I like the fact that you are so entertaining that you basically just could be sitting in a room with a beer and still be entertaining without doing anything else. Your awesome man! Like the new intro BTW!
Every time I'm about to do a batch, I check out your vids for good, easy tips. You have to be the nicest guy on You Tube. I'm making a Pale Ale with Galaxy Hops today :-)
Hi CraigTube, nice to see your new easy homebrew video. Love to follow your HBW videos as well. You've helped me to start homebrewng some three years ago, and I'm still enjoying it. Have done all-grain in the meantime, but for the most it's from beerkits. That's just the way it is in the part of the world I live in, can't get anything here. Everything has to be imported. So, really appreciate you introducing easy homebrewing to the many. Thanks!
Hi there Craig, All the way from down under here in Australia were Im proud to say Coopers among a few other Aussie & or neighbours New Zealand make some of the finest can malt brews on the market today!! I just wanted to let you know I have just today purchased 2 kits of the THOMAS COOPERS IPA from my local homebrew shop who was also kind enough to make me up 2 mixed bags of 700g DEX 500g LDM and finally 2 bags of 28grams of cascade pellet hops... this will be my FIRST brew I have made from watching a youtube video But! by far not my first brew.. I have been enjoying making very basic, per kit instructions brews for many years now with very good results 99% of the time but I was getting board with the same old same old and wanted to thank you for making this video that has given me a push in the direction to experiment more with my brewing!! & try new ideas that guys like you have MASTERED and take your time to share with all of use fellow you tubes... SO A BIG CHEERS FORM AUSSIE MATE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK P.S WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW IT TURNS OUT..
Great video, iv been doing the coopers IPA like this for a while now, I do a 15 min boil with 2 hop additions, I also use US-05, the beer I get is amazing, can't believe it came from a kit it's so good. Keep up the good work Craig, your vids helped me get back in to brewing. Cheers
Dude. I know you can buy ingredients anywhere, but you mention Cooper's a lot. I certainly hope they appreciate your endorsement. They should at least give you enough free kits to keep you stocked up on beer. I know this vid is old, but you still mention Cooper's in your vids that come out years later. You're a fantastic resource of information, and mentioning Cooper's reaches thousands upon thousands of people.
Bravo Craig! Excellent instruction. After 4 years of kit brewing I too remain very satisfied with the quality and simplicity of kit "brewing". Your technique is close to my method for adding extra hops. I prefer a fine mesh bag to hold my homegrown hops. Steeping the hop bag in the DME/Dextrose wort boil. 1)Pour the kit can into the fermenter; Add the hop, DME/Dextrose wort (tea); Rinse can with some of the reserved wort(tea). hops to CoopersIPA, Draught and Australian Bitters
Craig, you demonstrate excellently a simple method with good results for adding hop flavor. Being a Hop Head, and constantly looking for more hop flavor, yet still keeping my brewing methods simple, I have evolved my brew method from kits to my own custom recipes too. After several years of kit contentment, I am still a dedicated "extract brewer". I start with Filtered Lake Ontario municipal water, unhopped malt extracts, and do a 2-gallon 60-minute boil. My recipes and hop schedule often include dry hopping too. Using unhopped extracts and growing my own Cascade, Willamette, Nugget, Mount Hood hop varieties keeps my costs down. Although, I sometimes add Centennial, Simcoe, Chinook and other hop varieties which are purchased for use in my recipes. I remain dedicated to crafting my beers with extracts and my hop head friends think the results are fine art.
+John Migliore Thanks for the answer to my question John. This was my first and likely only brew with a pre-hopped kit. The next two brews in the pipeline are extract also but with specialty grains and my own hop schedule and it looks really good so far. I think that's the way I will go for a long time. hop on!
I just did this kit today. Can + 1kg of brew enhancer 2 and adding some Cascade hops to the boil. Filled it up to 21.5 liters and got an OG of 1.042. Estimating about 4.7% ABV if it ends around 1.010. For me, a lower ABV isn't a dealbreaker and it's so much easier just using a brew enhancer. I'm hoping that this gets to be one of my go to kits for filling the pipeline! Thanks for all the great videos Craig!!
Craig!!!!!! I am begging your forgiveness! I brewed the IPA the way you told me and its WONDERFUL!!!! You do have great taste buds and you way is tops!!! Again I'm sorry for my inpatient ignorance! Cheers!
I just made a Coopers IPA today, but with a twist - since I have 3 brewing vessels which total 65 litres, the materials I used were: 1 can of Coopers IPA wort, 2 kilos Muntons extra light spray dry malt, 2.5 kilos regular sugar (sucrose). I have hops growing in my garden and they need a couple of days sunshine to be ready to pick. When they have been harvested, I will put a bucket full into a muslin bag and boil them in just enough water to cover, then add that to the wort which by this time will be fermenting vigorously. This recipe results in a very fruity / citrusy IPA of about 5% ABV. I let a few bottles of the last batch sit for 6 months, it seems to just get better as it ages.
i buy the northern brewer extract kits, super simple. bought a 10 gallon pot for 5 gallon full boil, sometimes the hot break is overzealous. bought a torch propane burner off amazon, and no more stove boils. can boil 6 gallons of cool water in under 25 minutes. my last one was a dry dock pale ale, not bad, but definitely not the best ive made. great video craig
Hi Craig, have you ever tried using something called Fermcap? It makes the hotbreak go by much quicker and smoother. You will never have to worry about a boil over again. Just a couple of drops into the boiling wort when it begins foaming. They say it flocs completely out during fermentation too.
