Coopers India Pale Ale (IPA) by George @ 04, Mar 2008
Brewed this one a second time in October 2007, using: 2kg Light DME 300g dextrose 225g maltodextrine 14g Liberty hops for 20 min 14g Liberty hops for 2 min 14g Fuggles hops for 2 min Method; Brought 7.5L of water to a boil, added maltodextrine and first Liberty hops; boiled for 18 minutes and added the remaining Liberty & Fuggles. Removed from heat, stirred in tin contents and DME. Cooled wort and added to fermenter to make up 22/23L. Two-stage fermentation for 4 weeks then kegged. Still not quite what I wanted in an IPA, but a good brew. Popular with friends, too! Next time will use more flavor hops, maybe even dry-hop some.

Coopers Irish Stout by George @ 24, Feb 2008
I made this one up with one tin of Cooper's Irish Stout, 453g Dark DME, 453g Lactose, 115g 40L Crystal malt steeped, 115g corn sugar [dextrose],115g Malto-Dextrine powder and the kit yeast. Single-stage fermentation for 4 weeks, straight to the keg. A bit too sweet at first, but has mellowed out. Very good stuff.

Coopers Bavarian Lager by George @ 26, Oct 2007
Brwed this one in May 2007 with 1 US pound of XLT DME, 1/2-pound dextrose, 1/2-pound malto-dexrine. Boiled 1/2-ounce of Hallertau for 20 minutes in water, and another 1/2-ounce Hallertau for 5 minutes, then cut off heat and mixed in malts. My goal was for a good lager to drink with some good old Maryland steamed blue crabs, a summertime tradition. My goal was obtained! Cracked the keg in August at a family crab feast - thge beer just barely held out! Everybidy loved it. Will make again for next summer, but will add a tad more finishing hops.

Coopers Mexican Cerveza by George @ 26, Oct 2007
Made this up as per kit instructions in June 07. Bottled in July, popped open first bottle in August, our hottest month here on the eastern seaboard of the US. Very good light beer for hot summer days!

Coopers Australian Pale Ale by George @ 26, Oct 2007
Made up as per the recipe in the summer issue of the Coopers North American newletter for Coopers Mild. One can of APA, one US poundof XLT DME, 1/2 ppound of dextrose; one ounce of Saaz pellets for 20 minutes after shut down; kit yeast. Two weeks primary, one week secondary, force carbonated in the keg. Great stuff! Almost like a light pilsner.

Coopers Original Lager by George @ 16, Mar 2007
Brewed the original Coopers Lager kit as follows: boiled 1 gallon of water, added .3oz of Hallertau for 10 minutes, then .2oz of Hallertau for 2 minutes. Removed pot from the heat, added the kit and BE2, topped off water to 6 US gallons, added 2 packages of Coopers dry lager yeast. Ferment went well, racked after 2 weeks, lagered for 3 weeks and bottled. Stored for 3 more weeks - opened the first bottle last weekend - not bad. Opened #2 tonight [3/16/07] and am very, very pleased. The extra hops really give it a nice kick.

Coopers Australian Pale Ale by George @ 28, Dec 2006
Brewed this in October by adding 1 pound Coopers light DME and .5 pound corn suger, kit yeast, to make 5 US gallaons. Ferment went well, at about 65F. Kegged with 1/3 cup corn sugar. Cracked the keg last night. It's a nice beer, but I may have it too cold, as the esters from the yeast are weak, and the overall taste is still a buit harsh. A very nice beer, though. I've done all kinds of brewing, from all grain to partial mash to mini-mash to all extract, and I'd say this is one of the nicest beers I've made. I will make this again.

Coopers India Pale Ale (IPA) by George @ 19, Dec 2006
I recently brewed this pretty much as per the kit instructions, making the conversion to US measurments. I really like the end result [which I kegged], but it isn't nearly as strong in the hop flavor area as I expected. I can't help but wonder if brewing it as a 5-gallon [US] batch instead of a 6-gallon is the reason, however according to the kit it shoould make 6 gallons. I've been brewing for over 6 years and wouldn't you know, this was the first batch that I did not take an OG. Figures.