guerd87
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Hi all,
After finishing off my first brew with my Coopers Micro Kit I got for my birthday, its time to hit up another.
The first batch turned out ok direct from the kit, didnt have my tastes in mind though. Storing it for a while, aparently that brings it out a bit more.
After heading down to the LHBS, I picked up a few things and hopefully they should get me a decent beer.
Coopers Real Ale tin
500g Dextrose
500g Un-hopped Malt - looks like honey
Im a real fan of most types of ales either light or dark. Coopers pale ale, James squire ale etc etc
Will what I have here create an ok brew or should I be looking to add something else in? Any comments would be great
Also, is the un-hopped malt fermentable? If it is then I should be getting around 4.5-5%, if not with only 500g Dextrose around 3%ish? I have been reading about dry hopping by just using tea bag style methods in the fermenter, could anyone shed some light on this or what I should use and how long to put it in for?
Cheers,
John
After finishing off my first brew with my Coopers Micro Kit I got for my birthday, its time to hit up another.
The first batch turned out ok direct from the kit, didnt have my tastes in mind though. Storing it for a while, aparently that brings it out a bit more.
After heading down to the LHBS, I picked up a few things and hopefully they should get me a decent beer.
Coopers Real Ale tin
500g Dextrose
500g Un-hopped Malt - looks like honey
Im a real fan of most types of ales either light or dark. Coopers pale ale, James squire ale etc etc
Will what I have here create an ok brew or should I be looking to add something else in? Any comments would be great
Also, is the un-hopped malt fermentable? If it is then I should be getting around 4.5-5%, if not with only 500g Dextrose around 3%ish? I have been reading about dry hopping by just using tea bag style methods in the fermenter, could anyone shed some light on this or what I should use and how long to put it in for?
Cheers,
John