This is your best beer making video, IMHO. Your vids have inspired me to do homebrews with much success so far. I really enjoy IPA, so the next batch I do, will try adding pellet hops in the boil. Many thanks!
Thanks craig. I finally got round to making this brew. After letting it sit for 3 weeks its carbonated beautifully with a creamy head and tastes fantastic. Well done, mate.
Craig. Done my first brew but i didn't boil it on the stove. I just put boiling water in the fermenter and mixed all ingredients. Thats where i went wrong. Thanks for the great vids. Still drank the beer. It was still ok. Brendan
Hey Craig, Curt Here !! I Have Been Following Your Channel Faithfully Just Like The Old Days Just Have More Time Now After Losing My Job. Awesome Your Still Using Our Ending CHEERS'N'BEERS Still, Classic 2008 Material There. So Impressed How Amazing You Kept The Stein It Looks Better Then When I Sent It To You. We Are Due For A Skype Chat When You Can Talk Soon My Friend!
I've just bottled my first batch of the Coopers IPA, and this video was very helpful. As a fellow Canadian, I concur on the high cost of beer due to the Liquor Distribution Board. I'm excited to try this since it's about a third of the cost of a 24 of Canadian, and I'm sure it'll be much better. Will definitely try adding hops next time.
Followed this somewhat and got an awesome beer out of it. Thank you :-) ! - Coopers IPA kit - 1 pound of DME - 500g of corn sugar - 1oz of cascade hops (pretty fresh) in the boil for 5 mins at the end. Pretty good ! :-)
Hi Craig, I'm a new subscriber to your channel, and let me tell you, I've really learned a lot about beer brewing, you have been a great inspiration and a great source of practical knowledge. I 'm a beginner but already I'm brewing some great tasting ales. Keep up the good work!
Hey Craig from Brisbane Australia been watching your videos on home brewin for a while now. I back into brewing now after an 8 year break and enjoy adding grain to a coopers kit to make them better. looking forward to experimenting more. Hey and also by the way I watched a video you did not long ago about coopers sparkling ale review and the bottle had plastic round the cap. In Australia it isn't sold like that , it must have something to do with shipping it overseas. Its a great beer from a great brewer. Thanks Craig for all your info. Ian
Cool post. I think I'll give it a try. At least during the winter. Too cold out in the garage right now and I have carpet on the kitchen floor. I think the wife will go along with this. Thanks.
Quick question, because I'm wondering Craig... I know you do this kit allot, but I've been wondering why you keep doing the kit if you boil things up and add extra hops anyways? why don't you do regular extract brews with fresher hops? Just to save time i guess? Or am i wrong? : )
Hi Craig, I love the coopers IPA, and I don't use dry malt extract. I use just regular malt extract. My question is, if I do what's called "dry hopping" and just add hops directly to the fermenter, will I notice a difference? I've read different things online, some saying yes, some saying no, but I trust your judgement and opinion, given the experience you have in home brewing. Thanks in advance, Steve.
This is a great brew method. Just done one and about to do another. I just used the IPA with a can of malt extract plus 300 gram of dry malt and 30 gram of Cascade.
Ive done this a few times now so would like to say thanks Craig this makes an excellent session beer. I think the whole all grain vs extract thing is a lot like Salmon fishing, some say they should only be caught on a fly rod, I say catch them any way can........ Cheers
I like to add the liquid malt extract to the pot of boiling water before adding it to the fermenter. Take the boiling pot off the heat before adding the liquid can. That way, you can mix it and make sure it is fully dissolved before adding it to your fermenter.
Great video there Craig, entertaining as always and I've ordered the IPA kit and hops. This'll be the first time I've added hops to a brew so I'm looking forward to seeing whether my batch turns out as enjoyable as yours evidently is!
Hi Craig. Do you know the difference between the Coopers Brew A IPA kit and the Coopers IPA kit ? Love your channel. its better then TV. in Ireland Anyway :-) I can get any Standard Coopers... I can only get the Brew A type ! Thanks Tony
Hi Craig, I just started brewing and someone told me a way to quickly cool the wort. I was wanting to know what you think. I will say that I am very careful to sanitize when doing this. I use a 7 pound bag of ice from the store made from purified water. I add 1 pint of water to make it a full gallon.
Wanted to mention since others might not know, Coopers says that their yeast is specifically attuned to dextrose so don't worry about adding a lot of it. Also, where do you get those fermenting vessels?
how long do you leave it in the fermentor and how long does it sit in bottle before you can drink it? my last few batches seem to taste like wine after 1 week in fermentor and 2 weeks in bottle
Brilliant work *****. Im going to copy this but with a different IPA kit (bulldog) but use the cascade pellets and dry malt extract. I had a question though. What do you thinks best to prime this when it goes in the keg? All the best! Alex
Great video, I don't have hops or any dextose, just the can and the water. Do you really need the hops mixture you made? And once it's all in the fermenter, is it a week and half then its ready to bottle and drink? is it not better to leave it mature or something?
Hi there, great vid! I'm planning to use the exact same Coopers kit and ill add 1kg of cane sugar. Next I'm planning to add hops during silent fermentation for aroma. I've bought 100g cascade, and 50g of mosaic and citra. How much should I add so i dont over do it?
i did this brew today (tagged you on my FB post) thanks for the recipe i cant wait to taste it in a month or so! i tweaked the hop timing just just to get a bit more out if it for my liking but apart from that. cheers mate
Hi love your vids watched a lot of them and decided to start home brewing myself starting with extract for now I am making a Coopers preacher wheat beer and apple cider and looking at making this IPA with the hops but what do you think of putting cbw sparkling amber in place of the dry malt ?
