'battle Of The Toucans'

[mwd]

Yes aiming for 23litres might just add an extra 500g of raw sugar or dextrose to up the alcohol to paint stripper.

 

[tricache]

Day 1 done and no overflow...house smells amazing though!

 

[brentice]

Im thinking of laying this brew down at the weekend.

2X Coopers Mexican Cerveza tins
100g of steeped crystal malt
50g of steeped carared
15g of Centennial @ 30mins
15g of Centennial @ 20 mins
15g of Centennial @ 10 mins
All boiled in 4L of water with 500g of DME
Bang it all into the fermenter with 1kg of dextrose and 300g of goldern syrup for good measure
US-05 dry yeast
Probably make around 23L for good measure as ill keg 19 and then have some bottles for back up if the end of the world was to happen and there was a beer shortage :lol: :lol: :lol:

Just wondering on peoples thoughts or opinions and the like. This is just some spare grain, hops and some tins i had lying around so my thoughts is to bang it all together and see how it all pans out

 

[yum beer]

Im thinking of laying this brew down at the weekend.

2X Coopers Mexican Cerveza tins
100g of steeped crystal malt
50g of steeped carared
15g of Centennial @ 30mins
15g of Centennial @ 20 mins
15g of Centennial @ 10 mins
All boiled in 4L of water with 500g of DME
Bang it all into the fermenter with 1kg of dextrose and 300g of goldern syrup for good measure
US-05 dry yeast
Probably make around 23L for good measure as ill keg 19 and then have some bottles for back up if the end of the world was to happen and there was a beer shortage :lol: :lol: :lol:

Just wondering on peoples thoughts or opinions and the like. This is just some spare grain, hops and some tins i had lying around so my thoughts is to bang it all together and see how it all pans out

Looks like expensive garden food...

Id just be doing the cerveza tins maybe with DME......though 1 tin with 1Kg of malt is pretty yummy.

Use your other grains and hops in a Pale Ale....



My 2 cents worth...

 

[tricache]

Bottled my "Kick In The Tooth Stout" last night now the not so patient wait :lol:

 

[Samuel Adams]

Im thinking of laying this brew down at the weekend.

2X Coopers Mexican Cerveza tins
100g of steeped crystal malt
50g of steeped carared
15g of Centennial @ 30mins
15g of Centennial @ 20 mins
15g of Centennial @ 10 mins
All boiled in 4L of water with 500g of DME
Bang it all into the fermenter with 1kg of dextrose and 300g of goldern syrup for good measure
US-05 dry yeast
Probably make around 23L for good measure as ill keg 19 and then have some bottles for back up if the end of the world was to happen and there was a beer shortage :lol: :lol: :lol:

Just wondering on peoples thoughts or opinions and the like. This is just some spare grain, hops and some tins i had lying around so my thoughts is to bang it all together and see how it all pans out

I've often thought the Mex Cerv would be good in toucan's due to it's low bitterness
Let us know how it goes/went !!

 

[tonyt]

Just drinking a mex cerv and an apa toucan, tastes pretty good!

 

[brentice]

I've often thought the Mex Cerv would be good in toucan's due to it's low bitterness
Let us know how it goes/went !!

It's been brewin for a week now and it smells pretty rad to the power of awesome. Should be all good to go very very soon. Woo hoo

 

[tricache]

Had a sample of my stout and HELL YEAH!!! Outstanding!!

 

[yum beer]

Had a sample of my stout and HELL YEAH!!! Outstanding!!

Nice to see you controlled yourself enough to let it condition before hooking in.

 

[tricache]

:lol: gotta make sure I haven't got an infection I bottled a few sample sizes for this specific reason

 

[mwd]

another stout toucan

2x Coopers Irish Stout
1kg Dark dry extract
250g Black Malt Thomas Fawcett
500g Rice Malt Syrup + 500g raw sugar.
Nottingham yeast harvested from bottom of fermenter.


Should be a roasty brew Do I need more sugar to bring it into headbanger territory?? No.

Ready for the bottle but has stopped a bit high F.G. wise but not tasting sweet. Worth spending that bit extra for the Irish Stout cans above the ordinary Stout.

 

[tricache]

Ready for the bottle but has stopped a bit high F.G. wise but not tasting sweet. Worth spending that bit extra for the Irish Stout cans above the ordinary Stout.

I got the Irish Stout can and a dark ale can, worked out cheaper than two expensive ones and still tastes amazing (and still black as tar!!)

 

[mwd]

Yes the Dark and Stout makes a cracking drink. The LHBS did not have any Dark Ale in stock so I went with 2 stouts a bit in the style of Bribie's Headbanger. It will be a sipper not a swiller. Got to say the hydrometer sample tasted promising.
The Black Malt seems to have been a good addition.

 

[tricache]

Yes the Dark and Stout makes a cracking drink. The LHBS did not have any Dark Ale in stock so I went with 2 stouts a bit in the style of Bribie's Headbanger. It will be a sipper not a swiller. Got to say the hydrometer sample tasted promising.

I can imagine she would be mighty bitter! Mine is definitely a sipper too, 2 bottles and I am feeling it BIG time

 

[brentice]

I've often thought the Mex Cerv would be good in toucan's due to it's low bitterness
Let us know how it goes/went !!

Just bottle me double Cerveza a couple of day ago. Now the painfull part of waiting 4 weeks for it to mature




It smelt awesome out of the FV but

 

[mwd]

another stout toucan

2x Coopers Irish Stout
1kg Dark dry extract
250g Black Malt Thomas Fawcett
500g Rice Malt Syrup + 500g raw sugar.
Nottingham yeast harvested from bottom of fermenter.


Should be a roasty brew Do I need more sugar to bring it into headbanger territory?? No.

Ready for the bottle but has stopped a bit high F.G. wise but not tasting sweet. Worth spending that bit extra for the Irish Stout cans above the ordinary Stout.

Damn seems to have stopped at 1.030 way too high tried agitating and allowed to raise temps to 22C Krausen has dropped completely but hydro samples don't taste that sweet probably due to two cans of Irish Stout. Methinks better leave it longer and bottle in PET.

 

[tricache]

Damn seems to have stopped at 1.030 way too high tried agitating and allowed to raise temps to 22C Krausen has dropped completely but hydro samples don't taste that sweet probably due to two cans of Irish Stout. Methinks better leave it longer and bottle in PET.

The Irish Stout kits do makes things VERY VERY bitter so that will kill some of the sweet taste...obviously ageing will help that out.

As for the gravity, mine came out higher than first calculated and I still bottled (in PET as well). I haven't had any bombs or dramas.

 

[brentice]

Just bottle me double Cerveza a couple of day ago. Now the painfull part of waiting 4 weeks for it to mature




It smelt awesome out of the FV but

I cracked open me double cerveza after a horrible nightshift at the office.
It is awesome to the power of sick

 

[Samuel Adams]

I cracked open me double cerveza after a horrible nightshift at the office.
It is awesome to the power of sick

Good to hear !
Does it taste bitter ? boozy ? sweet ?



I'm about to put down a vintage ale style toucan close to the coopers website recipe

1.7kg Coopers pale ale
1.7kg Coopers real ale
1kg Dextrose
200g LDME
250g Pale crystal
20-30g Galaxy @ 5 min
1L starter of Coopers recultured yeast