Coopers Brewery IPA Beer Kit

by Strange Brew

Product Features

• 1 Can of Hopped Malt Extract
• Yeast (under lid)
• 2 lbs DME
• Carbonation Drops

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 12 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000KWTEVO
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,735 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #78 in Kitchen & Dining > Home Brewing & Wine Making > Beer Brewing > Bottles & Bottling

Product Description

Early records of "Cooper and Sons" producing India Pale Ale can be found in the South Australian Advertiser, dated February 1868. Thomas Coopers IPA (India Pale Ale) produces a beer with all the hallmarks of a genuine IPA from the "mother land". A strong ale with robust malt characters and very high hopping levels. This is a complete beer kit. All extra malt and priming sugar are included. Available from Learn To Brew.

Customer Reviews

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Too good to be from malt extract, December 6, 2007

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Dave (Northern California) - See all my reviews

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This is a very good and easy to make beer. Like other canned extracts you add the can of syrup, malt, water, sugar and pitch the yeast. What makes coopers beer so good is that you cannot tell it is from a canned extract. I bought an IPA from a local liquor store and did a taste test with my coopers IPA. My coopers actually tasted better and had a better hoppy flavor than did the main stream brewery. Total time to make this beer is about 15 minutes as compared to boiling beer which can take hours in the kitchen. This is a good solid beer that does not stray from traditional IPAs. It has great flavor with adequate bitterness with every sip. If you want a an easy to make beer that taste great look no further. Coopers IPA is awesome

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to make, and produces a very tasty IPA., May 18, 2009

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Lisa Kearns "Mom of Four" (North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews
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I purchased the Cooper's beer making kit some time ago, with the large fermentation barrel, the bottles, mixing spoon and thermometer. My first attempt was a lager, which we enjoyed. So I thought I'd try making an IPA. Like the first time, it was easy to mix the ingredients with the clear instructions and complete list of ingredients sent in the package. This time I used a heating pad on low, attached to the fermenter with a bungee cord, and had excellent results (thank you Cliffside for the tip). The key is to keep the temperature at the perfect level with no fluctuations. (They tell you this in the instructions, but it's hard to do in reality - do not use a heat lamp as the light is bad for the yeast)

After bottling it and the second fermentation with the sugar drops, it was ready. We chilled one and tried it, and were very pleased. This was every bit as good as the IPAs we've bought at the store. Another week of fermentation and the head was improved. This is an excellent kit for producing your own IPA.

0 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Confusing, Tastes Terrible, Poor Quality, January 11, 2011

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MLNJ - See all my reviews

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I purchased this kit to make my first batch of homebrew, and I really wish I hadn't. I hoped that using a kit would eliminate a lot of the measuring, calculations, and judgment calls necessary when brewing, but that wasn't my experience. The directions were vague ("add dextrose to taste"). They also flew in the face of the advice every homebrew book I've read provides (they all recommend not adding sugars to your extract brew). It took me a while to figure out what each of the ingredients were, how much to use, and in what way. I would recommend skipping the kit and following a basic recipe. It'll be less heart-ache and probably less expensive.

After waiting weeks for my first batch, it turned out terribly, sour, bitter, no hop flavor. I asked several veteran homebrewers what they thought went wrong, and the resounding response was: bad ingredients. It was clearly old and stale. Also, they said that hopped extract is almost always terrible.

I cannot believe I paid nearly $40 for a substandard kit. If you're new to this, know that you should be paying around $20 - $30 for a good kit, with fresh ingredients.