The Pale Ale on its own is usually $16 so you are getting the BE2 for $2.
Price @ BigW $23
Price @ Coopers online $21.60 + Delivery (Often free for orders over $50)
Other Bundle deals also available from Dan's:
Home Brew English Ale + Light Dry Malt $18
https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_B999999000778/coope…
Coopers Home Brew Dark Ale + BE3 $17
https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_B999999000777/coope…
If that's what you're into you could drink it straight from the fermenter. No time wasted with bottling/kegging, carbonation or refridgeration.
Nothing worse than going over to a blokes house when he says the words "I make home brew" meaning you must try some of my crappy beer.
Sorry I had to agree with you, homemade is a hobby can't beat the real thing.
It definitely can beat most mainstream beers if done right. I think you meant it usually doesn't.
Agreed. It took me a few years to learn the skills but I'm now to the point where I find it hard to go back to a commercially-brewed beer, and even then it would have to be a craft brew and not the usual swill that's passed off as 'beer'.
coopers is yuck. its not the ozbargain way but i'd rather not be a tight ass and buy good tasting beer.
what beer do you buy?
I reckon you could do a lot worse
Coopers pale ale is fantastic. Plus the last remaining Australian owned brewery.
That's completely incorrect, there are tonnes of independent Australian owned and/or operated breweries.
Personal taste; your opinion is valid.
Now, if someone had raised the question of Cooper's stance due the marriage equality debate, we could have a real discussion.
Like it or not, Coopers have gone through a lot of hard work to make it simple for people to get into home brewing. Granted, a lot of first-time efforts are not top-shelf-quality, but if you're prepared to stick with it you'll find it's a very rewarding hobby. I know a home-brewer who makes beer that's far superior to any commercial product I've ever had. Kit beers like this are so easy to make, and with the right conditions can make a passable drink.
I never brew anything drinkable in the last 5 years, three different brands include this one.
Temperature control during fermentation is the biggest challenge new brewers face. Yeast likes to stay at a nice, stable temperature while it's at work, and depending on the type of yeast it may need something really cool (lager yeasts typically need 10-12C), or a bit warmer (most ales are 17-20C), to downright hot (Belgian ales can be 25C+). The main point is to not let it vary too much during the ferment, this will upset the yeast and produce 'off' flavours. The simplest way to do it is find an old, working fridge or freezer big enough to hold your fermenter and use a decent thermostat to control it. Even a kit beer like this one will turn out so much better as a result.
Yes I can confirm that, I have a Coopers Lager going at the moment and the temp of the fermenter in my garage is steady at 12 in Melbourne. It’s going fine. I start it off at 20 degree when add the yeast. Thanks for the temperature advice for the other beers, I’m just starting out.
I have been doing home brew for a short time (< 1 yr) and I have made some pretty good "tin-kit" batches (and a couple of shit ones in the beginning). I now tend to buy craft ingredients that cost slightly more (hops, cracked grains, etc) but give much better results. If an idiot like me can make a decent drop, anyone can. I'm all ears for any decent recipe websites, too.
If only they made their house yeast as a dry yeast. Thats where most of the Coopers flavour comes from , the yeast. If you are really after getting a coopers style beer you can make a small starter with the yeast from the bottom of some Coopers bottles, google homebrew forums for details.
Been ages since i bothered brewing from a can, i have been brewing with bulk grain, fresh hop pellets for over a decade now and it's the way to go…. pale boring lagers are actually hard to pull off properly but big hoppy pale ales are reasonably straightforward :)
Flat, warm beer?