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Had a good read on the deep dive paper and Best practices for Philly to "control" sourness level on next fruit sour. Previous brews are outside my preferred taste range. Just wondering has anyone have more experience for amount of malt/dex/SG to start with to reduce sourness somewhat along with...

Having some issues with those screw on carb caps for PET soft drink bottles and would appreciate some advice. Periodically fill 2lt ex soft drink bottles to share brews but it never seems to carb up enough. Squeeze air out of bottle give it a good belt with the CO2 gas in line so nice and...

Hello all, After some 50+ Kits and partials which I've enjoyed to varying degrees, managed to get a Coopers Int. series Wheat beer plus +Coopers dark malt can brew to taste sour. I've not come across this before so seeking an understanding of possible causes. Normal ferment temps, SG, prep as...

Howdy, Nothing flash or difficult nor time consuming but a real nice beer. Got some great aromas and finishing tastes. Good body and mouth feel. Have no restraints about recommending it, sure it can be pimped (the next 2 versions for mine, wheat malt, hops etc) 1 x Cooper Pale Ale can 1 x...

Hello all, Over several kits, partials and couple of all grains seem to have a consistent priming/carb level issue. prime with 100gm Dex for a 19lt keg Stored in spare room estimate ambient 14-16c Always left for 12+days into fridge for a couple of days chilling Keg for dispensing seems...

Hello all, Gotten to the point where would like to hear what you gurus brew in summer. Not talking about refridge as a way to avoid increased temps, but brews truly suited to the warmer months. Wheats, steams perhaps, changing yeasts to avoid lager restraints of temp...love to here your...

Hello all, Thinking was.. need a clear bright tasty number for Bathurst...it's a long day and a heavy Ale too hard... a Cerveza, Kit, a little maltin for head & body retention, Dex a dose of late boiled Saaz... started the keg yesterday pre the old school supercar race...bloody nice this is...

Hello all, Only kegged my first 2 and another two brews underway so new to this. Wondering if I could draw on the wealth of experience here for recipe suggestions. So chasing a extremely light coloured , lower bittered, big aroma style ...cerveza I guess? 1 tin coopers light malt Lager yeast...

Hello all, Picked up one of those screw on carb caps for pet bottles yesterday. Just a thought bugga the soft drink has anyone used this to carb beer( that 3 lt left in fermenter pisses me off ...waste) in pets so portable etc. Would appreciate kpa used by more experienced player. cheers bt1

Hello all, Keen to have a crack at the real old school English oak ale. The idea of making a ale for an oak tree timber has got me in. Trouble is struggling for anything close to a process or recipe. By any small chance has anyone come a cross info on this? bt1

Hello all, Just a quick q being a newb taken by surprise by the dark~ish colour of the Cooper's Euro Lager kit. Made to instructions, only variation was addition of a very small amount of hops. Is this normal as it's first so no compare? Any suggestions go forward on these kits for getting...

Hello all, Been a long term distiller, mainly Sugarheads/AG and looking to have a crack at beers. Decided to start simple a couple of Coopers Euro lagers with a few extra hops added underway, before going AG. Have a few recon'd 19lt post mix kegs, fridge,gas and accessories in waiting...keen...