I remember binge watching the older Coopers video when I started brewing. Great to see this one as they are a massive help to new brewers. Thanks for the videos!
Hey Craig At Brew-Dudes we are both regular all grain brewers. My system is decidedly over complicated with three burners a pump and a plate chiller etc etc. Johns process is still a simple cooler mash tun and on pot and one burner outside. Despite the different level of complexity, we totally appreciate what your doing. Brewing is fun anyway you do it and there's no reason to rain on anyone parade. Beer is beer in the end if its the way you like it. Cheers! -Mike
Craig, I have to thank you for helping me getting back into home brewing. Your videos are very informative and entertaining. I'm about your age, and I still have my Dad around....and thanks to you we are having some great times using your expertise to make beer and wine. Keep up the good work!
Craig! When I started home brewing 4 years ago, yours was the channel I spent a lot of time watching. I'm so glad to see that you are still making videos and that you're the same cool guy I remember. Stay cool Craig!!
"I actually found this spoon outside on the grass" Haha! Too funny, Craig. I love your videos. If I ever get off the island and head your way, I'll totally stop in for a brew!
By the way, at 32:00 or so you talk about people wanting to see you do "kit videos" when it's been done a quite a bit before... I, for one, have watched most of those of those videos in the last few days (as I get ready to brew my first batch in my life... I'm an engineer so I tend to over-study simple things) and your video was by far the best presentation of the process in a way I enjoy watching it, and your commentary made good sense and was useful. I'm ampped up to brew! So I think the reason people requested you do a video like this is because you're more fun to watch doing it, while being informative with comments that are actually relevant, compared to many home brewer videos. Just my humble opinion.
Thanks Craig. Sometimes it's the simple things that make you feel good. We should all remember where we started and celebrate what coopers has done for us. Cheers from Brisbane Australia.
Craig, new brewer here in the UK and have watched lots of your stuff. Really gave me the confidence to go for it. Got my first batch of coopers on the go now. Hope I can make it as well as I can drink it! Thanks for the help. Cheers.
beans and rice there's a lot of people out there doing all grain videos but if you want to see all the different methods Craig's the one to watch, that's why we love his videos
this guy got me started brewing. don't agree with the star san use, but every brewer has its own rules. my first brew was ok. I did wine at first, then cider, and now beer. apart from the cheap price, it's convenient to have at home. I also make vinegar.
Awesome tip Craig I have never thought about putting a immersion chiller in fermenter like that to cool it down that's why your the man cheers and beers Craig!! 17
thanks Craig for the brewing vid. a friend and i done a brewers best kit yesterday it was a lot of work and we had a boil over (not to bad) still was a mess. happy HBW .... 17
I am thinking about starting to brew my own beer and looked on UA-cam and found your videos. really enjoy them and have been learning alot cheers Craig
Hi Craig I first watched your videos back in 2010 when I was interested in making beer at home, and your video series on making up the coopers and other beer kits was invaluable. Have had so much enjoyment from the hobby and though the first batch I made prior to watching your videos was terrible after taking advice from them it was a vast improvement. I’ve since moved on through BIAB and now I’m about 25 brews on my Grainfather. And seeing you on my UA-cam feed I came back to see what you were doing. Anyway a lot of rambling just to say thank your Sir keep up your great work. P.s. I’m going to go to the store and see what the coopers kits are like now. All the best Matt
Cheers for another great vid Craig. I mostly brew from kits due to time constraints but I add slight embellishments just for my own personal taste. I have recently been adding a hop tea to the wort to enhance the hop aromas and flavours, along with dry hopping in the pin. I have been thinking about perhaps making a vid (or two) on how I brew my beverages but have never plucked up the courage to even do it for personal viewing yet. I have a gopro but most footage has been from first person perspective on the road bike as I am a little camera shy (and I am fairly clueless as to how to edit any footage taken LOL). Keep the vids coming, they are much appreciated. Cheers Schnuz.
Hey Craig. Congrats on hitting HBW #225! That's alot of HBW's! I look forward to these every week. Yeah I reuse my StarSan for months before making a new batch. Cheers!
