Bacchus
Well-Known Member
I got my start with a Coopers homebrewery kit and cut my teeth on their ingredients packages. I really enjoyed them whenever I made them but I eventually moved up to buying the kits made by Williams and Northern Brewer. A couple of weeks ago, I suppose for reasons of nostalgia, I decided to make a Coopers kit. Big mistake. Using just the recommended Canadian Blonde package, I wound up with a weak, watery 3.2% ABV soda pop. Once you've moved up to more substantial beer kits, the Coopers just doesn't quite measure up. I realize now that to make a Coopers beer that is the equivalent of the better kits, you really need to buy two of the LME cans. Or you can just load a one can batch up with lots of adjuncts which would give you the ABV but you'ld still lack body and flavor. So if any of you experienced brewers ever decide to try a Coopers kit, I highly recommend that you double what you order. But then you're paying more than you would for a good WB or NB kit! Kind of a catch 22.