I was surprised when I saw you dump the hop sediment into your fermentor. I'm going to make up a Coopers Lager using this method and see how that turns out. Thanks for posting this vid. Cheers.
I just took my reading on this and it smells and tastes amazing, I can't wait to enjoy a cold one later in spring. I'd highly recommend trying this one.
GREAT CRAIG...One question, hops pellet are used without filter bag simply adding in my pot and plugs hops are used in boil with filter bag and removed after boiling ?
Hey Craig, this is Big_Mikes. I have over 20 Coopers kits under my belt. I decided to try this method and add hop's to my IPA kit just as you did with one exception. I Used Hallertau hop pellets instead of Cascade hops. As it now sits in the primary fermenter there is a fairly strong hop smell when i sniff the air lock. Should I be scared?
So Craig, I have an ounce of real flower hops (sent by mistake by the supplier instead of pellets...) - should I strain those out when pouring the boiled wort into the fermenter?
Hi Craig I'm bottle conditioning my IPA following your recipe for adding hops and I tried it after 10 days(I'm impatient) it's a nice beer but it's very bitter I know its still got another 2-3 weeks before it's ready to drink,do you think the bitterness will mellow out a bit?
FINALLY!! someone else that dips the tops of cans in sanatizer...whenever i buy juice in a can to make a small batch of wine i wipe the top and dip it before introducing it to my can opener i have been made fun of/poked fun of for repeatedly for doin that :D
New to brewwing and trying the coopers IPA. Very good video but have one question. You wash the can in steriliser then clean the lid in the wort. Will the remaining steriliser not kill all the yeast? I need a tip on the process between sterlising bottles and bottling please. Do I rinse the sterlilised bottles, warm tap water or does that just recontaminated them? Or do I pour beer into the bottles after the sterliser has been poured out? Or is the alternative a 70 deg C dishwasher with no dishwasher tablet?
Craig can you use hops that come in the vacuumed packs the same way u used yours and can u add them to the fermenter or would u use a sieve to stop them going in?
I did a Simcoe&Amarillo Hopped IPA AG that I finally got to keg this morning after almost 4 weeks primary and 2 weeks dry hopped in secondary with 1 oz of each. TASTE AWESOME 16.4brix OG and 6brix FG which calculates to .0999 when adjusting for alcohol. BIG BEER AGAIN WOOHOO !!!! I'll send you a bottle Craig 9.1%abv
Hi Craig another queston about the ipa, in your video you put everthing into the fv including the hops, do they float to the top of the beer as mine looks as if its yeast/ pieces of hops thats still laying on top after 9 days now..thx
Hop sediment can cause issues as the hops can tend to float around in the brew. I have experienced them popping up in little "clouds" which I gather are floated by the CO2 generated from fermentation of the yeast. So I would recommend filtering out the hops or putting them in a bag. As for the rest of the stuff, that will drop out to the bottom of the fermenter, so you don't have to worry too much about it.
I've tried dry-hopping when the fermentation finished, didn't weigh my hop bag down so I'm not too impressed with the taste. Looking forward to trying this method instead! Do you dry hop it as well? Great video!
Hi Craig, I'm going to brew coopers selection IPA for the first time. I have the can of extract and also a 1kg bag of 'Better Brew Brewing Enhancer' (dextrose, spray dried malt and maltodextrin) to make a wort. I probably won't add any extra hops to this batch just to see how it turns out from the can. I would like to make a fairly strong beer without an overwhelming alcohol content, ideally between 5% and 6% ABV. Should I add more dextrose? What pre-fermentation reading should I aim for?
Craig, I've watched your channel for a while now and you inspired me to try my hand at beer. I started with the Lager that came with the DIY kit, but I'm very disappointed that the beer is so weak! I followed the instructions to the letter making 23L and kegged 5-gal and bottled the rest. The beer ended up at 3.2%, which is very low for my taste. Any suggestions? I don't give up easy.
Hi Craig, First off great video so easy to follow. This is my first brew and my ingredients were as follows: 500g LME 500g Dextrose 1.5 oz Cascade Hops I followed yours steps exactly but after boiling the LME and Dextrose for a fair bit I never hit the hot break!? I continued on anyway with the hop addition and my wort has been fermenting at 23°C for about a day and everything seems fine.(Lovely Hoppy smell!) Is it going to be alright? Thanks Daniel
Hi Craig, When this is done fermenting and ready for bottling, do you have to add priming sugar... or was the one you added at the beginning with the dry malt extract enough?
Your videos rock, I enjoy them lots. Thank you for your efforts. That being said, I would ask you that were you being frugal, which DIY home brew kit would you buy? I'm 53, am an avid creator of sorts...a woodworker that is, and want to try my hand at brewing some of my favorite brews, porters and stouts mainly. I would like to buy for longevity, yet ease of use as well. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated. Thanks much and Cheers!
Good work Craig, you made me drink at 10am in the morning can't wait to fire up brewing here, being summer here it is to hard to control the temp, drinkin some Aussie pale ale that I brewed a few months ago, not a bad drop mate.
