coopers stout tips please

[brysie]

mmm.
i really must get another one on this week.
got a few bottles left but i promised myself i`d leave them for a month for comparisons.

[craigjoneswales]

Mogwyth

why is yer beer BLUE or is it my monitor??

[Mogwyth]

Mogwyth

why is yer beer BLUE or is it my monitor??

Blueberries , just the flash from my compact, and an opaque bucket. It is black as Stout should be.

[rikpo]

Started my first coopers stout on 20th march.
Asked for 1kg of dark spray malt but when I got home I noticed I was given Dark malt extract.
Is this the same thing?
It started off like i Volcano, but has settled down now and should be ready for Half bottle & Half barrel in a few days.
Still wondering whether to use white or brown sugar for priming but I've got a couple of day left yet to make my mind up.
Thanks for all the great posts on this thread, as it's taught me a lot (I think).

Rickpo.

[AlexCricket]

Ditch - I know from your posts that you don't tend to prime your Stout. However, I plan to prime mine and I wonder whether you would consider using Brewing Sugar a sacrilege for priming purposes - I am using 1kg of DME for the brew.

[rollin danny]

Started my first coopers stout on 20th march.
Asked for 1kg of dark spray malt but when I got home I noticed I was given Dark malt extract.
Is this the same thing?
It started off like i Volcano, but has settled down now and should be ready for Half bottle & Half barrel in a few days.
Still wondering whether to use white or brown sugar for priming but I've got a couple of day left yet to make my mind up.
Thanks for all the great posts on this thread, as it's taught me a lot (I think).

Rickpo.

You probably got band dried malt its just a different method same results As for priming either will do .Its such a small amount it wont effect the taste.Happy brewing

[psd123]

Hi,

Have brewed the Coopers Stout a couple of times now and it tatses great, but does not seem to keep its head. When it is poured from the top tap barrel it has a frothy head which disapears after a few minutes. I have brewed with 1Kg of dark spray malt and prime with about 80-90g of brewing sugar and make to about 20L, i try and leave for a few weeks but the same results both times.

Am i missing something to retain or get a nice head on this ?

Cheers Paul

[brysie]

hi paul

i bottle all my brews so cant really help you but was wondering what sort of temperature you keep your barrel at?

[psd123]

Barrel has been in the shed and it has been over the last 4 months so temp has been pretty cold, normally try and keep them below 15deg but could have been a lot lower.

Cheers Paul

[rollin danny]

Sounds like it might be a bit cold in the shed. If you like a few pints in the evening try pulling a few into a big 2ltr jug with lid on[you can get them from tesco called juice jugs] Bring it in to the house and let it warm up a bit then pour into your pot.You should get a nice head You cant beat good head

[Ditch]

Strange. Only 'problem' I ever have with my head is the patience required to go off and do something else for five minutes while the first half glass of foam dies back. Pouring a pint of my stuff is a labour of love.

That done, I can quite easily take an hour drining it. Never once had a problem with it losing its head.

I believe any taint of washing up liquid can destroy a beers head. Ever had the Fairy concentrate near ye glass? I'm guessing so. And then did ye rinse the hell out of it?

[rikpo]

Just half bottled and half kegged my first coopers stout.
Had a little taste out of the keg and you were all right, It's bloody good stuff.
I'll try to be patient now and wait a couple of weeks at least, although I'm not promising anything.

Thanks for the reply before Rollin.

Rikpo.

[Mogwyth]

Bottled mine last night, had half a pint left over so couldn't waste it not bad at all. Although for my taste I think next time I might make it to only 20 litres to give it a bit more body Although I primed it with ultimate brown sugar Billington molasses unrefined cane sugar

Bill

[rollin danny]

Hello moggy Whats the weather like down your way ? Im thinking of taking the caravan down there at easter.Should I pack summer or winter cloths?

[Mogwyth]

At the moment typical Wales....... wet windy and cold. We have had some nice weather the last few weeks, but what the next few weeks is going to bring .

Bill