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Thanks for the feedback

My batch size will be 23 L and I will do a boil of about 4 L with an SG of approximately the planned OG.

I have already bought the dark liquid malt so will use it for this brew but the the suggestion to start wilth pale malt is taken onboard for nextime

Cheers.

I would like to build on my success with this recipe and try an all extract version (no tin of coopers stout). I am considering the following recipe but would like some help, particulary with the specialty malt /grain side of it.

1.7kg Dark Liquid Malt Extract
1 kg Dark Dry Malt Extract
1 kg Light ...

I have made two stouts based of that recipe and both were great and I will definitly be making it again.

For the first batch I used US05 yeast and it came out a touch too bitter (25g EKG 5.8% 20 mins) but got much better with age. At 1 year it is fantastic.

For the second batch I used a whole ...

I will accept some 'tart-ness' for good head. (sorry couldn't resist).

I added 150g of dry wheat malt to my latest lager for no particular reason (left over ingredient from a great stout recipe http://www.homebrewandbeer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3643&highlight=coopers+stout).

I understand it may help head retention but will there be any other noticeable effects?

The ...

Is there any benefit from begining to lager one month after bottling.

I am considering putting my latest batch of bottled lager into the fridge while I am away for a few weeks. However, I won't bother to re-organize the fridge if there is nothing to gain.

The brew was:
Coopers Pilsner
1 kg DME ...

My experience so far with POR hops is go to lightly.

I (naively) dry hopped at racking with 25g of POR pellets to a Thomas Coopers Traditional Draught with 1.5kg LME done with W34/70 lager yeast. It created far too much POR taste IMO and was too heavy for that style of beer
A similar brew with only ...

There is a subtle flavour/aroma in carlton draught that I would like to replicate. My use of pride of ringwood hops from a 70 min boil throught to dry hopping does not replicate the flavour.

Does anyone know the variety of flavour or aroma hops used in carlton draught. The company website states ...