Staunch, I love coopers. Supporting Australian businesses that are owned and operated by and for Aussies. This is the last big brewer like this and thank god the best. Love coopers.
Firstly, I'm a mcicrobioligst, cleanliness is not stressed enough, wash your hands regularly whilst doing a set-up. Be careful how u open the can, try to sterilize your can opener. When inserting the Ozzie bottler, sterilize using SS tongs, boiling water and fresh clean tissue or brand new toilet roll tissue. Do not touch with your skin. If u do, wipe down with de-natured alcohol. I have never done s spec grav test in over 45 years of brewing. Always let your batch brew for a minimum of 12 - 16days. Use an airlock brew system too. More advice to follow, in part 2.
Further advice, for those whom, for whatever reason, cannot use sugar drops for gassing. Make your gasser solution 220gm dextrose in 200ml water & boil for 5 minutes, cool in the frudge.Using another steriized brew drum, decant your brew into the 2nd drum, with the cold gasser solution already poured in. Use your sterilized bottler tube for decant. Stir after decant. Bottle off your 23 litres, into well sterilized green or brown glass bcttles. Use the gasser drum to immediately start your next brew, as it is already sterilized, and ready to go. QED
too much work. just use one teaspoon of sugar per bottle. add before you fill beer bottle. don't waste peoples time with your crap, no one can even understand what the hell you on about
Adjunct, sugar drops are useless unless u have 375 & 750ml bottles. In Indonesia, for instance, 330 or 620ml botols. Hence the 2 drum system is a must to guarantee accurate gassing measurement. Bob' your uncle & maybe your dad. 😂
Usually about 4.5% with the Coopers ingredients made to 23 litres. You can add white sugar or dextrose to boost this but too much will leave a thin and unappealing beer, however 6% is easily achieved.
Yes, but the beer will be thinner. Not necessarily bad, just thinner in flavor and mouth feel as sugar only ads alcohol without flavor. Brew enhancer is a mixture of dried malt extract (aka spray malt) and sugar so it keeps things in balance. And carb drops are just sugar. Easy to measure the amount needed for bottling but I have had good results in using just sugar cubes too. Not as accurate as carb drops as their size (and weight) vary more, but it is close enough.
@@MaaZeus Cheers, mate. Thanks for that. Many years ago, before the horseless carriage, I used liquid malt in a brew. That wasn't too bad. And thanks for the info about the carbonation drops. I thought it was some weird chemical.
@TheRabbit_123 you do know it is the worst water chemically, the chlorine and additives not good for brewing. ,and for a laugh check mazda bravo owners manual pge two,if you live in adelaide sa please do not use the tap water will destroy your engine and not kidding you there man.and i got the price wrong on the spring water only ten bucks and fifty cents and you,ll taste the difference for sure mate.
Yes it does takes 6 days then test it to make sure the gravity is stable for 2 days in a row then it's ready to bottle, sugar is only used if you want stronger beer this makes around 4.6% clearly you don't listen
From their FAQ "1. How does this design ferment beer properly if there is no airlock? Numerous commercial breweries, around the world, make excellent beer using open style fermenting vessels. So an airlock is not required for fermentation to take place. However, the DIY Beer Kit comes with a lid to prevent ingress of foreign organisms while allowing CO2 gas to escape."
If use hot water to clean the FV carefully , is it good enough to brew beer or I must use clean star stuff to clean everything first. The coopers kit do not have anything with the clean detergent with it. Thanks.
Coopers this is a new low with this fermenter! I have been brewing for 25 years and thought I would give it a go with hesitancy as its clear and i love the idea of watching the ferment! First lacto infected beer I have ever had....No seal, no airlock like this goes against everything we know as brewers AND A REALLY BAD ENTRY LEVEL KIT FOR NEWBIES!. Stop trying to be fancy you cant brew in an unsealed fermenter with no airlock unless you are educating brewers in how to brew sour beers. I have never had a scoobie growing in beer after 2 weeks, like I'm making beer not Kumbottcha!
Agreed. I was very skeptical about the vessel when I started watching this video and the commercial brewer I watched the video with also shares your criticism. Cross reference your sources!
Staunch, I love coopers. Supporting Australian businesses that are owned and operated by and for Aussies. This is the last big brewer like this and thank god the best. Love coopers.
Fuckin oath mate
I've done 2 brews with this kit, currently on my 3rd and it's worked a treat every time.
I’m 2 days into my first brew with this kit, filtered rain water, I’m hoping for a success!
Mine keeps turning into vinager.
Ha ha! Bloke didn't stop smiling throughout the whole video.
It's a beer making video, bloke's gotta be happy 😁
Making beer while sampling the goods from the previous batch is always a relaxing, happy occasion. 😁
I've used a coopers brew kit before to make pale ale. It turned out real nice
finally got my kit. will start it up soon.
In Brasil, Coopers beer is a sucess!!! Please, make vídeos in Portuguese too!!!
Moro na Austrália a uns 8 anos e não sabia que a coopers tá famosa no BR. Legal saber 😊
Firstly, I'm a mcicrobioligst, cleanliness is not stressed enough, wash your hands regularly whilst doing a set-up.
Be careful how u open the can, try to sterilize your can opener. When inserting the Ozzie bottler, sterilize using SS tongs, boiling water and fresh clean tissue or brand new toilet roll tissue. Do not touch with your skin. If u do, wipe down with de-natured alcohol.
I have never done s spec grav test in over 45 years of brewing. Always let your batch brew for a minimum of 12 - 16days. Use an airlock brew system too. More advice to follow, in part 2.
just bought your product. The extract. i have been making wines for years. lets see how this goes!
