Coopers DIY Beer European Lager Homebrewing Craft Beer Brewing Extract

Have just tried the first of these after the recommended 12 weeks aging time in the bottle and they’re lovely, a real clean and crisp lager taste and a good head. Got impatient and tried one before the aging time was up and it wasn’t great, so definitely be patient and do as it says!

Well packaged, fast delivery, great product.

Nice drink

This pack was easy to products and the beers does taste pretty good, Will not be the brew of the year but a good beer a the end of the day

Good product

Lovely tasting lager, this is the second time I've used this kit. I'd suggest using 1 kg of brewing sugar (not table sugar as this can give a slightly cidery taste). I tried using 300g dried malt extract (and 750g of sugar) but it finished a bit too malty to my taste - the kit is already packed with flavour so I suggest giving it a try with just sugar first.

Nice beer

Just sampled the finished product after 6 weeks in the barrel - very good ! This was my second batch of Homebrew & I can recommend an investment in a heating tray, for the fermenting bucket that has paid off for me ! I'm using brewing sugar rather than household sugar, & bottled water rather than tap; everything else was provided in the kit. I've made an investment in a C02 injector for this barrel, & and as per my first batch, this brew doesn't hold a head of any substance fresh out of the barrel. A single CO2 bottle injection improved that slightly, but nowhere near as good as that shown on the tin ! It will need another CO2 injection I think, to achieve that fuller head. I achieved a 3% specific gravity for this batch, The end product has nice colour & a great 'lager' hoppy aroma ! There is a very mild slightly bitter after taste, which I think will reduce after several more pints have been drawn off !

Heute wird bei uns richtig gebraut, aber als Einstieg zu empfehlen.

This is nothing like a Heineken. I was expecting something like what was pictured on the label. I bought one of these on May 2018 and hung onto it for 2 years before brewing it. It got pushed aside and forgotten. However, due to Coronavirus, we're going through our pantry pretty thoroughly, now that we're locked-down at home. I didn't bother checking the date, but needless to say, the LME was certainly waaaaaaaaaaaay past its "Best By:" date. I wasn't too worried that it was going to go "bad" though; it's basically liquid sugar...right? Apparently, LME darkens with age. The yeast can also be hit or miss. I brewed up the batch, added more sugar, and sprinkled in the yeast and the next day I checked on it disappointed to see no airlock activity. She just needs time since it's old yeast, and a lager strain, right? After a couple of days go by of no activity, the airlock comes to life slowly burping bubbles. I had just completed a small 1-gallon ale and only after 12 hours the airlock was bubbling away. I move the batch into the cooler basement where it finishes fermentation after 2 weeks. I was absolutely THRILLED to see the yeast had flocculated to the bottom resulting in a beautifully dark but clear beer and somewhat fizzy. I'm so happy with the results even with this "old" LME, that I ordered another on April 2020, and has a "Best By:" date of 20/06/21. It'll be interesting to see if there's a noticeable difference with fresh LME. If you do a search on "LME darkens with age", on of the first links you'll find is a guy that did a side by side experiment on new and old LME. The end result was that people could tell the difference, but they were split on which one they preferred.

Todo perfecto, tal y como esperaba, salió una cerveza con buen sabor y cuerpo, recomendable 100% a todo el que piense en comprarla.

Buen sabor

Very easy to brew. I bottled last night and of course had a taste. Excellent. 8 days in the fermenter and the SG went from 1.043 to 1.003. By my calculation it is about 5.6 abv with the priming sugar. I don't know why but it came out a bit short in the last 1 lt bottle so I primed it anyway with less sugar. Glad I have some V-8 on hand. This stuff tastes great even flat, mixed in with the juice. It is my breakfast and lunch today. 2/24/17 Finally finished carbonating and stuck one in the fridge overnight to cold condition. This is a very light bodied beer, but with a few fermentables added it kicked the abv up to 5.7 appx and it is an excellent tasting beer. I will be making more of this with added Maltodextrin and other additives.. Thanks Coopers and Amazon. 6-7-17- I contacted DIY and Mr Beer. According to the rep who emailed me, this is still in production and most likely will continue to do so. Hopefully the info will be forwarded to the sales personnel and also to Amazon to clear up the problem. I have tried others and Coopers is way better than any others I have tried. It is also way cheaper to buy than MrBeer products.