lager kit

paulbrrtt · Post by **paulbrrtt** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 9:08 am

Hi all Im quite new to brewing, at the moment I have a TC going and some neetle beer, The wife wants me to have a go at lager but the only ones I saw in my local wilkies was Coopers Australian so my question is, is it any good and also do you deviate away from the instructions at all ? there was also a packet of damm forgot the name of it but basically it was spray malt?. I have read on here the use of sparay malt quite often so would it be worth buying a packet? cheers in advance

sparky Paul · Post by **sparky Paul** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 9:54 am

paulbrrtt wrote:Hi all Im quite new to brewing, at the moment I have a TC going and some neetle beer, The wife wants me to have a go at lager but the only ones I saw in my local wilkies was Coopers Australian so my question is, is it any good and also do you deviate away from the instructions at all ? there was also a packet of damm forgot the name of it but basically it was spray malt?.

The stuff you have seen in Wilkos is probably Beer Kit Enhancer, which is a mix of 50% spraymalt and 50% dextrose (brewing sugar).

The Coopers lager kits are very good. Personally, I would add 500g of dextrose (brewing sugar) and 500g of light spraymalt, or a 1kg bag of BKE. I would also normally add some hops for a bit of extra hop bite, but you will need to go to a homebrew supplier for these, and it is a bit of faffing about for a beginner. In any case, the Cooper's kits are still decent without. If you are interested in adapting the kit further, have a read of this thread...

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=22949&p=258376

You will need to bottle to get the necessary level of carbonation.

paulbrrtt · Post by **paulbrrtt** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:12 am

Thx very much Paul I think it was beer enhancer, I will have to stick to the kit as I dont now of any homebrew stores near me,and to be honest the wilkos by me havnt got a big selection would the beer enhancer help it though?

OldSpeckledBadger · Post by **OldSpeckledBadger** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:15 am

paulbrrtt wrote: would the beer enhancer help it though?

It's a lot better than just adding sugar.

paulbrrtt · Post by **paulbrrtt** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:24 am

cheers guys just had a look at that link and it seems to be what im looking for cheers

sparky Paul · Post by **sparky Paul** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 6:01 pm

Yes, the Coopers kits work well with BKE, I've done them like this myself.

paulbrrtt · Post by **paulbrrtt** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 6:37 pm

thx i well look forward to doing this saturday

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