I've been making wine for several years and I have a glass hydrometer. I must have got a good one from Coopers because both read identical. I'll try the 500g of DME on the next batch. Could I salvage this beer by making another concentrated batch and mixing it with this one? I have the current batch in a 5-gal keg. I hate the thoughts of throwing this batch out, but I can't drink it this weak.
Hi Craig, flattered that you'd ask my opinion. John Palmer sometimes uses the term "Finishing Hops" which may be a better term. Aroma does affect the taste as the sensation taste is a combination of mouthfeel, aroma, and the flavor of a food or drink and as such, your statement makes sense. Maybe dry hop your go to Coopers and do a side-by-side with the original? Enjoy your videos, Craig. Thanks and Cheers to you (and my fellow viewers).
hi Craig I bought this kit a while ago and have just finish fermenting my first batch of Australian lager but I had a problem with the hydrometer reading it finished at 0.14 and I know it should go down to 0.08 it was at 0.14 for about three days and I was wondering if you have any idea what could cause this. love the videos by the way there so helpful. cheers mate.
Nice to see how you add the hops, Ill try that next time with pellets.. I use to kickstart my yeast with 0,2 deciliter 20 celsius water in a sanitised shaker, then I mix the yeasted water to the beer. I feel that give a better mix to the beer with water.
im quite new to brewing and rushed my first kit so its pretty poor but drinkable. Have the canadian blonde in fermenter and the IPA to go next, just wondered if you think it will go well wth 1kg brew sugar and 500g malt?
Brewing this beer right now with this exact recipe and its my first time ever brewing. The process was quite messy, I just hope it wont get contaminated.
Just tasted my first bottle. It was fantastic. Im never going to buy beer from store ever again. Thanks Craig this recipe was wonderful I'm very happy woth the results.
Nice video. I have the same Cooper's kit. I am going to brew this weekend. I am going to use some Willamette hops, some extra liquid malt (unhopped) and some dry malt extract.
My supplier sold me extra light dry malt extract and I had to go the full 5 gallons to get the temp right but the beer turned out good. Would you recommend racking to a secondary after the first couple days of fermentation to minimize the yeast taste?
I want to start brewing my own beer, and you make it seem so simple and easy! I love the way you get started by taking a taste of your beer. You had me sold at that point!! Any recommendations on a keg, what you use and a video on how to use one?
Hi Craig, enjoying the reviews. I bought a Mr Beer 2gallon starter kit after watching your review on it and it should be here soon. After I make my first batch I'm going to want to make another one right away but i'm not sure about using the coopers 4gallon beer packs. Can you advise? I was thinking it would be a case of buying dry malt extract seperate and using only 250grams (half as much for the mr beer) and buying coopers IPA and just using half of that can, then save the other half for the next brew. Is anything else needed?
Scratch that, worked it all out and for the price of the Mr beer kit I bought plus a standard refill I was able to get a 5gallon fermenter with airlock, the materials for 23litres of coopers IPA, a thermometer, 40 bottles, a capper and pack of crown caps, a plastic stirring spoon, hydrometer and a little bottling stick. Sending the Mr Beer back as soon as it arrives
Made this last week. Followed exactly how you did it but the colour is way different? Mine is very light? Yours looks nice and dark? Any idea why so different please?
thanks for the reply yeah that sounds like a good idea ill give it a go next time. I'm fairly new to the home brewing business, i've only made 2 coopers kits, the first one tasted and smelled a bit like apple cider and this ones kind of the same, is that normal?
Thanks for the vid. Since I started school, I really haven't had time to do full fledged beer kits. I'll be doing this tomorrow. BTW, you don't have to sacrifice any beer if you just put your sanitized hydrometer into the beer thief. That's what I do.
I like the fact that you are so entertaining that you basically just could be sitting in a room with a beer and still be entertaining without doing anything else. Your awesome man! Like the new intro BTW!
Every time I'm about to do a batch, I check out your vids for good, easy tips. You have to be the nicest guy on You Tube. I'm making a Pale Ale with Galaxy Hops today :-)
Hi CraigTube, nice to see your new easy homebrew video. Love to follow your HBW videos as well. You've helped me to start homebrewng some three years ago, and I'm still enjoying it. Have done all-grain in the meantime, but for the most it's from beerkits. That's just the way it is in the part of the world I live in, can't get anything here. Everything has to be imported. So, really appreciate you introducing easy homebrewing to the many. Thanks!
Hi there Craig, All the way from down under here in Australia were Im proud to say Coopers among a few other Aussie & or neighbours New Zealand make some of the finest can malt brews on the market today!! I just wanted to let you know I have just today purchased 2 kits of the THOMAS COOPERS IPA from my local homebrew shop who was also kind enough to make me up 2 mixed bags of 700g DEX 500g LDM and finally 2 bags of 28grams of cascade pellet hops... this will be my FIRST brew I have made from watching a youtube video But! by far not my first brew.. I have been enjoying making very basic, per kit instructions brews for many years now with very good results 99% of the time but I was getting board with the same old same old and wanted to thank you for making this video that has given me a push in the direction to experiment more with my brewing!! & try new ideas that guys like you have MASTERED and take your time to share with all of use fellow you tubes... SO A BIG CHEERS FORM AUSSIE MATE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK P.S WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW IT TURNS OUT..
I never get tired of watching you brew up a batch of beer Craig...Cheers, 17!
G'day my name is Brad and I'm a Australian 🇦🇺.I love making home brew. I've been doing it for years, about 40yrs and doing it on a large scale, 🍻
Great video, iv been doing the coopers IPA like this for a while now, I do a 15 min boil with 2 hop additions, I also use US-05, the beer I get is amazing, can't believe it came from a kit it's so good.
