Coopers Real Ale

This is REAL ALE by the painter @ 31, Aug 2010
Brewed this Coopers real ale with Coopers #2BE,25g of Goldings hops steeped in the can wort for 15min topped up to 23L added 2 packets of Coopers yeast and fermented for 10 days,kegged and enjoyed after 2 weeks in the fridge. What a ripper of a brew,clears well tastes smooth and it is much better than James Squires amber ale. May use some grain or extra LDM for more mouth feel.

Unreal Ale by George - Email Reviewer @ 12, Aug 2010
First time I've made thi skit. Made it to the "Unreal Ale" recipe as listed on the Coopers website: 1.7kg Coopers Real Ale kit, 1kg Coopers Brew Enhancer, 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt and the kit yeast. I let it condition in the bottle for three weeks and gave it a taste. Very good flavor, head retention, mouthfeel and color. Still just a tad green, I expect it will smooth out more with age - if it lasts that long! Good stuff!

Good ale by dougiee - Email Reviewer @ 15, Apr 2010
Did a little mini mash 2kg's 'english ale malt' firstly. after added challenger hops at 15 and 5 mins end of seperate boil. in the fermenter added 500gm s of white sugar with the coopers real ale kit. fermented quite high at 22 - 26 degrees. After 5 days of bottling tried one. Cant believe it! best brew ever. The head is creamy after just 5 days! Its not bitter too which I find shocking after just 5 days. Its a bit cloudy as yeast has not yet settled, but is a golden yellow/orange. Cant wait to try this in a few weeks. I am really wondering how you can go wrong with coopers....highly recommended !

First Brew by Voskar - Email Reviewer @ 21, Feb 2010
My first homebrew. Can of real ale plus 500gm light DME. 17 litres. First month very bitter. After 2 months good carbonation and clear in the bottle. Nice taste. After 3 months no bitter taste. May need to add some fresh hops if you want to keep it going for more than 3 months. Good beginners kit.

Real Ale by Boingk - Email Reviewer @ 15, Dec 2008
This was probably one of the finest beers I have brewed to date, with excellent malt and hop qualities and a decent kick in it as well. I used the kit plus 1500g light liquid malt, 500g crystal grain (steeped and sparged), 12g Fuggles hops boiled for 20min and another 12g dry in the fermenter for a few days before bottling. I ditched the kit yeast and used S-04. Ferment was 18'C. The beer came out wth a gold-amber, medium body and a smooth, balanced ytaste with the hops and aroma counterbalancing the malt well. The bitterness was clean and crisp and not overpowering. 5 star recipe, and a 4 star kit, its very versatile. I've even used it as the base for a mini-mash stout!

impressive by l7 - Email Reviewer @ 13, Mar 2008
Wanted to do something a little different, and also use left over stuff! Used kit, 700 dex, 300g maltodextrin, 200g LDME. Added 25g hallertau MF, boiled for 2 min and steeped for 20. Fermented with safale-04. Steeped 25g willamette and added to brew for last 2 days of fermentation. Cracked first brew 4 days after bottling because a friend wanted to taste one - what a suprise - actually had head, let alone carbonation and tastes like a beer. strange but true, so cant wait for a few months to pass!

Beautiful by FazerPete - Email Reviewer @ 30, Oct 2007
Made with 700g LDME, 300g DDME, 250g dex, 50g Crystal malt, 100g Black malt, 15g Progress, 15g Perle in a 15 min boil. Used S-04 yeast and fermented for 9 days at 18c. Magnificent and very flavoursome ale with a nice toastiness coming from the black malt. Fantastic beer that's a lot cheaper than some I've made.

Nice Stuff by NTRabbit - Email Reviewer @ 21, Nov 2005
Forgetful me, I also steeped 100g of Crystal Malt for 30 minutes.

Nice Stuff by NTRabbit - Email Reviewer @ 21, Nov 2005
Used this kit to make a "Real Amber Ale" along with 1.5kg of Amber Liquid Malt Extract and a Fuggles hop bag. A little green at 3 weeks, but definitely improving.

Nice with honey by Rob - Email Reviewer @ 06, Jun 2005
Coopers Real Ale, with 1/2kg of honey, 1/2kg of brown sugar and the supplied yeast.Fermented at fairly high temps (25-28C). It turned out fairly rough initially, but after 3 months in the bottle, it is beautiful and smooth and the honey flavour has really come through.