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Coopers Dark Ale

Post by mr_baz » Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:02 pm

Hi,

Newbie here in need of help if possible please :)

Onto my second kit (first was an Admirals reserve, very nice) and opted for Coopers Dark Ale. Followed the kit instructions last night (used 1kg brewing sugar), temperatures were all ok (22 deg when I added the yeast) room temperature of 21 deg. Since adding the yeast last night not a huge amount has happened, no thick froth/crust like I got with my Admirals... kind of looks like its stalled, or am I being impatient? At time of writing its been in about 18 hours.... Should I be worrying/correcting anything?

Many thanks,
Baz
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Re: Coopers Dark Ale

Post by mr_baz » Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:07 pm

hmmm, just stumbled across the FAQ about stuck fermentation and am thinking its a lack of airation....
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Re: Coopers Dark Ale

Post by dunc » Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:36 pm

Give it another few hours, then give it a stir up if its doing nowt. when it does start you'll know about it, its a lively one. ;)
Fermenting: nowt
Conditioning: Headcracker, Brewmaker Northumberland Brown, Brewmaker Export Bitter
Drinking: Coopers Euro Lager, Coopers Dark Ale, Hambleton Bard Amber Export, Coopers Aussie Pale Ale, Almondbury Old, Coopers Stout, Wherry w/Chinook
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Re: Coopers Dark Ale

Post by Ditch » Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:05 pm

:lol: Sat here, LMFAO! Eighteen hours? Perfect! Listen; If the Dark acts anything like their Stout? Ye should, any time now ~ real time, since ye posted ~ become 'Dimly aware of a certain unease in the air'.

By tomorrow? Armageddon! :mrgreen:
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Re: Coopers Dark Ale

Post by mr_baz » Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:13 pm

Good grief, I did nothing to it (except exhibit more patience perhaps) and good lord did it take off... More gas than someone on an all bean diet :D Wow am I looking forward to this one....!!!! I now have to make sure I have to have the patience to leave it alone in the keg :)
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Re: Coopers Dark Ale

Post by dunc » Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:23 pm

we told you so. :twisted:

its a grand pint. if you can sit on your hands long enough it will benefit from about six weeks conditioning. =D>
Fermenting: nowt
Conditioning: Headcracker, Brewmaker Northumberland Brown, Brewmaker Export Bitter
Drinking: Coopers Euro Lager, Coopers Dark Ale, Hambleton Bard Amber Export, Coopers Aussie Pale Ale, Almondbury Old, Coopers Stout, Wherry w/Chinook
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Re: Coopers Dark Ale

Post by Ditch » Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:02 pm

mr_baz wrote:I now have to make sure I have to have the patience to leave it alone in the keg :)

No, no ..... Ye'll now have to get their Stout into that forlorn FV! :mrgreen:

Anyway; Interesting and pleasing to hear their Dark does a Gillian too. Get my Big FV underway and I think I'll see clear to cracking open my own Dark and Premium Irish Stout! (Rubs hands in glee!)
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Re: Coopers Dark Ale

Post by AlexCricket » Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:57 pm

Am currently drinking this one. Has been in the cool maturing for only 3 weeks but is already a firm favourite of both me and SWMBO.
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Re: Coopers Dark Ale

Post by barl_fire » Fri Dec 04, 2009 8:21 pm

Put my Coopers Dark Ale on to ferment tonight, as I picked up a second pressure barrel from Freecycle. Trying it with 1Kg dark DME then going to prime my keg with 80g of dark muscavado sugar. Looking forward to this big-style, then it'll be a toss up between Black Pearl or Ditch's stout after that.
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Re: Coopers Dark Ale

Post by Ditch » Sat Dec 05, 2009 4:47 am

:cry: Looking like I did something horribly ~ and 'inexplicably' ~ wrong with my lot! It's been a good thirty hours in the FV and ..... Nothing! :(

Nope. Just been in there and had a look. Not much more activity than a mug of black tea. Maybe just a tad more than that?

And, for the record; Yes. This Is 'The' " Ditch " people here speak of the Stout after. I have a clue ..... :|

Might it be that Coopers Dark is just a bit less exuberant than their Stout? I'd like to think there's reason to believe so [-o< Else this lot's not going to be passing my lips by the pint.

This time round, anyway .....
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Re: Coopers Dark Ale

Post by trucker5774 » Sat Dec 05, 2009 8:39 am

Ditch, go to bed mate. Stop watching it [-o<
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Re: Coopers Dark Ale

Post by Ditch » Sat Dec 05, 2009 4:02 pm

Image It's on the rise!

About thirty six hours? :shock: That must be some sort of record (slow) for a Coopers.
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Re: Coopers Dark Ale

Post by dunc » Sat Dec 05, 2009 4:29 pm

it'll probably be climbing out of the bucket by bedtime. :twisted:
Fermenting: nowt
Conditioning: Headcracker, Brewmaker Northumberland Brown, Brewmaker Export Bitter
Drinking: Coopers Euro Lager, Coopers Dark Ale, Hambleton Bard Amber Export, Coopers Aussie Pale Ale, Almondbury Old, Coopers Stout, Wherry w/Chinook
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Re: Coopers Dark Ale

Post by sonicated » Sat Dec 05, 2009 6:26 pm

Is this the 30 gallon batch, Ditch? If so I'll look out for any explosions in Ireland on the news!
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Re: Coopers Dark Ale

Post by THE EMBALMER » Sat Dec 05, 2009 6:32 pm

that dark is very tasty i used medium spray malt for extra malty goodness....mmmmmm nice.
would also recommend the morgans iron bark dark very similar brew ,only strayed from the coopers as mate had done the morgans and his was very moreish .cheers
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