Captain 3 Droids Posted June 23, 2020 Report Share Posted June 23, 2020 In the Droid today, have not done the Brewprint before, will look forward to the result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted June 23, 2020 Report Share Posted June 23, 2020 Looking forward to seeing your results. Love this beer on draught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted June 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2020 24 minutes ago, Dustin Frothman said: Looking forward to seeing your results. Love this beer on draught. Will do, funnily enough never had it on tap but will get a long neck to compare with. Ps you could be home soon? Sorry, those SA pubs you mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted June 23, 2020 Report Share Posted June 23, 2020 18 minutes ago, Barrelboy said: Ps you could be home soon? Sorry, those SA pubs you mentioned. Yes, hopefully soon enough. At least a few weeks in August and at best up to a month with the rolling stand downs at work. If QLD reciprocates and some direct flights are put back on then the wife can visit here too. All the more reason to get a few brews done and into secondary fermentation so that they're ready to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted July 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 Keg into a maturing keg after a 7 day fermentation. Will keg transfer in about 4 to 6 weeks meaning consumption about 8 to 10 weeks. I think the Coopers Sparkling Ale needs some time. Will do a comparison with a purchased long neck. Replaced with a Revolution Dark Lager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted September 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 Well I didn’t do the comparison with a purchased long neck but I did an experiment with keg co2 vs PET carbonation drops ( Coopers PET with 2 drops) from the same fermented batch. Now the keg is to the right and the bottle version obviously to the left. A flurry head on the bottle one, both have excellent carbonation bubbling. Now the taste test - keg, very fresh, crisp and nice on the palate. Bottle, deeper in flavour, a nice drop. verdict - I have to say to my surprise the bottle just wins, more depth in flavour however the keg, very crisp. However I just realised that I filled the bottle last, after the keg so the potential for a stronger flavour is explained. Good experiment but next time the bottle sample should be taken mid way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Barrelboy said: Well I didn’t do the comparison with a purchased long neck but I did an experiment with keg co2 vs PET carbonation drops ( Coopers PET with 2 drops) from the same fermented batch. Now the keg is to the right and the bottle version obviously to the left. A flurry head on the bottle one, both have excellent carbonation bubbling. Now the taste test - keg, very fresh, crisp and nice on the palate. Bottle, deeper in flavour, a nice drop. verdict - I have to say to my surprise the bottle just wins, more depth in flavour however the keg, very crisp. However I just realised that I filled the bottle last, after the keg so the potential for a stronger flavour is explained. Good experiment but next time the bottle sample should be taken mid way. Interesting and I have done a similar experiment with Brewart kegs and bottling and bottling seems to get a greater depth of flavour. I have tried bottling first and last and it seemed not to make a difference. It made it that if I keg, I'll keg the lot now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted October 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2020 2 weeks further on, the depth in flavour is now more intense, the ale as clear as can be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Kanivets Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 Have this in the droid for my second brew. Going to try to keep this for 4+ weeks in secondary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted December 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 8 minutes ago, Roman Kanivets said: Have this in the droid for my second brew. Going to try to keep this for 4+ weeks in secondary. Ha, good luck with the 4+ weeks. But if you can it does pay with this ale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Kanivets Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 On 23/12/2020 at 9:19 PM, Captain 3 Droids said: Ha, good luck with the 4+ weeks. But if you can it does pay with this ale. Thanks lol! Was hoping to bottle it before going on a trip, but it's at almost 7 days and the temperature is still not ramping yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted December 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Roman Kanivets said: Thanks lol! Was hoping to bottle it before going on a trip, but it's at almost 7 days and the temperature is still not ramping yet. Both my brews of this fermentation finished at 7 days so you should not be far off although the BrewPrint states 7 to 14days. I assume fermentation was defected so “the temperature is still not ramping yet” means? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Kanivets Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Captain 3 Droids said: Both my brews of this fermentation finished at 7 days so you should not be far off although the BrewPrint states 7 to 14days. I assume fermentation was defected so “the temperature is still not ramping yet” means? Cheers Yes it detected fermentation right away. The last brew I did ramped the temperature towards the end of fermentation. Does it not do that for every brew? It's on day 7 now, hoping it ends fermentation tomorrow, so I can bottle before I go to Dominican for the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted December 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Roman Kanivets said: Yes it detected fermentation right away. The last brew I did ramped the temperature towards the end of fermentation. Does it not do that for every brew? It's on day 7 now, hoping it ends fermentation tomorrow, so I can bottle before I go to Dominican for the week. Not all brews will ramp near the end of fermentation, most of the Lagers do going from 12C to 15C and/or 17C. Ales generally don’t just go to ready to keg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Kanivets Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, Captain 3 Droids said: Not all brews will ramp near the end of fermentation, most of the Lagers do going from 12C to 15C and/or 17C. Ales generally don’t just go to ready to keg. Oh great! Thank you for the information. I thought that might be the case since the Ale ferments at almost room temperature. Pretty excited to bottle this one, pretty hard to buy Coopers Ale here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted December 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 8 minutes ago, Roman Kanivets said: Oh great! Thank you for the information. I thought that might be the case since the Ale ferments at almost room temperature. Pretty excited to bottle this one, pretty hard to buy Coopers Ale here. The Coopers Sparkling Ale is a really true ale and this recipe and the result is excellent. Let us know how you go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Kanivets Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 3 hours ago, Captain 3 Droids said: The Coopers Sparkling Ale is a really true ale and this recipe and the result is excellent. Let us know how you go. Will do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted December 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 On 31/12/20 at 12:55 PM, Roman Kanivets said: Will do! How did it go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted December 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 Well haven’t done this for quite a while so in the Droid today for some summer new year enjoyment. A simple recipe with no dry hop requirements. I really enjoyed this last time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted February 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 On 16/12/21 at 8:11 AM, Captain 3 Droids said: Well haven’t done this for quite a while so in the Droid today for some summer new year enjoyment. A simple recipe with no dry hop requirements. I really enjoyed this last time. Well at 8 weeks plus just absolutely tops. No dry hopping, just as is. Taken a sip, as described in the recipe profile. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted August 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2022 Kegged today after a 7 day fermentation period. Left 24hrs at 18C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gillman Posted September 4, 2022 Report Share Posted September 4, 2022 After nearly 6 weeks since I brewed the Coopers Sparkling Ale I tried it last night and I had mixed thoughts. There was a slight hint of home breweryness about the bottle I opened (PET Bottle) and I wouldn't say that it was pub quality. Ihad to wash it down with the real stuff. Just wondering if anyone else is happy with the finished product. Or provide any tips to improve the brew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted September 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Mark Gillman said: After nearly 6 weeks since I brewed the Coopers Sparkling Ale I tried it last night and I had mixed thoughts. There was a slight hint of home breweryness about the bottle I opened (PET Bottle) and I wouldn't say that it was pub quality. Ihad to wash it down with the real stuff. Just wondering if anyone else is happy with the finished product. Or provide any tips to improve the brew? Have always enjoyed this. Perhaps a bit longer for it to mature more. Let us know if it does improve for you. Ps there already was a Coopers Sparkling Ale thread so I’ve combined the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gillman Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 Do you think the kegs turn out a better result rather than bottles and Iam talking about Brew Flo Kegs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted September 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Mark Gillman said: Do you think the kegs turn out a better result rather than bottles and Iam talking about Brew Flo Kegs? Yes I think the kegs are far better than PET bottles however glass bottles could be a different story. Having said that the BrewFlo kegs are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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