Coopers kits - is the yeast any good?

Paul_S · Post by **Paul_S** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:04 am

I seem to have read something on this subject before but now can't find it...

Is the yeast included with Coopers kits worth using or am I better off with a Safale or Danstar? I'll be kegging so need the beer to drop bright quite quickly after fermentation

sparky Paul · Post by **sparky Paul** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:13 am

AFAIK the Cooper's yeasts are pretty good, I've always had good results with them. From what I've read on the Aussie forums, it appears that they are actually supplied with Safale, or a Safale/Saflager mixture, depending upon the style of beer.

You could use a sachet of Safale to make sure, I don't think you can beat Safale for clearing.

Hoppkins · Post by **Hoppkins** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:26 am

I have always found Coopers yeast exceptional quality.

Never failed me yet and always ferment out.

Paul_S · Post by **Paul_S** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:38 am

Great - looks like a lunchtime trip to Wilko for a couple of bitter kits then! TTFN

Stonch · Post by **Stonch** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:41 am

Paul, we're using the Coopers yeast with the stout kit from them right now, and as you can see from the brewcam it's going very well. Crazy, in fact!

Burner · Post by **Burner** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:44 am

My IPA went like a bomb also!!!

mysterio · Post by **mysterio** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 11:59 am

Yeah I quite like the coopers yeast.

Stonch · Post by **Stonch** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:43 am

Are Cooper's kits sold in Wilko? I wish I'd known!

I have found there's one at Stratford in E. London. Now, I work right next to Bank Station. I can get the tube there in twenty mins, so could do a mad lunchtime dash...

drsmurto · Post by **drsmurto** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:26 am

I tend to prefer the Safales (US56 or 05 now and the S-04 for english) myself. Or if i am making a Coopers Pale Ale clone then i re-culture the yeast from a few bottles of the real thing. Available from Tesco and Waitrose. Good excuse to taste an Aussie beer that isnt Fosters

maxashton · Post by **maxashton** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:33 am

It baffles me that there doesn't seem to be a homebrew supply in London. You would have thought that our great nation's capital would have one SOMEWHERE.

I'd even consider soho.

Stonch · Post by **Stonch** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:51 am

Cheam is pretty far away, sadly. I believe it is in Greater London (London Borough of Merton?) but certainly not in London proper. It's Surrey, really.

For me it would be about 40 mins on the tube from Angel and then a bus ride or a long trek through urban wasteland...

Naturally I have considered it!

Stonch · Post by **Stonch** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:59 am

maxashton wrote:It baffles me that there doesn't seem to be a homebrew supply in London. You would have thought that our great nation's capital would have one SOMEWHERE.

I'd even consider soho.

As the paltry replies to my message about a London homebrew meet up (only three or four takers!) have evidenced, I don't think there are many people who are interested.

That doesn't surprise me too much though. First of all, there's lack of space - most of us don't have gardens, let alone garden sheds!

Then there's the fact that most Londoners, oppressed by long commutes across town, the pace of life, the demands of work and other things don't have the inclination to take up hobbies. And then they wonder why they aren't happy. So many then blame London itself - which is nonsense, this is the world's greatest city and a wonderful place to live.

People I know think I am hopelessly eccentric for having a hobby (beer/homebrewing). But I think that much of the malaise hanging over people of my generation is due to this attitude. There's a very widely held view that those who single-mindedly pursue wealth and career success are to be admired - personally I'd go as far as to say I despise them. We are truly Thatcher's generation.

Yes, you need to earn a crust, but what's the point if there aren't bubbling fermentation buckets in your spare room?

Burner · Post by **Burner** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 2:07 pm

Admirable sentiments there Stonch. I totally agree, what is the point if there isn't a fine beer either in the hand or fridge. Being a Surrey'ite having Cheers 10 minutes down the road is a godsend but I must say it is situated in a truly bizarre part of Cheam, well away from where people normally go. It took me a while to find and it's pretty much on my manor.

Stonch · Post by **Stonch** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 4:06 pm

DaaB wrote:more of a pilgrimage than a journey then

I will do it in a simple monk's habit, bare foot, stopping to pray to the gods of homebrew at every corner

oxford brewer · Post by **oxford brewer** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 4:57 pm

Stonch wrote:
DaaB wrote:more of a pilgrimage than a journey then
I will do it in a simple monk's habit, bare foot, stopping to pray to the gods of homebrew at every corner

Dont forget to have a slurp of HB before every prayer

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Coopers kits - is the yeast any good?

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