Coopers Mexican Cerveza

[DrewCarey82]

So is it worth brewing or not and what do people recommend with it?

With a coopers brew enhancer 2 will it be similar @ all to corona?

 

[Fingerlickin_B]

Well, the girl I was asking advice on behalf of has quit her job here...so I no longer care :lol:

PZ.

 

[sluggerdog]

So is it worth brewing or not and what do people recommend with it?

With a coopers brew enhancer 2 will it be similar @ all to corona?

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If you wanted something similar to corona I would be using the Coopers Brew Enhancer 1 rather then the 2 as it will give a ligher body. No hops needed at all and ferment with a lager yeast if possible.

16 IBU is a little high for a corona (I think) I would have though around the 12 mark would have been closer but then again it should come out a super simple, easy drinking brew if that's what your after.

 

[OLD DOG]

hi guys I made it with a brew enhancer 1 added some lime zest, juice and fermeted for a week now cold conditioning into 2 week and will keg on the w/e.

Out of primary it wasnt as light or thin as corona, it will be clearer and hopefully taste even better now.

If it lacks flavour I will add some cascade hops and a little malt next time.

Will keep you posted.

regards old dog

:chug:

 

[DrewCarey82]

Maybe even just go plain dextrose? And a dry enzyme possibly do ya's reckon?

 

[sluggerdog]

DC82, Yeah go the whole hog of dextrose if you rather, I would be leaving out the dry enzyme though as it should be dry enough with all the dextrose...


Would be nice to see a review or two of this for others to go by Kit Reviews Here - Coopers Mexican Cerveza

 

[richierm]

Hey fellow brewers,

I am complete newby at this, the loving wife bought me a Coopers Kit for Xmas, so I am underway!!

Finished a pretty good Coopers Stout and thought I would try something at the other end of the scale and picked up the Cerveza.

Seems to be OK, except not really bubbling very much? It has been a little cool on the Gold Coast (thermometer on brew says about 20-24 Degrees C.) It has been a full seven days and not sure if ready to bottle.

Has anyone else run this brew through and had similar issues?

I will probably just measure the readings and if it is static for a few days, just bottle and see how I go!!

If anyone has any thoughts about this, would be keen to hear. This looks like a great forum and good site - keen to learn and develop the brew skills.

Cheers


Rich.

 

[berazafi]

Hello

Im new here but just finshed drinking a keg of this.

I added 1 can, 800grams of dextrose and 500gms of light malt (powdered)

Fermented for 5 days, then straight into the keg ( it was my first ever time at kegging, and have learnt a few things from reading since then, eg secondary to let it settle so its not cloudy)

Came out very close to corona a tiny bit sweeter and a little less bitter on the after taste, although this beer had not even 4 days of conditioning

, I had a few people over on saturday for some poker (VB and bourbon drinkers)

I thought i would pass a few half glasses around, since they were very cloudy i expected nobody to touch a drop, well we ended up going though the keg, and by the end even the bourbon drinkers had had a few glasses. Worst thing is i have nearly a slab of VB sitting in my fridge taking up space

I wish i had of bottled a few to put away for a month or so, but no such luck.

 

[Piste]

I kicked one off last Sunday (6 days ago) and the sg is 1010, I thought it would be ready by now or does the enhancer 2 give a higher reading???
Will try again tomorrow and see if its the same and may just go ahead and bottle anyway.
I usually use Tooheys Dark with 1.5kg of malt extract (light) and bottle after about 10 days, but she who must be obeyed wants a Corona style for a change, I normally do a cider for her.
We'll see how this goes.
Unfortunately I didn't take a OG so I don't know whats happened, but it started erupting within an hour of the yeast being added and went for two days.

 

[yardy]

i had a win with the Cerveza/Partial i did, probably shouldn't have racked onto the blueberries but you live and learn.

have a look at the blog for recipe and pics, starts in January Archives under Si Senor' Mash, ends at Si Senor Tasting.

cheers
yardy

 

[MVZOOM]

Mine's a bit strange. It's been 6 days now, started at 1044 and now it's still at 1015 - doesn't seem to want to drop.

Used the can and 1kg of Brew Enhanser 2 - ie.. the exact method proposed on the can. Wort is sitting at about 24deg.

Tasted it this morning - tastes very sweet. Anyone know what the FG should be? I'll leave it another couple of days and then rack it, just looks like it's going no-where fast.

Cheers - Mike

 

[Drew]

I've just bottled this brew. I also had just the 1kg can and Coopers Brew Enhancer #2 (although I did add a couple of chillis for something new). Total volume was right on 23 L.

OG 1035, FG 1012. It reached 1012 in just 2-3 days, but after 8 days it hadn't budged any further.

1015 doesn't sound too high. Did you brew to less than 23 litres?

Personally I've never had a FG below 1010 (in my expansive 3 brew history) despite each cans recommendation of 1006.

 

[Thommo]

MVZoom, You may as well rack it now. If it's already at the correct gravity then no harm done, and if it's stuck then the movement should get the fermentation happening again.

Thommo.

 

[MVZOOM]

Yeah, thanks Thommo - I'll leave it one more day then rack it - it's pretty sweet beer and still smells a little fruity, it may still have some more in it.

Cheers - Mike

 

[Agarn]

I've made quite a few beers with different enhancers. They have less fermentables in them than regular sugar or dextrose. This equals higher OG and higher FG and less alcohol.(unfortunately)

 

[pharmaboy]

general feedback on this kit; i just did one with 500mls of rice malt and 250grams dried wheat malt, threw in a couple of yeast packs ( a muntons and the kit yeast) and brewed at 22 or so to 18 litres.

Hoping for something like an asahi dry, but came out very reminiscent of tooheys dry. Unmistakeably tooheys family taste (POR?) . As mentioned above, very cloudy - assume it will clear. easy drinking mega lager - my non beer appreciating friend even thought it tasted like 'beer'.

 

[Fingerlickin_B]

Just a little update on this kit.

As mentioned I had done a toucan of this and it was "ok".

About three weeks ago I kegged a one-can of it (purchased kit because I had no petrol at the time and the local Woolies had nothing better).

The toucan was fermented at around 20-22 deg, but the one-can (single kit, no adjuncts mixed to 11L in a 15L fermenter with supplied yeast) was fermented at significantly lower temps: around 16 deg.

The now-cooled-kegged-and-carbonated one-can is very much like a Corona, maybe ever so slightly "bigger" in the flavour aspects, but I'm sure anyone that likes Corona would love it.

Now I need to get my mates around to drink it for me...it's a little too much like Corona for my liking :lol:

PZ.

 

[Fingerlickin_B]

Oh, and the lower fermenting temps (I assume it was the temp) have produced a much lighter colour...very p*ss-yellow...also like Corona h34r:

PZ.

 

[Piste]

Bottled 5 days ago, no explosions, good.
Was a bit cloudy but suddenly settled to a clear urine specimen with kidney infection colour.
I only used what was provided.
Might open one at the weekend to see how it is progressing for SWMBO's benfit, I'm more interested in my Dark Ale thats on the go at the moment.
As an aside, anyone used the Carlton Hydrometer? and are they any better than the standard garden variety.

 

[Samwise Gamgee]

Was a bit cloudy but suddenly settled to a clear urine specimen with kidney infection colour.

hahaha nice description!


A little off topic, but when i was doing K&K i aimed for a Corona like brew. I achieved something pretty close to it, prob even a little tastier, using a Country Brewer recipe. Wal's Dry Lager can + a brew booster type sugar mix (can't remember which one)

Turned out pretty good for my first brew.