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This is a legit media release 1 August 2013 MEDIA RELEASE Brewers call on Australians to responsibly celebrate International Beer Day Friday, August 2 is International Beer Day - a celebration of beer is taking place in pubs, clubs, breweries and backyards all over the world. The Brewers...

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Thanks for all the thoughts...am planning a boil, so will go easy on the simcoe, and likely follow Yob's suggestion. Cheers

Greetings all, Am planning a simple pale ale - Coopers Pale Ale tin, 1kg LDM, 200 caramunich or medium grain. Hops are simcoe and amarillo - just wondering how much of each for a hoppy ale? I haven't used simcoe before... Any thoughts? Cheers

MOD: Edited by Lord Raja Goomba I to insert description at top of topic. Original post below: Am just wondering if anyone has experiences/thoughts of Warrior hops? Can they be used for flavour/aroma rather than just bittering? cheers

So one cube per 750m bottle? Sounds like the way to go... Cheers

Bewdy, thanks mate...much obliged

I am planning bottling tonight (Coopers 740ml PET), usually use two Coopers carb drops per bottle. Am certain I don't have enough drops for the 30 bottles, but I can't get to a shop today and unlikely to get to one for the next week or so due to work. Any advice/theories on how much dextrose...

Slash, got for it...should be best beer you have made.

Have done a few porters, not sure if they fall into the choc porter category, but they're super easy to make with nice results: Coopers English Bitter can 300-350g choc malt 200g crystal grain 100-150g roasted barley 1kg LDM Made to 21 litres, OG around 1050-1052, FG around 1012-1015 cheers

bewdy, thanks for that. cheers

I have an 'Authentic IPA' (Coopers website recipe) on the go - Coopers IPA can, 1kg LDM, 500g dex, US05 yeast, 20 litres. It's 10 days in, FG has dropped from an opening 1054 to 1009 (stable reading for couple of days). But the krausen hasn't collapsed, is still 2-3cm thick and up to 5cm thick...

Yep, have done it twice, kit version, can recommend it. First used 30g cascade, was nice. Second used 50g motueka, even nicer! Certainly gets near to the real Coopers ESVA taste (well, as near as a kit can, I reckon, but am no expert). cheers

admirable ambition!! go to the coopers website, check out the extra strong vintage ale recipe...won't be all your seeking, but you won't be disappointed, as long as you can wait 6 months for it to mature! cheers

Cheers again, thanks for your feedback. Am not really seeking to thin out, more about the flavour for me. And off topic completely, but any seriously successful KnB recipes for darker beers (ie EB, porter, stouts) you recommend? Particularly interested in the grains you mentioned to enhance a...

Thanks Lord (why did it feel strange typing that??!!) Am steeping grains, but also adding 200g of dark brown, from your reply it seems a bit un-needed...much appreciate the advice, cheers

G'day, seeking info about what adding dark brown sugar does to a brew. Am a kits'n'bits brewer and been adding it to some darker brews such as English bitters and porters with pleasing results, but just curious as to what more experienced brewers reckon are its flavour...

It's recommended on the Coopers website that the hops be dumped into fermenter on day two...

done this recipe twice - initially with 30g cascade, took a good six months to be approachable, then was all drunk within next month. second was with 50g of motueka: absolute winner. not yet six months old but prefer to cascade....moteuka is a beautiful hop! cheers

My palate must be like yours...unrefined. I regularlarly pitched 3 packs of Coopers yeast (7g each) per 23 litre brew, and it comes up trumps (to my uneducated tastes)