes that i want to try out but mother nature isn't playing fair and its going to be over 35c in Adelaide for the next 5 days. I have a old fridge freezer that i want to set up with temp control but haven't had a chance to check out the jaycar kit...

_WALLACE_ Fantastic idea.... if only i can convince my missus to let me do this when we tie the knot although it is a long way fro us to cart kegs considering we live in SA and plan to get hitched it QLD but what the hell. Best of luck and please keep us up to date on what you decide

Firstly thanks for all of the replies. I checked today and of the 4 that i bought 2 (21l) have been used for sour cream and 2 (10l) have been used for natural yoghurt. Total cost 10 bucks. The first bucket that i bought from them (i use it for a bin in the shed) had American pickles and the...

As i am going to use them for some small scale test brews im really interestead in what sort of tap you used and where you purchased it from. i tried the local bunnings and the only thing that they could suggest was a hybrid water tank kero tap thingy. plus doing it that way was going to cost...

I am planning to do some smaller test brews (15l) to start experimenting with some slightly tweaked kit and extra recipes based on the toucan idea. A food wholesaler down the road from where i work has second had 20l food grade buckets that they are selling (they have been used for bulk pickles...

*****Newbie question alert***** I need some advice on a couple of brews that i have planned sort of based on a toucan idea. First one - 1 can coopers draught 250g light dry malt and the supplied yeast Second one 1 can coopers real ale 250g light dry malt and the supplied yeast both...