Further advice, for those whom, for whatever reason, cannot use sugar drops for gassing. Make your gasser solution 220gm dextrose in 200ml water & boil for 5 minutes, cool in the frudge.Using another steriized brew drum, decant your brew into the 2nd drum, with the cold gasser solution already poured in. Use your sterilized bottler tube for decant. Stir after decant. Bottle off your 23 litres, into well sterilized green or brown glass bcttles.
Use the gasser drum to immediately start your next brew, as it is already sterilized,
and ready to go. QED
Cool in the frudge?
too much work. just use one teaspoon of sugar per bottle. add before you fill beer bottle. don't waste peoples time with your crap, no one can even understand what the hell you on about
hi guys just got a kit for Fathers day, i love a pale ale or hazy ipa, what do you recommend?
Adjunct, sugar drops are useless unless u have 375 & 750ml bottles. In Indonesia, for instance, 330 or 620ml botols. Hence the 2 drum system is a must to guarantee accurate gassing measurement. Bob' your uncle & maybe your dad. 😂
My is sinking to the bottom is that bad ?
Chlorine in tap water evaporates fairly quickly, let your water sit for a few hours first and the chlorine will vent out
Yea suns UV destroys it
What do you mean let it sit? As in, in another container
Hey @Coopers Brewery, you mention if it’s too foamy you may need to de-gas it. What is the best method to do this? Thank you
You can stir it like he did in the video or transfer the liquid between two cups until it’s flat
Could you put it into a steel keg instead of bottles?
of course you can keg!
Whats the alcohol percentage after brewed?
Usually about 4.5% with the Coopers ingredients made to 23 litres. You can add white sugar or dextrose to boost this but too much will leave a thin and unappealing beer, however 6% is easily achieved.
Can I use dextrose in place of the brew enhancer and the carbonation drops?
Yes, but the beer will be thinner. Not necessarily bad, just thinner in flavor and mouth feel as sugar only ads alcohol without flavor. Brew enhancer is a mixture of dried malt extract (aka spray malt) and sugar so it keeps things in balance.
And carb drops are just sugar. Easy to measure the amount needed for bottling but I have had good results in using just sugar cubes too. Not as accurate as carb drops as their size (and weight) vary more, but it is close enough.
@@MaaZeus Cheers, mate. Thanks for that. Many years ago, before the horseless carriage, I used liquid malt in a brew. That wasn't too bad. And thanks for the info about the carbonation drops. I thought it was some weird chemical.
I drink what I made in 1/2 hour
That’s a a lot of beer to drink in a half hour mate 😂
and dont use adelaide water kills your beer,home brand spring water 30 litres for about 12 dollars.
@TheRabbit_123 you do know it is the worst water chemically, the chlorine and additives not good for brewing. ,and for a laugh check mazda bravo owners manual pge two,if you live in adelaide sa please do not use the tap water will destroy your engine and not kidding you there man.and i got the price wrong on the spring water only ten bucks and fifty cents and you,ll taste the difference for sure mate.
@@CZcams_Zukz flat mate.
@TheRabbit_123 filtered at least I hope mate.glad it's nearly summer time for mango pash as well.two kits one chasing the other.
My beer always is vinager.
As long as it has the desired effect, and not just make you regurgitate back up.
Doesnt say anything about how much sugar, or how long to expect it to finish fermenting
Yes it does takes 6 days then test it to make sure the gravity is stable for 2 days in a row then it's ready to bottle, sugar is only used if you want stronger beer this makes around 4.6% clearly you don't listen
That package of powder was the sugar. It’s a kg of dextrose. Regular sugar produces some weird flavours😊
Seems too complicated. Much easier to just mix Vegemite and a bag of dried noodles into a mug. Add water and wait. The Vomitoxins just add flavour.
🤣
exactly what a peasant would say, stick to your soy milk
My friend gave me one of these she didn't want and I am so confused by there being no airlock. This video explains nothing!
From their FAQ
"1. How does this design ferment beer properly if there is no airlock?
Numerous commercial breweries, around the world, make excellent beer using open style fermenting vessels. So an airlock is not required for fermentation to take place. However, the DIY Beer Kit comes with a lid to prevent ingress of foreign organisms while allowing CO2 gas to escape."
If use hot water to clean the FV carefully , is it good enough to brew beer or I must use clean star stuff to clean everything first. The coopers kit do not have anything with the clean detergent with it. Thanks.
Crickey, guaranteed disaster impending if you follow this
Works just fine made a nice clean beer with this
Coopers this is a new low with this fermenter! I have been brewing for 25 years and thought I would give it a go with hesitancy as its clear and i love the idea of watching the ferment! First lacto infected beer I have ever had....No seal, no airlock like this goes against everything we know as brewers AND A REALLY BAD ENTRY LEVEL KIT FOR NEWBIES!. Stop trying to be fancy you cant brew in an unsealed fermenter with no airlock unless you are educating brewers in how to brew sour beers. I have never had a scoobie growing in beer after 2 weeks, like I'm making beer not Kumbottcha!
Never had a bubbler or seal on any of my beer brews been brewing since around 1986. bin top(unsealed) and towel over
Agreed. I was very skeptical about the vessel when I started watching this video and the commercial brewer I watched the video with also shares your criticism. Cross reference your sources!
That's what I thought. A no boil beer?
@@gazzwonga1414 😊😊😊😊😊
I totally agree with you. I have added a few tips as u can probably see. God help the inept, and clueless first timers
By the time U pay for your beer U Mose well pay $20 for already made
Paying 60$ a case where I live so not really!
@@danejames7098 it’s the waiting part people don’t like
@@lauchie7748 that's why you buy more than 1 fermenter tank. keep a constant supply.
Mose well pay?