Keep up the good work Craig, your vids helped me get back in to brewing.
Cheers
Dude. I know you can buy ingredients anywhere, but you mention Cooper's a lot. I certainly hope they appreciate your endorsement. They should at least give you enough free kits to keep you stocked up on beer. I know this vid is old, but you still mention Cooper's in your vids that come out years later. You're a fantastic resource of information, and mentioning Cooper's reaches thousands upon thousands of people.
Craig you inspired me to start brewing. I follow your simple and easy steps to brew beer. Well done. Thank you.
Bravo Craig! Excellent instruction. After 4 years of kit brewing I too remain very satisfied with the quality and simplicity of kit "brewing".
Your technique is close to my method for adding extra hops. I prefer a fine mesh bag to hold my homegrown hops. Steeping the hop bag in the DME/Dextrose wort boil.
1)Pour the kit can into the fermenter;
Add the hop, DME/Dextrose wort (tea);
Rinse can with some of the reserved wort(tea).
hops to CoopersIPA, Draught and Australian Bitters
Craig, you demonstrate excellently a simple method with good results for adding hop flavor.
Being a Hop Head, and constantly looking for more hop flavor, yet still keeping my brewing methods simple, I have evolved my brew method from kits to my own custom recipes too.
After several years of kit contentment, I am still a dedicated "extract brewer".
I start with Filtered Lake Ontario municipal water, unhopped malt extracts, and do a 2-gallon 60-minute boil.
My recipes and hop schedule often include dry hopping too.
Using unhopped extracts and growing my own Cascade, Willamette, Nugget, Mount Hood hop varieties keeps my costs down. Although, I sometimes add Centennial, Simcoe, Chinook and other hop varieties which are purchased for use in my recipes.
I remain dedicated to crafting my beers with extracts and my hop head friends think the results are fine art.
+John Migliore Thanks for the answer to my question John. This was my first and likely only brew with a pre-hopped kit. The next two brews in the pipeline are extract also but with specialty grains and my own hop schedule and it looks really good so far. I think that's the way I will go for a long time. hop on!
Ah, the art of brewing.Consider home-brew an artistic outlet for your creativity.
I just did this kit today. Can + 1kg of brew enhancer 2 and adding some Cascade hops to the boil. Filled it up to 21.5 liters and got an OG of 1.042. Estimating about 4.7% ABV if it ends around 1.010. For me, a lower ABV isn't a dealbreaker and it's so much easier just using a brew enhancer. I'm hoping that this gets to be one of my go to kits for filling the pipeline! Thanks for all the great videos Craig!!
Craig!!!!!! I am begging your forgiveness! I brewed the IPA the way you told me and its WONDERFUL!!!! You do have great taste buds and you way is tops!!! Again I'm sorry for my inpatient ignorance! Cheers!
I just made a Coopers IPA today, but with a twist - since I have 3 brewing vessels which total 65 litres, the materials I used were: 1 can of Coopers IPA wort, 2 kilos Muntons extra light spray dry malt, 2.5 kilos regular sugar (sucrose). I have hops growing in my garden and they need a couple of days sunshine to be ready to pick. When they have been harvested, I will put a bucket full into a muslin bag and boil them in just enough water to cover, then add that to the wort which by this time will be fermenting vigorously.
This recipe results in a very fruity / citrusy IPA of about 5% ABV. I let a few bottles of the last batch sit for 6 months, it seems to just get better as it ages.
i buy the northern brewer extract kits, super simple. bought a 10 gallon pot for 5 gallon full boil, sometimes the hot break is overzealous. bought a torch propane burner off amazon, and no more stove boils. can boil 6 gallons of cool water in under 25 minutes. my last one was a dry dock pale ale, not bad, but definitely not the best ive made. great video craig
Hi Craig, have you ever tried using something called Fermcap? It makes the hotbreak go by much quicker and smoother. You will never have to worry about a boil over again. Just a couple of drops into the boiling wort when it begins foaming. They say it flocs completely out during fermentation too.
This is your best beer making video, IMHO. Your vids have inspired me to do homebrews with much success so far. I really enjoy IPA, so the next batch I do, will try adding pellet hops in the boil. Many thanks!
Thanks craig. I finally got round to making this brew. After letting it sit for 3 weeks its carbonated beautifully with a creamy head and tastes fantastic. Well done, mate.
I'm quite sure I watched this video a second time, but it is still very much appreciated,... Thank you!
Great work buddy, quick, no ranting and very helpful for the guys wanting to church up the generic beer extract kits.
Craig. Done my first brew but i didn't boil it on the stove. I just put boiling water in the fermenter and mixed all ingredients. Thats where i went wrong. Thanks for the great vids. Still drank the beer. It was still ok.
Brendan
Hey Craig, Curt Here !! I Have Been Following Your Channel Faithfully Just Like The Old Days Just Have More Time Now After Losing My Job. Awesome Your Still Using Our Ending CHEERS'N'BEERS Still, Classic 2008 Material There. So Impressed How Amazing You Kept The Stein It Looks Better Then When I Sent It To You. We Are Due For A Skype Chat When You Can Talk Soon My Friend!
I've just bottled my first batch of the Coopers IPA, and this video was very helpful. As a fellow Canadian, I concur on the high cost of beer due to the Liquor Distribution Board. I'm excited to try this since it's about a third of the cost of a 24 of Canadian, and I'm sure it'll be much better. Will definitely try adding hops next time.