I bought a case of Cooper's Sparkling Ale on the weekend. I consumed 7 or 8 bottles and pretty much vowed to never drink again the next morning. I came to my senses of course but that stuff is strong!
Good video Craig, it's good to see you brewing the new coopers And when I'm over visiting my son, I'll make sure i stop over and try one of your beers.
Love your videos , I live in northwestern Ontario on highway 11 east of Thunder Bay about 250 klicks and I brew wine and beer keep up the good work Shane
another great video craig. I just made your Craigtube Porter, 2 weeks ago and will check my fg this weekend and bottle it up. had to use Nottingham yeast as the homebrew store didnt have any windsor. lookkng forward to finally being able to drink it in a month or two! cheers from Australia.
I remember watching this 3 years ago when I was learning how to brew. Now I've become more confident as a Homebrew and look for feed back from others about what the like and dislike about the beers I make. Lately I've made such a simple blonde ale that is awesome with key lime extract by amoretti. It may be 4.5 abv, buts it one that will have you come back for more.
Hello from Scotland! Thanks for the vt. I've just started a red and white 5l starter wine kit. Need to get into the Ales. Great video, thanks for sharing.
I started my first batch today> I super appreciate your videos i have been watching as many as i can lol Thank you p.s my can opener would not open the top i had to open it from the bottom still
Very keen to see how the sparkling ale turns out, one of my favourite beers. Lucky for me its around everywhere here in Perth, Western Australia. I'm also an avid induction cook top user, currently use 2 x induction cook tops for my BIAB setup, works a treat!
Thanks Craig, great vid as per usual...sterilizing the yeast packet...Wow, that sure is thorough LOL never seen that before. all good tho mate. cheers 17
Hey Craig another great video bud. I know brewing those kit's it's "old hat" for you but even though it is for most of us too it is still fun to hang out with you while you brew. I did a Muntons Mexican Cerveza on Saturday. my LHBS and HBC hosted a "Big brew day" event for National homebrew day. It was super easy thanks to all your great "Homebrewing the easy way" video's. I still can't find those new Coopers kit's you got. maybe they are only on the Canadian server?
Sulphur dioxide can be released by certain yeasts when there's certain mineral and nutrient deficiencies...or so I'm told! My brother made a cider once that reeked of rotten eggs - tasted fine if you're a hardened cider drinker but the smell was a tad off-putting. Sometimes it'll go away with time - chilling helps.
Great video as usual Craig, well done and I love the fact you haven't strayed from the original instructions and I have voted and the idiot that put the thing about penny farthing on that thread, I hope I haven't upset or swayed other voters...for everyone it's a great site and they know there stuff (as does Craig) and do listen to you so do everyone a solid and VOTE
hey Craig I enjoy your videos I understand your videos I'm making beer I have learned a lot from your show I watched a lot of UA-cam videos and a lot of other videos online about making homegrown beer craft beer I understand how you format it makes it more interesting and educational especially when you had a few to drink and thought I'd let you know I appreciate it I'm eventually going to start brewing my own when I find the right brew kit I'm really looking for Coopers 5 gallon brew kit if I can afford one I've been looking online for used kits or for kids that people don't no longer want not successful the way I will find one eventually I am determined anyway I thought I'd let you know I appreciate your program
Mmmmm, I can almost smell that LDM from here, yum. Oh, and what I find in the hotter months, if the wort's going to be too hot to pitch, I just chill down some water in some big plastic jugs the day before, pop them in the fridge overnight, and add accordingly. Nice and quick.
Hey Craig. Thanks for this video. Writing you from Winnipeg, Canada. Im just getting started in brewing. A couple questions though. All other things equal how will the beer be different if you brew with 19 or 20 litres as opposed to 23 litres? Secondly, why did you use three boxes of the coopers dried malt extract? My way of thinking is that one box would be for one tim of the liquid wart from the kit. Am I wrong? What does adding three opposed to just one do? Appreciate any help!
