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Cheers guys for the responses and advice.

I ended up following the recipe on the can and added 12gms Fuggles finishing hops. When I get a few more brews down, I'll definetley look into harvesting my own yeast,etc.

1 can Coopers Sparkling Ale
1.5kg LDME
500gm LDM
300gm Dextrose
kit yeast
12gms ...

No its the only hops I have at the moment....am I better off leaving them out?

I am quite new to brewing (this will be batch number 2) and have just received (gift) the following ingredients to make my next batch. Would like to know your thoughts if this will turn out a good beer or should I lose/add something different...Cheers.

Thomas Coopers Premium Selection Sparkling Ale ...

Update to the thread......beer turned out much better than expected for my first batch. Me and a couple of mates had a big session on it recently, they were also big fans of it.......I'll be putting down a new one this weekend

Cheers Kev, a mate had suggested that the coopers lager cans come with Ale yeasts and temps between 22 - 28 would be ok, not sure on the yeast specifics.

I'll keep that in mind next time, I will wait longer to ensure stable gravity over 24 hrs....I was just too keen to get it in the bottle and ...

G'day all,

I have just put down my first brew, so I have a bit of a newbie question.

My brew (coopers kit lager with ale yeasts & dextrose) fermented at around 26Deg C for four days before I got the same reading twice (morning / afternoon) on the fourth day at 1010,which is the suggested reading ...