Cooper's kits

[Keith]

Anyone have much experience with these? They look like a just add water kit. I picked up the European lager to throw in a keg until I can let something good aged. Just wonder what it compares to, and if the kits are half descent.

[Keith]

Cooper's* not coooers. Damn phone.

[bluenose]

I've made two and they're your run of the mill kit... but you do have the chance to customize a bit if you wanted to boil it with some grains/hops like a partial mash, or even just dry hop it

try a google search of "hacking/modding coopers beer kits" and see what you find. There's some good hacks for Brewhouse and Festabrew kits

[Tony L]

I'm not a fan of those type of kit and kilo brews where you have to add sugar to an already sugar based diluted wort mix when a Festa kits is so much better.

Most people who want better beer move on to Festa kits or full extract or all grain brews. Although you will get some people who will defend the beer those kits make,

I personally don't like them, speaking from over 20 years experience making them many moons ago when they were all I knew.

[GuingesRock]

If you want something nice, easy and doesn't need ageing: The seasonal Festa West Coast IPA is now in the stores again. We used to make that, and it never got a chance to age as it was so good fresh.

[jtmwhyte]

I'd look at the scale in your sig. Personally I'd put them at 1. Maybe a 2 on a good day, but I'd pitch good yeast in them

[bluenose]

I'd look at the scale in your sig. Personally I'd put them at 1. Maybe a 2 on a good day, but I'd pitch good yeast in them

By the time you get a good yeast and sugar and some added ingredients, you might as well have bought a festabrew or brewhouse kit... less work too

[gm-]

I'd look at the scale in your sig. Personally I'd put them at 1. Maybe a 2 on a good day, but I'd pitch good yeast in them

By the time you get a good yeast and sugar and some added ingredients, you might as well have bought a festabrew or brewhouse kit... less work too

+1, not worth it in my opinion. Always taste like cider to me.

[Keith]

yea already have the kit at home, and tore it mostly apart reading the instructions. Will make it and see how it turns out. Worst case scenario I feed it to my buddies when they show up half cut. They won't notice the difference anyways.

[Keith]

If you want something nice, easy and doesn't need ageing: The seasonal Festa West Coast IPA is now in the stores again. We used to make that, and it never got a chance to age as it was so good fresh.

I'm picking one of these up shortly. I was going to put one on last weekend but they didn't get their order in yet.

[Keith]

My west coast ipa is downstairs. Putting this, along with that coopers kit on tomorrow.