Hi. I am waiting for my coopers starter kit with a European lager to arrive. This is my first time brewing since failing with Tom Claxton home brew 50 years ago, I cannot wait months to taste it so can anyone advise me what to brew first that is quicker to drink but yet still tastes a bit like lager, I love lagers. Thanks
isn't that the object of brewing beer to enjoy what you make and drink and gets really fucked up on it she's my language but that's just the way it is it's we Brew the beer the way we like the taste and we want the alcohol content that's the object of drinking the beer you enjoy it and have the love it man awesome
A good video Craig & especially pleased that you stuck to the Coopers base recipe. BUT some confusion: you said it was a Pilsner but twice said "Sparkling Ale". That's a different kit, was that a slip of the tongue? You also said that you added 300 grams of dextrose, because "that's what you do". But you wrap up saying only 3 x 500 grm additions of Coopers light dry malt. Bit sloppy & indicates the need for a written summary of the recipe IMHO. Finally the wort chiller works for you, but a much simpler solution is to pre-chill some 3 litre clear PET bottles. Using these will allow the desired temp to be reached quickly & easily without complex equipment. I always use filtered water (0.5 micron carbon fibre block) for this. It's kitchen bench mounted & can be used for any & all kitchen purposes, the units are quite low cost.
Seriously you are the most down to earth bloke ever. I literally went out and bought a coopers kit today to start up again. Hello from Australia
Yes , Nice one
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Well said mate. 👍🍺
I really like the Coopers English Bitter, top quality product, had good results every time.
I remember binge watching the older Coopers video when I started brewing. Great to see this one as they are a massive help to new brewers.
Thanks for the videos!
Hey Craig At Brew-Dudes we are both regular all grain brewers. My system is decidedly over complicated with three burners a pump and a plate chiller etc etc. Johns process is still a simple cooler mash tun and on pot and one burner outside. Despite the different level of complexity, we totally appreciate what your doing. Brewing is fun anyway you do it and there's no reason to rain on anyone parade. Beer is beer in the end if its the way you like it. Cheers! -Mike
yep sure if you like pancake syrup beer
Oh man, I miss these homebrew Wednesdays!
Craig, I have to thank you for helping me getting back into home brewing. Your videos are very informative and entertaining. I'm about your age, and I still have my Dad around....and thanks to you we are having some great times using your expertise to make beer and wine. Keep up the good work!
Craig! When I started home brewing 4 years ago, yours was the channel I spent a lot of time watching. I'm so glad to see that you are still making videos and that you're the same cool guy I remember. Stay cool Craig!!
"I actually found this spoon outside on the grass" Haha! Too funny, Craig. I love your videos. If I ever get off the island and head your way, I'll totally stop in for a brew!
"it's not hard to get drunk on this stuff and believe me I know" that needs a t shirt Craig lol
Another great video Craig!! Cheers 😀 👍 🍻
G'day I enjoy making home brew all through winter and fill 100 bottles and all ready to go for summer ☀️ can't wait cheers everyone 🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻
By the way, at 32:00 or so you talk about people wanting to see you do "kit videos" when it's been done a quite a bit before... I, for one, have watched most of those of those videos in the last few days (as I get ready to brew my first batch in my life... I'm an engineer so I tend to over-study simple things) and your video was by far the best presentation of the process in a way I enjoy watching it, and your commentary made good sense and was useful. I'm ampped up to brew! So I think the reason people requested you do a video like this is because you're more fun to watch doing it, while being informative with comments that are actually relevant, compared to many home brewer videos. Just my humble opinion.
Measure twice, cut once.
you're an engineer watching cooper's pancake syrup extract batch videos. lmao
Thanks Craig. Sometimes it's the simple things that make you feel good. We should all remember where we started and celebrate what coopers has done for us. Cheers from Brisbane Australia.
"Normally I'd cut those out, but..." Aah the joy of carbonation :-) Thanks Craig, enjoyed your video as always!
Cheers Craig.... been watching your videos on and off for at least 7 years.... still enjoy them :)
Omg old times lol. You were the reason I started brewing and this was the first kit lol. Superb!!
absolutely love this video! Thank you Craig! Take care and blessings to you and your loved ones. CZ
Craig, new brewer here in the UK and have watched lots of your stuff. Really gave me the confidence to go for it. Got my first batch of coopers on the go now. Hope I can make it as well as I can drink it! Thanks for the help. Cheers.
beans and rice there's a lot of people out there doing all grain videos but if you want to see all the different methods Craig's the one to watch, that's why we love his videos
I love these videos. I'm thinking of starting my own home brew setup and you're very informative and practical.
