Jim's Beer Kit

Hi Heltor Chasca I’m not one of the elders, but I usually do the same as you are intending. Bottling some and kegging the rest. I think quite a few also do this as you can leave a few bottles for a longer time to condition and find out how it would have tasted if you hadn't drank it all from the k...

If it's made to 23L it wont be 6.8% The gravity and alcohol can be calculated fairly easily by multiplying the weight of the ingredient by the yield and dividing by the volume ie 1.7kg of liquid malt extract x 300/23 = 22.17 + 1.5kg of DME x 374/23 = 24.4 + 0.3kg of dextrose x 300/23 = 4 = 50.57 or...

Hi Manx Guy an Chris
It started at 1062 and finished at 1015. I made that 5.8% what do you guys make it.
1062 - 1015 = 47 devided by 7.46 = 6.3% oops.
I had another bottle last night, Its still well strong at 6.3%.
Think if I make it again, I'd made it weaker, it may even improve my maths.

Thanks Normski, Sounds good. I could make 2 batches! lol Would you use Dark Spraymalt? Hi thebronsonite Just keep it simple. Follow the instructions. 1 can of Coopers Stout and 1kg of Medium Spray malt. use the Coopers Yeast its good. Only fill FV upto 20 litres. it may over flow within the 1st 24 ...

Hi Nobby Novice If you are saying that you have a leak somewhere that the build up of presure has caused to force the beer out of. You need to get the vent on the top cap to work. you may also need to find the weak leak and sort that too, But you may find that if the top cap release valve is make to...

Hi thebronsonite Coopers Stout is a great kit that ferments in about 5 days and can be drunk almost straight away. I make it, put it in a barrel and start drinking it a few days later. You have plenty of time to make one of these bad boys up and impress your friends. they are easy and I've never hea...

Hi xpers I've just brewed a Coopers Lager with the supplied yeast at 18 deg. It fermented well in about 5 days and has produced a really nice drink. The best lager i've made so far. cleared in a week and the few I drank are loverly. I'll be doing the Coopers European Lager soon with the supplied Lag...

Hi pauljmuk

BKE is 50/50 spraymalt and glucose.
So you already have about 750ml of glucose/sugar and a glug or two of glucose syrup.
A lot of people on here use 750 ml spraymalt and 250 glucose.
I think you've got enough fermentables in it already.

Hi Dennis I've got a Coopers lager that I bottled about a week ago. I used the supplied yeast, an Ale yeast. I primed with Coopers priming glucose tablets that look like sweets. It has cleared already. I’ve tried a couple of them and they have good carbonation and taste great for a Lager. Unfortun...

I drank a bottle of my Sparkling Ale last night. It was still a bit cloudy but tasted nice. It's strong at 6.8% and will need a bit of conditioning to be at its best, but when its ready it should be a realy nice but very strong drink. Its somewhere between a Light Ale and a Lager. Sparkling Ale desc...

Hi AlexCricket Sorry to here you maiden voyage has turned a bit wrong. I also brewed a Colne Valley a few weeks ago. It took nearly 3 weeks to drop low enough to Keg. I put it in a King Keg top Tap; it had plenty of pressure up until the last 2 pints. Top taps need a good pressure. I think you may w...

Hi rollin danny I've just Bottled and Kegged a Coopers Sparkling Ale useing the full monty yesterday. It finished at 6.8%. Cant say how it tastes just yet, but it took a little longer than the usual Coopers to ferment, think it was about 6 - 7 days. I have an early drawn bottle that I was gonna have...

I had a couple of three pints of my 1st Coopers stout last night. Its only a few days old an tastes fantastic. this is not gonna get much conditioning, its gonna get drunk. Thats good Normski, but the trick is to get a couple more Kegs (I have 5) so you always have a couple of kegs at a decent drin...

I had a couple of three pints of my 1st Coopers stout last night. Its only a few days old an tastes fantastic. this is not gonna get much conditioning, its gonna get drunk.

Hi Wozza I always keg or bottle straight from the Fv after 1st fermentation. Adding .5 teaspoon of spraymalt or BKE per 500ml or 85g per keg. If im half bottling half kegging. I measure 85g and from this i take .5 teaspoon for each bottle. It's nice an easy. I think a lot of us use this FV to keg me...