Thoughts and advice.

[Bluebrew]

Hi guys,
I'm just chasing advice, positive or negative to make improvements to my brews. The brew I have down at the moment is :
150g crystal steeped @70c 20min
100g DDME
10g chinook 30min boil
10g cascade flame out
Coopers real ale tin
Coopers B/E 2
Made up to 25L
Us-05 yeast
OG 1038
I am dry hopping around day 5
with 20g Chinook
Ferment temp is a little rough but 4 1L frozen bottles changed daily & in a large esky keeps it around 18-20 deg
Anything I could try or improve?

 

[manticle]

Looking pretty good. Nailing temp control, proper cleanliness and hygiene, conditioning time (including cold conditioning) and possibly rehydrating yeast (I never did when I used dry but some swear by it) - all things to keep in mind but recipe looks solid, what I know of your process looks likewise.

 

[TehCrucible]

Never tried the Coopers Real Ale kits but the math looks OK. Will be reasonably hoppy. ABV is a little low at 3.8% -ish but if thats what your going for then sweet.

 

[maltmadness]

Hi bud, the recipe looks great. Good work with the hops. Some tips, try using LDME in place of BE's, bit cheaper. Get a cheap fridge of gum tree and a temp control of eBay, try under reptile heaters too. Set temp and forget. Then to all grain

 

[Bluebrew]

Thanks guys, the fridge and temp control are definitely the next step. Very keen to give AG a crack. My man cave is starting to get pretty liveable. Got 3 kegs in the fridge and a fourth keg racked and starting to get a fair collection of bottles in storage. I'm set for the apocalypse!

Have any of you guys used maple syrup in brews before?
Reason I ask is I'm drinking an IPA at the moment and I added about 100ml of maple syrup + 100ml of golden syrup, I can stop drinking it. I'll be adding it again soon..