Thankyou for your videos
this guy got me started brewing. don't agree with the star san use, but every brewer has its own rules. my first brew was ok. I did wine at first, then cider, and now beer. apart from the cheap price, it's convenient to have at home. I also make vinegar.
Time for a Craigtube marathon, with the channel back up.
Hey Craig I'm just a beginner and I know you have done the kits a million times but I appreciate you still doing new vids with them. Thanks.
Hey...Craig. I really love your channel, here. I found it outside, in the grass one day, Lol ...and I've been sold ever since. Thank u, man.
Hey Craig. Just started homebrewing and have bee watching alot of you videos. Thanks for all the tips using kits.
Awesome tip Craig I have never thought about putting a immersion chiller in fermenter like that to cool it down that's why your the man cheers and beers Craig!! 17
thanks Craig for the brewing vid. a friend and i done a brewers best kit yesterday it was a lot of work and we had a boil over (not to bad) still was a mess. happy HBW .... 17
I am thinking about starting to brew my own beer and looked on UA-cam and found your videos. really enjoy them and have been learning alot cheers Craig
Hi Craig I first watched your videos back in 2010 when I was interested in making beer at home, and your video series on making up the coopers and other beer kits was invaluable. Have had so much enjoyment from the hobby and though the first batch I made prior to watching your videos was terrible after taking advice from them it was a vast improvement. I’ve since moved on through BIAB and now I’m about 25 brews on my Grainfather. And seeing you on my UA-cam feed I came back to see what you were doing. Anyway a lot of rambling just to say thank your Sir keep up your great work. P.s. I’m going to go to the store and see what the coopers kits are like now. All the best Matt
Just bottled a Coopers IPA and had kind of a different spell! Kinda nervous but guess I'll find out in two weeks lol. Great video Craig keep it up!
Cheers for another great vid Craig.
I mostly brew from kits due to time constraints but I add slight embellishments just for my own personal taste. I have recently been adding a hop tea to the wort to enhance the hop aromas and flavours, along with dry hopping in the pin. I have been thinking about perhaps making a vid (or two) on how I brew my beverages but have never plucked up the courage to even do it for personal viewing yet. I have a gopro but most footage has been from first person perspective on the road bike as I am a little camera shy (and I am fairly clueless as to how to edit any footage taken LOL).
Keep the vids coming, they are much appreciated.
Cheers
Schnuz.
that sounds gross
Always enjoy watching you brew beer...Cheers, 17!
Awesome brew day brother! Love me some pilsner. I am brewing a Czech pils this weekend. Brew on brother.
Hey Craig. Congrats on hitting HBW #225! That's alot of HBW's! I look forward to these every week. Yeah I reuse my StarSan for months before making a new batch. Cheers!
I bought a case of Cooper's Sparkling Ale on the weekend. I consumed 7 or 8 bottles and pretty much vowed to never drink again the next morning. I came to my senses of course but that stuff is strong!
Good video Craig, it's good to see you brewing the new coopers
And when I'm over visiting my son, I'll make sure i stop over and try one of your beers.
+Brian D. Call me any time Brian.
Can't afford a wort chiller?
Simply put several 3 litre containers of water in fridge until 4 degrees ,well before needed.👍
You make drinking beer look so enjoyable Craig! 🍻
I love how you sink it!
Awesome video Craig, I am putting a Mangrove Jacks cider in the fermenter this afternoon!!!!
Love your videos , I live in northwestern Ontario on highway 11 east of Thunder Bay about 250 klicks and I brew wine and beer keep up the good work
Shane
Very cool video Criag i always love it when you brew and love the longer videos 17 🍻
🍻🍻🍻🍺🍺
another great video craig. I just made your Craigtube Porter, 2 weeks ago and will check my fg this weekend and bottle it up. had to use Nottingham yeast as the homebrew store didnt have any windsor. lookkng forward to finally being able to drink it in a month or two! cheers from Australia.