Followed this somewhat and got an awesome beer out of it. Thank you :-) !
- Coopers IPA kit
- 1 pound of DME
- 500g of corn sugar
- 1oz of cascade hops (pretty fresh) in the boil for 5 mins at the end.
Pretty good ! :-)
Thank you so much for this great video!! My buddy and I made a small batch of an IPA tonight and watched your video for inspiration.
I've just bought this kit.. I cannot see any other way of doing it like yours Craig. Thanks for the video.
i made my batch exactly the same way, nearly a year on & I've still got a few bottles left.. everyone who tastes it loves it
these instructionals are always appreciated, my copper's american lager kit still isnt here yet, cant wait!
Hi Craig, I'm a new subscriber to your channel, and let me tell you, I've really learned a lot about beer brewing, you have been a great inspiration and a great source of practical knowledge. I 'm a beginner but already I'm brewing some great tasting ales. Keep up the good work!
Hi Graig, like the video. Thanks for the brewing inspiration. Have started yet another batch of cider in your honour.
Hey Craig from Brisbane Australia been watching your videos on home brewin for a while now. I back into brewing now after an 8 year break and enjoy adding grain to a coopers kit to make them better. looking forward to experimenting more.
Hey and also by the way I watched a video you did not long ago about coopers sparkling ale review and the bottle had plastic round the cap. In Australia it isn't sold like that , it must have something to do with shipping it overseas. Its a great beer from a great brewer. Thanks Craig for all your info. Ian
Why do you add extra dextrose, does the brew enhancer not have enough in it?
Cool post. I think I'll give it a try. At least during the winter. Too cold out in the garage right now and I have carpet on the kitchen floor. I think the wife will go along with this. Thanks.
Thanks, Craig. This will be my first larger batch, after a number of 2 gal batches. Thanks for the information, and encouragement. bob
Quick question, because I'm wondering Craig... I know you do this kit allot, but I've been wondering why you keep doing the kit if you boil things up and add extra hops anyways? why don't you do regular extract brews with fresher hops?
Just to save time i guess? Or am i wrong? : )
Thank you very much. You rock.
Just started brewing beer thanks to you. Had my first coopers lager last night
Straight forward and friendly, thanks Craig.
Hi Craig, I love the coopers IPA, and I don't use dry malt extract. I use just regular malt extract. My question is, if I do what's called "dry hopping" and just add hops directly to the fermenter, will I notice a difference? I've read different things online, some saying yes, some saying no, but I trust your judgement and opinion, given the experience you have in home brewing. Thanks in advance, Steve.
This is a great brew method. Just done one and about to do another. I just used the IPA with a can of malt extract plus 300 gram of dry malt and 30 gram of Cascade.
Ive done this a few times now so would like to say thanks Craig this makes an excellent session beer.
I think the whole all grain vs extract thing is a lot like Salmon fishing, some say they should only be caught on a fly rod, I say catch them any way can........ Cheers
I like to add the liquid malt extract to the pot of boiling water before adding it to the fermenter. Take the boiling pot off the heat before adding the liquid can. That way, you can mix it and make sure it is fully dissolved before adding it to your fermenter.
Great video there Craig, entertaining as always and I've ordered the IPA kit and hops. This'll be the first time I've added hops to a brew so I'm looking forward to seeing whether my batch turns out as enjoyable as yours evidently is!
Hi Craig.
Do you know the difference between the Coopers Brew A IPA kit and the Coopers IPA kit ?
Love your channel. its better then TV. in Ireland Anyway :-)
I can get any Standard Coopers... I can only get the Brew A type !
Thanks Tony
Hi Craig, I just started brewing and someone told me a way to quickly cool the wort. I was wanting to know what you think. I will say that I am very careful to sanitize when doing this. I use a 7 pound bag of ice from the store made from purified water. I add 1 pint of water to make it a full gallon.
Wanted to mention since others might not know, Coopers says that their yeast is specifically attuned to dextrose so don't worry about adding a lot of it. Also, where do you get those fermenting vessels?
how long do you leave it in the fermentor and how long does it sit in bottle before you can drink it? my last few batches seem to taste like wine after 1 week in fermentor and 2 weeks in bottle
Brilliant work *****. Im going to copy this but with a different IPA kit (bulldog) but use the cascade pellets and dry malt extract. I had a question though. What do you thinks best to prime this when it goes in the keg? All the best! Alex
Great video, I don't have hops or any dextose, just the can and the water.
Do you really need the hops mixture you made?
And once it's all in the fermenter, is it a week and half then its ready to bottle and drink?
is it not better to leave it mature or something?
Hi there, great vid! I'm planning to use the exact same Coopers kit and ill add 1kg of cane sugar. Next I'm planning to add hops during silent fermentation for aroma. I've bought 100g cascade, and 50g of mosaic and citra. How much should I add so i dont over do it?
Nice addition to a coolers kit cheers. I brewed a basmati pale ale & a smash beer this past long weekend myself.
i did this brew today (tagged you on my FB post) thanks for the recipe i cant wait to taste it in a month or so! i tweaked the hop timing just just to get a bit more out if it for my liking but apart from that. cheers mate
Hi love your vids watched a lot of them and decided to start home brewing myself starting with extract for now I am making a Coopers preacher wheat beer and apple cider and looking at making this IPA with the hops but what do you think of putting cbw sparkling amber in place of the dry malt ?
just bottled mine like in this video, looking forward to drinking it , thanks Craig!
