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Coopers Beer Kit Profiles
Below is a compilation of the color, bitterness and yeast profiles for all of the DIY Beer Kit Specs. Coopers Beer Kits – Product Specifications Original Series Color Bitterness Yeast 90 390 Original 130 420 Original 230 560 Original 650 … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, Cask ale, Coopers Brewery, Drink, Food, Lager, Recreation, Yeast
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Recipe Pairing with the 2013 Coopers Extra Strong Vintage Ale
You could write a whole book on pairing beer with food. Oh yeah, it has already been done. The book that comes to my mind is Garret Oliver’s book, “The Brewmaster’s Table: Discovering the Pleasures of Real Beer with Real … Continue reading
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Tagged Black pepper, Bread crumbs, Garlic, Mustard, Olive oil, Rack of lamb, Tablespoon, Teaspoon, Vintage Ale
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American IPA – Brew Day Oct 23, 2013
American IPA – Brew Day Oct 23, 2013 Good morning. While I was riding my bike in to work this morning, I passed the fast growing Fremont Brewery and I couldn’t help but smell the awesome sweet wort. I turned … Continue reading
Making an Authentic IPA using Coopers IPA
Frequently I get asked how to make an IPA using a beer kit. Coopers Brewery has generously provided the recipe below. This recipe will produce an IPA style traditionally brewed in the UK. To get even more hop flavor and … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, Brew, Coopers Brewery, England, Gravity Brew, India, India Pale Ale, IPA
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DIY Light Beer
I received an inquiry today from a nice Canadian lady about making a light beer from a Coopers beer kit. She mentioned that the Coopers Real Ale was her favorite brew. I recommended that she brew the Real Ale with … Continue reading
Pumpkin Ale
It seems like making a Pumpkin Ale is all the rage this time of year. I can’t say that it is a type of beer that I really enjoy. But I have tried a couple of versions that impressed me. … Continue reading
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Tagged dry malt extract, Homebrew, Pumpkin, Real Ale, Recipe, Sweet potato
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Using my freshly picked Centennial Hops
I haven’t made a beer in a few months and I am long overdue. With 2 large bags of freshly picked Centennial hops from my backyard hop bines, I’d like to put together some sort of an “Imperial” IPA using … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, Beer measurement, Centennial hops, Coopers, India Pale Ale
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Fruit Salad Ale
Cascade and Amarillo are hop varieties with a reputation for producing highly aromatic and intensely flavored ales. Cascade tends to produce citrus notes while Amarillo will throw passion fruit and rock melon-like characters. Together they make a great combination! Fermenting this brew … Continue reading
NFL is back and more!
I guess this post is part of the more. I mean if the blog has a tagline of “Everything DIY beer and more” there has to be something more. Usually I don’t get excited about preseason NFL football games. Somehow … Continue reading
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Calculating Bitterness from a Coopers Hopped Kit
If you’re looking to customize a Coopers beer kit and create your very own recipe here are the specs that Coopers provides which will give you the guidelines. Coopers beer kits make an excellent base to work with. You can … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, Beer recipes, Coopers, DIY beer, Homebrew, Homebrewing
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