Craig, still and FUN and Educational video - cheers (17) Two Coopers kits purring away here :)
I still remember HBW 1.... man the years are going by.
I remember watching this 3 years ago when I was learning how to brew. Now I've become more confident as a Homebrew and look for feed back from others about what the like and dislike about the beers I make. Lately I've made such a simple blonde ale that is awesome with key lime extract by amoretti. It may be 4.5 abv, buts it one that will have you come back for more.
I'm a long time FAN.... keep it up wether its weekly or bye weekly.... Bobs your name... Kudos to you
Did a Coopers Bootmaker Pale Ale recently with 1.5 Coopers malt extract. One of the best beers I've made.
Great Videos Craig, Keep up the good work
Hello from Scotland! Thanks for the vt. I've just started a red and white 5l starter wine kit. Need to get into the Ales. Great video, thanks for sharing.
Great vid Craig, I've just started doing all grain but I will be trying the coopers pilsner kit. Cheers
Good stuff Craig. I brewed the new pils tin the other day and it smelled funny to me before i even pitched the yeast. fingers crossed. cheers.
3 mouthful and a pint is gone 😂 fair play
Also I brewed a Pilsner and had that same eggy smell when fermenting lol. My wife says never again but the beer was superb!
great video, craig, cheers, and 17!
Good ole coopers. Being in Australia these kits are easy to come by.
been a while watching your videos. a few years in fact. got me in to making the cider (turbo cider)
Surely we can get more than 1000 likes on this video. Watching in 2022. Hi Graig
I started my first batch today> I super appreciate your videos i have been watching as many as i can lol Thank you p.s my can opener would not open the top i had to open it from the bottom still
Very keen to see how the sparkling ale turns out, one of my favourite beers. Lucky for me its around everywhere here in Perth, Western Australia. I'm also an avid induction cook top user, currently use 2 x induction cook tops for my BIAB setup, works a treat!
+Matthew Langridge You probably have 220 volts. Lucky Duck YOU.
+CraigTube 240volts here
Our local supermarket has the Coopers kits on special for $9.00! Maybe you should take a trip down under and stock up :)
Nice vid Craig! Be curious to see how the new kits turn out. Cheers 17
I dont think i have ever seen you brew an aussie pale ale craig, is by far coopers best kit, taste just like the commercial version
awesome hair and awesome brew
Nice video, that Pilsner looked good. 17
Craig i would love one day to come by and try that pilsner. And also chat about brewing.
I have Cooper's larger kit ... Gonna try and start today ... Been humming and haring for months ... Didn't realise pilsner was safer option :-(
Nice job Craig!
How is Craig not drunk in all of his videos😂😂 he always has multiple things fermenting lol.
Thanks Craig, great vid as per usual...sterilizing the yeast packet...Wow, that sure is thorough LOL never seen that before. all good tho mate. cheers 17
Hey Craig another great video bud. I know brewing those kit's it's "old hat" for you but even though it is for most of us too it is still fun to hang out with you while you brew. I did a Muntons Mexican Cerveza on Saturday. my LHBS and HBC hosted a "Big brew day" event for National homebrew day. It was super easy thanks to all your great "Homebrewing the easy way" video's. I still can't find those new Coopers kit's you got. maybe they are only on the Canadian server?
I saw your singer video .not bad. Darren.
My idea of a Friday night is pouring a beer to a craigtube marathon
I keep 2 gallon jugs of water in the fridge for brew day. Sorry, the advice is pretty late!
Long time watcher first time commenter. Grear video mate keep up the good work. Cheers
great vid as always. ....cheers from Kenora Ont
Sulphur dioxide can be released by certain yeasts when there's certain mineral and nutrient deficiencies...or so I'm told!
My brother made a cider once that reeked of rotten eggs - tasted fine if you're a hardened cider drinker but the smell was a tad off-putting.
Sometimes it'll go away with time - chilling helps.