I was surprised when I saw you dump the hop sediment into your fermentor. I'm going to make up a Coopers Lager using this method and see how that turns out. Thanks for posting this vid. Cheers.
Hi Craig, I'm curious if you've brewed any Coopers kits that you didn't like and would avoid in the future?
Cheers,
I just took my reading on this and it smells and tastes amazing, I can't wait to enjoy a cold one later in spring. I'd highly recommend trying this one.
How long do I leave the beer mash in the bucket for? How many days? Thanks great video!
GREAT CRAIG...One question, hops pellet are used without filter bag simply adding in my pot and plugs hops are used in boil with filter bag and removed after boiling ?
Hey Craig, this is Big_Mikes. I have over 20 Coopers kits under my belt. I decided to try this method and add hop's to my IPA kit just as you did with one exception. I Used Hallertau hop pellets instead of Cascade hops. As it now sits in the primary fermenter there is a fairly strong hop smell when i sniff the air lock. Should I be scared?
So Craig, I have an ounce of real flower hops (sent by mistake by the supplier instead of pellets...) - should I strain those out when pouring the boiled wort into the fermenter?
Hi Craig I'm bottle conditioning my IPA following your recipe for adding hops and I tried it after 10 days(I'm impatient) it's a nice beer but it's very bitter I know its still got another 2-3 weeks before it's ready to drink,do you think the bitterness will mellow out a bit?
FINALLY!! someone else that dips the tops of cans in sanatizer...whenever i buy juice in a can to make a small batch of wine i wipe the top and dip it before introducing it to my can opener
i have been made fun of/poked fun of for repeatedly for doin that :D
New to brewwing and trying the coopers IPA. Very good video but have one question. You wash the can in steriliser then clean the lid in the wort. Will the remaining steriliser not kill all the yeast? I need a tip on the process between sterlising bottles and bottling please. Do I rinse the sterlilised bottles, warm tap water or does that just recontaminated them? Or do I pour beer into the bottles after the sterliser has been poured out? Or is the alternative a 70 deg C dishwasher with no dishwasher tablet?
Craig can you use hops that come in the vacuumed packs the same way u used yours and can u add them to the fermenter or would u use a sieve to stop them going in?
back to the roots:)it seems that you dont use a new coopers fermenter anymore,any reason for this?another great vid,thanks
I did a Simcoe&Amarillo Hopped IPA AG that I finally got to keg this morning after almost 4 weeks primary and 2 weeks dry hopped in secondary with 1 oz of each. TASTE AWESOME 16.4brix OG and 6brix FG which calculates to .0999 when adjusting for alcohol. BIG BEER AGAIN WOOHOO !!!! I'll send you a bottle Craig 9.1%abv
Nice job Craig now how long does that sit in the fermenter thingy? 7 days? then 7 more for the fizzy. preciate ya man.
Effen awesome video, man! I like your swagger, I like your style! 🤙🏼
Never dry hopped before. Interested in what you have to say about it. Maybe i will have to give it a try on my next batch.
Hi Craig another queston about the ipa, in your video you put everthing into the fv including the hops, do they float to the top of the beer as mine looks as if its yeast/ pieces of hops thats still laying on top after 9 days now..thx
Hop sediment can cause issues as the hops can tend to float around in the brew. I have experienced them popping up in little "clouds" which I gather are floated by the CO2 generated from fermentation of the yeast. So I would recommend filtering out the hops or putting them in a bag. As for the rest of the stuff, that will drop out to the bottom of the fermenter, so you don't have to worry too much about it.
I've tried dry-hopping when the fermentation finished, didn't weigh my hop bag down so I'm not too impressed with the taste. Looking forward to trying this method instead! Do you dry hop it as well? Great video!
Hi Craig. Have you ever used whirlfloc tablets in a coopers kit? Is it needed and if so then at what stage would you add it?
Hi Craig, I'm going to brew coopers selection IPA for the first time. I have the can of extract and also a 1kg bag of 'Better Brew Brewing Enhancer' (dextrose, spray dried malt and maltodextrin) to make a wort. I probably won't add any extra hops to this batch just to see how it turns out from the can. I would like to make a fairly strong beer without an overwhelming alcohol content, ideally between 5% and 6% ABV. Should I add more dextrose? What pre-fermentation reading should I aim for?
Craig, I've watched your channel for a while now and you inspired me to try my hand at beer. I started with the Lager that came with the DIY kit, but I'm very disappointed that the beer is so weak! I followed the instructions to the letter making 23L and kegged 5-gal and bottled the rest. The beer ended up at 3.2%, which is very low for my taste. Any suggestions? I don't give up easy.
Nice video Craig. Just curious, I tuned in on Justin's TV this past Friday, but no video played for me. Did you do a cast this past friday?
Hi Craig,
First off great video so easy to follow.
This is my first brew and my ingredients were as follows:
500g LME
500g Dextrose
1.5 oz Cascade Hops
I followed yours steps exactly but after boiling the LME and Dextrose for a fair bit I never hit the hot break!?
I continued on anyway with the hop addition and my wort has been fermenting at 23°C for about a day and everything seems fine.(Lovely Hoppy smell!)
Is it going to be alright?
Thanks
Daniel
Hi Craig, When this is done fermenting and ready for bottling, do you have to add priming sugar... or was the one you added at the beginning with the dry malt extract enough?
