What To Do With Toohey's Dark Ale?

[st3v3]

As per the thread title...

picked up a couple of cans of Tooheys Dark Ale pretty close to the Best Before date for $1.50 each at the local Coles. At that price I figured worst case scenario they'd be a couple of reasonably priced door-stops.

Any thoughts on whether it's worth grabbing some yeast from elsewhere and trying to make something from these? Or should I go with the doorstop idea?

Cheers
st3v3

 

[thylacine]

Tooheys Dark Ale
1 can Tooheys Dark Ale
250g Light Dry Malt Extract
250g Dark Dry Malt Extract
250g Dextrose
5g Salt
1 Pkt Tooheys Dry Yeast (from the kit)
Bottle Conditioning----4 weeks (min)

http://www.geocities.com/lesjudith/AleReci...AleRecipes.html

 

[st3v3]

Cheers - I'm not sure if the yeast will still be viable given how old it is, but will give that a go with one of the cans.

 

[boingk]

Buy a Coopers Stout kit and do a toucan with one of the Dark Ales. Age it up and you'll be enjoying it big time come winter. If you batch prime do it lightly - 100~120g of sugar should do it. Otherwise just don't give the bottles their full measure of sugar. About 2/3 to 3/4 of a measure should do it.

Might sound like winter is too far off, especially in this heat, but $12 for a batch of half-decent stout? Can't ignore that. Maybe throw some Goldings or Fuggles dry into the fermentor after the first few days.

Cheers - boingk

PS: Use a 'blow off tube', or a big fermentor. Coopers Stout kits are renownd for being messy fermentors. Also, use the Coopers yeast and ditch the Tooheys. Either that, or use Safale S-04.

 

[katana]

Tooheys Dark Ale
1 can Tooheys Dark Ale
250g Light Dry Malt Extract
250g Dark Dry Malt Extract
250g Dextrose
5g Salt
1 Pkt Tooheys Dry Yeast (from the kit)
Bottle Conditioning----4 weeks (min)

http://www.geocities.com/lesjudith/AleReci...AleRecipes.html

I`m a fan of Tooheys Old and was very disappointed with that recipe when I tried it about 8 months ago.

I reckon I`d only go 19 litres next time.

 

[buttersd70]

steps are easy...
open tin
submerge genetalia in said tin
photograph said act.
submit to fetish sites..
B)

and, if you are particularly sick minded, ferment and drink afterwards. Mind you, it won't taste much different to a thoughtful, sanitary, controlled, fermentation. So you might as well have some fun to start with......

If you have a webcam and a valid credit card, I'm happy to supply the recipe for XXXX gold.....