Great video as usual Craig, well done and I love the fact you haven't strayed from the original instructions and I have voted and the idiot that put the thing about penny farthing on that thread, I hope I haven't upset or swayed other voters...for everyone it's a great site and they know there stuff (as does Craig) and do listen to you so do everyone a solid and VOTE
hey Craig I enjoy your videos I understand your videos I'm making beer I have learned a lot from your show I watched a lot of UA-cam videos and a lot of other videos online about making homegrown beer craft beer I understand how you format it makes it more interesting and educational especially when you had a few to drink and thought I'd let you know I appreciate it I'm eventually going to start brewing my own when I find the right brew kit I'm really looking for Coopers 5 gallon brew kit if I can afford one I've been looking online for used kits or for kids that people don't no longer want not successful the way I will find one eventually I am determined anyway I thought I'd let you know I appreciate your program
New subscriber. Love this show! Nice job!
love you man
Grate vid.... as always, thx.... Cheers!
Great Aussie beer!
This guy is like the doctor who of the brew world
Cheers Craig. 17
As long your water temperture is over 80 F it is cool; otherwise you could be hours and aint geeting coller.
You need to realize tap water in Craig's area is very cool out of the faucet. It can "geet coller" pretty quick. ;oP
Mmmmm, I can almost smell that LDM from here, yum. Oh, and what I find in the hotter months, if the wort's going to be too hot to pitch, I just chill down some water in some big plastic jugs the day before, pop them in the fridge overnight, and add accordingly. Nice and quick.
12:24 *stuff goes wrong, tries to cope* "that spoon falls all the time"
Great video. teaches what has to happen when making beer, the importance of remaining stile. If you talk slower you could drink more beer.
nice vid, cheers andy.
Hey Craig. Thanks for this video. Writing you from Winnipeg, Canada. Im just getting started in brewing. A couple questions though.
All other things equal how will the beer be different if you brew with 19 or 20 litres as opposed to 23 litres?
Secondly, why did you use three boxes of the coopers dried malt extract? My way of thinking is that one box would be for one tim of the liquid wart from the kit. Am I wrong? What does adding three opposed to just one do?
Appreciate any help!
Yeast will use starsan as its food, so no worries :)
Hi. I am waiting for my coopers starter kit with a European lager to arrive. This is my first time brewing since failing with Tom Claxton home brew 50 years ago, I cannot wait months to taste it so can anyone advise me what to brew first that is quicker to drink but yet still tastes a bit like lager, I love lagers. Thanks
HHBW , You can do a good all grain mash on your burner .
+Strat Beer FANCY MEETING YOU HERE HELLO FRIEND
+contreeman Yeah it is funny who you run into in here brother.. All that cooking and hauling makes ya thirsty lol. "17" Contteeman..
LOL I GUESS THE VIDEO IS GONNA BE REAL POPULAR AFTER YOU , STRAT AND I HAVE BEEN HERE LOL
isn't that the object of brewing beer to enjoy what you make and drink and gets really fucked up on it she's my language but that's just the way it is it's we Brew the beer the way we like the taste and we want the alcohol content that's the object of drinking the beer you enjoy it and have the love it man awesome
This is my Zen in a world of shite that is now going on. Thanks, Craig!!!!!!!!!!!
So Australian beer is UK lagers
I know it is fine to do but I came never bring myself to pour wort into a fermenter that is covered in star-san foam.
coopers should pay this man
U didnt rinse the fermentor after sanitizing it and then you poured the mixture directly into it..idk if u noticed
Hi Craig. Could you just chuck the wort in the temp controlled fridge for a day and get it to around 21C? Cheers.
A good video Craig & especially pleased that you stuck to the Coopers base recipe.
BUT some confusion: you said it was a Pilsner but twice said "Sparkling Ale". That's a different kit, was that a slip of the tongue?
You also said that you added 300 grams of dextrose, because "that's what you do". But you wrap up saying only 3 x 500 grm additions of Coopers light dry malt. Bit sloppy & indicates the need for a written summary of the recipe IMHO.
Finally the wort chiller works for you, but a much simpler solution is to pre-chill some 3 litre clear PET bottles.
Using these will allow the desired temp to be reached quickly & easily without complex equipment. I always use filtered water (0.5 micron carbon fibre block) for this. It's kitchen bench mounted & can be used for any & all kitchen purposes, the units are quite low cost.
The brew he was drinking was the Pilsner, the beer he was brewing was the Sparkling Ale.