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I currently have a batch of Coopers Real Ale brewed with Muntons DME and Wyeast 1968 (smack-pack liquid yeast). Due to a hold up in delivery I think my yeast may have got spoiled by exposure to high temperatures (Singapore climate!!) before it reached me. The pack swelled up OK but when I...

I am using easily obtainable 1.5 litre Coke bottles for bottling. These PET Bottles cannot be washed in hot water as the material can be damaged, so I use cold or warm water for rinsing. However the bottle caps are of a more normal type of hard plastic, and I would like to give them a...

I have been experimenting with liquid maltose in conjunction with Coopers kits. In the first test case I used a Coopers English Bitter kit with 26 litres water plus 1.8 Kg Maltose and Safale S-04 yeast to get a FG of 1.014 and an estimated 4% alcohol which is just about right. I normally...

I have been experimenting with liquid maltose in conjunction with Coopers kits. In the first test case I used a Coopers English Bitter kit with 26 litres water plus 1.8 Kg Maltose and Safale S-04 yeast to get a FG of 1.014 and an estimated 4% alcohol which is just about right. I normally...

Brewing with Liquid Malt Extract I have obtained a 4 KG sample of Liquid Malt Extract from an importer, and am planning to try it out as a replacement for sugar to brew a batch of Cooper’s Bitter (Alternatives in stock are Coopers IPA and Coopers Real Ale-in case anyone feels they would work...

I just brewed a batch of Coopers Real Ale using 700 g LDM, half kilo of Dextrose, Fuggle hops and Safale SO4 yeast. Fermentation went fine at a steady 20 to 21 degrees C, and also the bottling. However its been in the bottle two days now, and ordinarily I would expect the bottles to be hard...

I just brewed a can of Cooper's Real Ale and used the enhancer 2 kit plus Nottingham Ale yeast. I poured the Enhancer 2 (both bags) plus the contents of the can plus 500 grams organic molasses sugar in the bottom of the fermenter. Then I added two litres of boiling water. Almost immediately...

Does anyone have experience using the "Organic Sugars" that are on sale in most up-market supermarkets? There are several brands and types offered at about twice the price of regular sugar - but that's not really much when you are using it in 25 litres or so of beer. I have bought some Organic...