TimeToBrew
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Hi All,
Some 4-5 years ago I bought Coopers Pale Ale extract hoping to start brew beer but couldn't find time and still have this extract with "Best before" date October 2011.
Recently I met an old friend of mine who brews decent beer from Coopers extracts, he adviced me on a brew kit and gave some helpful info so I bought a kit, new extract and yesterday started fermentation which already bubbles very nicely .
The extract cost next to nothing but before throwing it away I thought may be it's still OK to use so I found the following on the Coopers website:
Will the brew be okay to make if the can is past the ‘Best Before’ date?
Coopers Beer Kits contain hopped liquid malt extract. Liquid malt extract darkens over time and develops toffee/molasses like aromas. This process is accelerated when temperature is increased. This is not such a bad thing with intentionally dark brews but may be undesirable with lighter styles. If you wish to persist with making up a brew past its Best Before date (out of curiosity or otherwise) it’s worth getting fresh yeast from a Brewing Specialist store to ensure that the brew ferments thoroughly.
I was wondering if anyone tried to brew using extract 2 years past best before date and if yes what yeast would you recommend to brew it with?
Thanks!
Some 4-5 years ago I bought Coopers Pale Ale extract hoping to start brew beer but couldn't find time and still have this extract with "Best before" date October 2011.
Recently I met an old friend of mine who brews decent beer from Coopers extracts, he adviced me on a brew kit and gave some helpful info so I bought a kit, new extract and yesterday started fermentation which already bubbles very nicely .
The extract cost next to nothing but before throwing it away I thought may be it's still OK to use so I found the following on the Coopers website:
Will the brew be okay to make if the can is past the ‘Best Before’ date?
Coopers Beer Kits contain hopped liquid malt extract. Liquid malt extract darkens over time and develops toffee/molasses like aromas. This process is accelerated when temperature is increased. This is not such a bad thing with intentionally dark brews but may be undesirable with lighter styles. If you wish to persist with making up a brew past its Best Before date (out of curiosity or otherwise) it’s worth getting fresh yeast from a Brewing Specialist store to ensure that the brew ferments thoroughly.
I was wondering if anyone tried to brew using extract 2 years past best before date and if yes what yeast would you recommend to brew it with?
Thanks!