Hi,
I've got a few of the coopers kits lying around. A pale and a 'real' ale and they are well and truly past their use by date as I stopped brewing about two years ago.
I'm in the process of setting up some kegs for the first time and I'm keen to use up some of these old cans to get back into the swing of brewing. Don't mind if I totally stuff them up.
I was thinking of:
- adding a can of light malt extract to one and light wheat extract to the other (prob the pale)
- boiling the bejusus out of them with some hops
- throwing in a little steeped grain extract and finishing hops etc.
- using a fresh yeast (no doubt the old ones are stuffed by now and I never use them anyway)
Reckon I'd get anything drinkable out of this? Of should I just ditch the old cans?
I've got a few of the coopers kits lying around. A pale and a 'real' ale and they are well and truly past their use by date as I stopped brewing about two years ago.
I'm in the process of setting up some kegs for the first time and I'm keen to use up some of these old cans to get back into the swing of brewing. Don't mind if I totally stuff them up.
I was thinking of:
- adding a can of light malt extract to one and light wheat extract to the other (prob the pale)
- boiling the bejusus out of them with some hops
- throwing in a little steeped grain extract and finishing hops etc.
- using a fresh yeast (no doubt the old ones are stuffed by now and I never use them anyway)
Reckon I'd get anything drinkable out of this? Of should I just ditch the old cans?