Coopers DIY Beer Kit

The kit works fine for me. The KISS principle for me. Use the equipment sensibly, and follow the recipes carefully and the results are fine for an uncomplicated kit. Show details

Don’t waste your money – I purchased a brew kit direct from Coopers along with many extras for my husband as a Christmas present. How disappointing on Christmas Day once opened, the vessel looked like it was second hand with scratches and dirt all over it, every bottle had large dents in them, there were no caps and no thermometer. I contacted coopers who asked me to send… Read more

photos - several were sent, but they were more concerned about which employee packed the kit rather than rectifying the problem this went on for days with not as much as a hint of replacement or an apology or refund for faulty item issued. They got what they wanted- yep, I walked away from it and purchased replacement items elsewhere, so I would be very hesitant in recommending them to anyone- hope the brew works out better, which is yet to be made.

So much went so wrong so fast! – I used this fermenter once and once only. I brewed a batch of Mead in one of these fermenters that took 6 months to ferment. On bottling day, I flicked the tap on to fill the first bottle and the tap came apart in my hand. Mead was spilling everywhere. I've had a tap fall off a standard fermenter before so I quickly laid it down to thread the tap… Read more

back on and managed to save the batch. I instinctively did the same thing with the coopers fermenter forgetting that the lid doesn't screw on. It only sits on top. So the top came straight off & the entire 23 litre batch of 6 month old Mead was lost. I then took a sledge hammer to the coopers fermenter and reduced it to dust. Never had so much go so wrong so fast with any other fermenter.

Very Disappointed – I bought a new kit from Aldi a few weeks ago. I use to brew years ago and I thought it might be time to get back into it. I have owned many kits in the past with out any problems at all. As im not a beer drinker (I usually drink Ciders, Hard Lemonade and Spirits) I always go by my own recipes. I spent 1 hour and a considerable amount of money on… Read more

ingredients brewing a batch on the stove only to relise when it came to filling up the fermenter that it was only a 12 liter kit. No where on the box does it say it in 12 liters. I feel ripped off as i cant return the kit and I will never have use for a half size kit.

Not very good value for money – I expected better from Coopers, being a fully owned Australian company. This was a gift, and it seemed like a great idea/hobby at the time. Upon unpacking the kit (which was fully sealed), I discovered a small cockroach inside the box. There was no cleaning or sterlisation products inside the box, as all items were already sterile, so I had to go… Read more

and purchase some sodium percarbonate just to be safe.

There was no bottle brush.

The beer it came with was pretty ordinary.

After an accident with the plastic hydrometer 'melting', I went to a local homebrew shop (to buy a hydrometer), to find I could purchase a similar starter kit for less (but came with more). I have since purchased another 2 fermenters from the hbs, and I am achieving satisfactory results with their advice. I am now using glass bottles, and the beer tastes better. Pretty Box Plastic bottles. plastic hydrometer. No Cleaner, sanitiser/steriliser. No bottle brush.