Tooheys Draught

Tooheys Draught by Boingk @ 11, Apr 2008
Kit was brewed with Coopers Brew Enhancer 2 [500g Dextrose, 250 each of Maltodextrin & Light Dried malt Extract] and 10g Cluster hops simmered for 10 minutes. Fermented with kit yeast at 18-20'C, and after 3 weeks has become a nice drinkable brew. Not bad at all in my opinion, and if you're a fan of Tooheys New then this is the place to start - easy, cheap & very drinkable. If this kit isn't treated well it will be ordinary, so be warned! 4 stars.

Surprisingly Drinkable by FazerPete @ 20, May 2007
Found the kit on special for $8 so I thought why not. Made with 1kg BE2 and 200g yellowbox honey for some extra flavour. Used kit yeast and fermented for 7 days at 20c then kegged. This has come out as a surprisingly good beer. Nice creamy head and a hint of honey flavour that is getting stronger as it matures. Not the best I've had but certainly worth doing again for the money.

tooheys new by jim @ 30, Mar 2007
forgot to pick up a kit from the homebrew shop and ended up getting a couple of these from the supermarket. 2*tins, plus 1 kg dextrose, plus 1 kg brew sugar, plus 500g light malt, plus 5 drops of liquorice extract(leftovers). final volume of 48 litres. fermented for 5 days then kegged. much better than expected and bloody cheap. pretty damn close to tooheys new.

Kegged by Sarge @ 15, Dec 2005
Fermented at 21.5 degrees with Brewiser #20 kit. Kegged, improved after 2 weeks.Excellent head retention (due to #20) A little bitter aftertaste but drinkable. Probably won't buy it again unless I'm broke.

No success with Tooheys by Silk @ 08, Dec 2005
Aweful stuff avoid like the plague. Have tried this Kit 3 times now. Straight & modified. Even as a base for experimentation it failed. Boo! Not the worst but close.

My 4th Brew by Mafman @ 30, Nov 2005
Made this up with 1kg of dextrose and supplied yeast. Unremarkable flavour and poor head retention. Did not improve with age....should be drunk young maybe??

Drinkable by NTRabbit @ 08, Aug 2005
My first kit (came with the equipment) brewed with the 1kg brewiser liquid sugar that also came with it and the kit yeast. Primed and bottled, 9 weeks later it has a very thin head, light carbonation and an unusual but not unpleasant taste. Drinkable, but not something i would want to recreate. Would probably benefit greatly from better yeast and better fermentables.

Tooheys by Bateau Brewer @ 17, Jan 2005
Agree with Voosher. Have made to brews with 2kg of Liquid Malt. Very Good after 6 months. Not kit to make if you want to drink early. More hops would help possibly.

A good start, but needs help. by Voosher - Email Reviewer @ 16, Jan 2005
Toohey's draft with 500g liquid malt, 750g Dextrose, 250g Corn syrup and the standard yeast is still insipid until about 3 months. Then it improves to barely fair. However, it improves greatly with good yeast. Recultured Cooper's yeast makes a big difference. Second big improver was a fistful of aromatic hops. Have tried Cascade and Goldings from 15g to 60g and depending on personal preference for hops makes a big difference. The kit alone gets a 2, but with help it's capable of 4 star brews.

A little boring by smythe - Email Reviewer @ 11, Jan 2005
run of the mill boring kit beer similar to homebrand in my opinion. Would be nicer if adding malts and hops.