I love it. Another great video from Craig. I want to try this next! CHEERS
Craig as seen in the video it is ok to just throw the hops in there without using a bag? Cheers!
Your videos rock, I enjoy them lots. Thank you for your efforts. That being said, I would ask you that were you being frugal, which DIY home brew kit would you buy? I'm 53, am an avid creator of sorts...a woodworker that is, and want to try my hand at brewing some of my favorite brews, porters and stouts mainly. I would like to buy for longevity, yet ease of use as well. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated. Thanks much and Cheers!
Good work Craig, you made me drink at 10am in the morning can't wait to fire up brewing here, being summer here it is to hard to control the temp, drinkin some Aussie pale ale that I brewed a few months ago, not a bad drop mate.
Brewed this 2 weeks ago and just kegged it. A real nice beer.
10 days old and NO extract twang, it is gone. A nice IPA, crystal clear also.
Have you ever messed up a batch? I assume it would be pretty hard to do since in the old days beer was preferred over water because of taste.
I've been making wine for several years and I have a glass hydrometer. I must have got a good one from Coopers because both read identical. I'll try the 500g of DME on the next batch. Could I salvage this beer by making another concentrated batch and mixing it with this one? I have the current batch in a 5-gal keg. I hate the thoughts of throwing this batch out, but I can't drink it this weak.
Hi Craig, flattered that you'd ask my opinion. John Palmer sometimes uses the term "Finishing Hops" which may be a better term. Aroma does affect the taste as the sensation taste is a combination of mouthfeel, aroma, and the flavor of a food or drink and as such, your statement makes sense.
Maybe dry hop your go to Coopers and do a side-by-side with the original?
Enjoy your videos, Craig. Thanks and Cheers to you (and my fellow viewers).
hi Craig I bought this kit a while ago and have just finish fermenting my first batch of Australian lager but I had a problem with the hydrometer reading it finished at 0.14 and I know it should go down to 0.08 it was at 0.14 for about three days and I was wondering if you have any idea what could cause this. love the videos by the way there so helpful. cheers mate.
Nice to see how you add the hops, Ill try that next time with pellets..
I use to kickstart my yeast with 0,2 deciliter 20 celsius water in a sanitised shaker, then I mix the yeasted water to the beer. I feel that give a better mix to the beer with water.
im quite new to brewing and rushed my first kit so its pretty poor but drinkable. Have the canadian blonde in fermenter and the IPA to go next, just wondered if you think it will go well wth 1kg brew sugar and 500g malt?
Brewing this beer right now with this exact recipe and its my first time ever brewing. The process was quite messy, I just hope it wont get contaminated.
Just tasted my first bottle. It was fantastic. Im never going to buy beer from store ever again. Thanks Craig this recipe was wonderful I'm very happy woth the results.
Holy shit. I wanna try it too. But I live in a small town in Argentina, and I don't really think I'll be able to buy hops or malt extract here
And I also LOVE IPAs! Atually Double IPAs are my favorites.
try a five hop ipa. very popular now a days
Nice video. I have the same Cooper's kit. I am going to brew this weekend. I am going to use some Willamette hops, some extra liquid malt (unhopped) and some dry malt extract.
Maybe I've misunderstood something here, since I'm pretty new with home brewing of beer. But shouldn't you also dry hop an IPA after the fermentation?
My supplier sold me extra light dry malt extract and I had to go the full 5 gallons to get the temp right but the beer turned out good. Would you recommend racking to a secondary after the first couple days of fermentation to minimize the yeast taste?
I want to start brewing my own beer, and you make it seem so simple and easy! I love the way you get started by taking a taste of your beer. You had me sold at that point!!
Any recommendations on a keg, what you use and a video on how to use one?
Thanks. I have a kegging series on here. Just type in CraigTube kegging. You'll find it. Cheers!
I hope this is not a foolish question...but you seem to make a lot of beer. Do you drink it all? Or do you share most of it?
Hi Craig, enjoying the reviews. I bought a Mr Beer 2gallon starter kit after watching your review on it and it should be here soon.
After I make my first batch I'm going to want to make another one right away but i'm not sure about using the coopers 4gallon beer packs. Can you advise?
I was thinking it would be a case of buying dry malt extract seperate and using only 250grams (half as much for the mr beer) and buying coopers IPA and just using half of that can, then save the other half for the next brew. Is anything else needed?
Scratch that, worked it all out and for the price of the Mr beer kit I bought plus a standard refill I was able to get a 5gallon fermenter with airlock, the materials for 23litres of coopers IPA, a thermometer, 40 bottles, a capper and pack of crown caps, a plastic stirring spoon, hydrometer and a little bottling stick.
Sending the Mr Beer back as soon as it arrives
By leaving the hops in the fermenter, will it add anything to the flavor and bittering during fermentation
Made this last week. Followed exactly how you did it but the colour is way different?
Mine is very light? Yours looks nice and dark? Any idea why so different please?
I love your videos. it's a nice diversion from work
thanks for the reply yeah that sounds like a good idea ill give it a go next time. I'm fairly new to the home brewing business, i've only made 2 coopers kits, the first one tasted and smelled a bit like apple cider and this ones kind of the same, is that normal?
Thanks for the vid. Since I started school, I really haven't had time to do full fledged beer kits. I'll be doing this tomorrow. BTW, you don't have to sacrifice any beer if you just put your sanitized hydrometer into the beer thief. That's what I do.