Coopers India Pale Ale (IPA)

Coopers IPA by George - Email Reviewer @ 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.

First brew-came out good by shawn - Email Reviewer @ 03, Jan 2008
I used two cans of this and both yeast packets for a 5gal batch. Cooked it for about an hour and added a packet of Kent goldings in the last 10 mins. Two weeks in the primary and another in the secondary and bottled in growlers. It's gone now. Don't have enough experience to give solid rating, so I'll give it a 4 relative to the other IPAs I've had.

Perfection by Grasshopper - Email Reviewer @ 20, Sep 2007
This is my favorite of all the kits - brewed with a couple of tins of light liquid malt extract it turns out a nice big hoppy beer. Add 6 pounds of lme and you should get an og of about 1050 and a finishing gravity in the 1010 range. I prime with 1/14 cup of corn sugar and it gives it a great head and carbonation. Fine kit!

Real IPA (was posted in superseded) by Peter - Email Reviewer @ 12, Jun 2007
I wrongly posted this review in the Coopers IPA (Superseded) section. This was made with a new production kit. --- I made this IPA using the modified instructions from Cooper's Web Site. Made per instrucitions, adding 1kg LDM and 500g of Dextrose. Topped off fermenter to 20l. Bottled after 7 days. After being in the bottles for over a month, this stuff is heavenly at about 6% ABV. This is nice and hoppy, real IPA taste. Keeping some for a few more months until winter. Can't Wait!

Fourth brew, best yet! by kevkon - Email Reviewer @ 18, May 2007
Did this one up recently as my fourth ever batch. Used contents of kit (including kit yeast) with 500g Munton's Hopped Light Spraymalt, 500g Munton's Medium Spraymalt and about 450g corn sugar. Made to 23L. Fermented around 20C for four days then racked and dry-hopped with 12g of Saaz pellets. Held in secondary for two and a half weeks before bottling. I was a little bit worried about this one, as it did not want to clear, was still very cloudy even after so much time in the carboy... Just tasted after 2 weeks in bottle and beer is fantastic! Yeast has finally settled leaving a nice clear, hoppy, aromatic IPA. Can't wait to taste this in a couple months, though it may not last. Will definitely try this one again!

up the khyber! by honestjohn - Email Reviewer @ 07, May 2007
HonestJohn is fearless when it comes to rating his brews. I only brew according to the instructions, to rate the can and not the brewer's skill at concocting recipes. This way you get an "honest" appraisal of the kit contents. This is not a bad brew, actually. Tastes like an IPA should, although you'd want to like the style to like this. That being said, I do like it. So I give it a 4. Truly deserves it. Tastes like 50% of the English bottled bitters you can get in your local Dan Murphy's. A bit rough, after the style of the London bitters, but enjoyable nonetheless, and considerably cheaper! Kudos to Messrs Coopers & Co. for producing a really decent kit!!

Great Beer by Michael - Email Reviewer @ 19, Mar 2007
I made this kit and added extra cascade hops. After 4 weeks in the bottle it is incredibly amazing!! Tastes like a very nice beer and I've had great coments from all that's tried it. I'll definetely make this one again!!

thomas coopers brewmaster ipa by bill - Email Reviewer @ 10, Mar 2007
I have made this kit twice. Very good or excellent. There yeast added 2 cups light dme and 5 cups cane suger at about 70 degrees. Will make another one

Coopers IPA by George - Email Reviewer @ 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.

Third Coopers, first Brewmaster by Grasshopper - Email Reviewer @ 03, Dec 2006
Third Cooper kit so wanted to try something that didn’t use household sugar. Kit asks for 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt (but used 500g Spagnols American Dry Malt Ext Gold Dry Light) plus 300g dextrose. OG was 1.032 at 21°C & racked on day 3 (1.008 at 18°C), then was concerned when airlock stopped bubbling. Yeast suspension cleared its haze & then really hugged bottom of carboy. Day 5 was 1.005 at 18°C so waited a bit longer. Day 9 still at 1.005 at 17°C so bottled. Primed with 180g regular sugar & conditioned 6 more days at 18°C. Sampled days later & very good. Not quite as hoppy as I had hoped but very enjoyable -- a decent IPA.