My last attempt at making a dark ale was a complete failure so this time I’ve turned to Coopers recipe book in which they say “we reckon this recipe is a fairly close approximation to our commercial Dark Ale, particularly if fermented at 18C using the commercial yeast culture”. So that’s what I’ve done! The recipe is …
1.7kg Coopers Australian Pale Ale kit
750g Coopers dark LME
200g sugar (I used dextrose)
Re-cultured Coopers yeast (from pale ale)
23L
Oh yeah, the yeast process began three days before brewing – I forgot to mention that sorry
To see the results, check out the tasting video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb0Qwbw9H2E