Coopers English Bitter

[henderjo]

Hi all,

Anyone seen a LHBS stocking Coopers English Bitter kits/tins on Brisbane's North Side?

Hendo

 

[big78sam]

Hi all,

Anyone seen a LHBS stocking Coopers English Bitter kits/tins on Brisbane's North Side?

Hendo

I know this doesn't answer your question directly but our local Big W and Coles stores here in Melbourne sell them so I'd try your local supermarket as well.

 

[slaam]

yeah i get mine from coles and big w on the south of bris.

 

[mcbane103]

Im in perth, and most coles stores have them, ive got one down at the moment...dont see why brissy wouldnt they normally carry stuff nationally

 

[Rodolphe01]

I've not seen it at the 2 HBSs on the northside that I go to, I have seen it at the hypermarket in Aspley though.

 

[Brewman_]

I beleive that there are certain kits that you can only get at the LHBS or Woolies / Coles. I think Coopers separate their market and sell different kits through different sales channels. It kind of makes sense.

Fear_n_Loath

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[AussieHomeBrewer]

Big W in the Stafford Shopping Centre has English Bitter and all the other Internationals 'n' Originals, i think The Home Brew Barn on Gympie road has them too but for a dearer price and also he's got the Cooper's Premium Range

 

[RobH]

Do you have K-Mart up there in Brisbane? (oh yeah - a quick check of their site confirms this - http://www.kmart.com.au/locationshours.aspx )

I usually get mine from K-Mart in Penrith ... I'd imagine that they would stock their stores fairly similarly nationwide.

I recently did one of these for the first time & will definately be doing more - 5 weeks after bottling and it is a really good drop ... smooth head & flavour - even does the Kilkenny/Guinness thing where the bubbles rise in the glass as the head settles.

Here are my ingredients & results... I was actually concerned with bottling it with a reletavely high SG (ended up getting down it to 1022) - but in this case there was no need to be concerned - the carbonation in my bottles is just about perfect for an English Bitter.

My next brew will be one of these with a slight variation - about 300gm Golden Syrup for a bit of a "special" touch.

* 1 x Coopers English Bitter 1.7kg
* 1.5kg Coopers Light Dried Malt
* Morgans Ale Yeast
Calculated OG of 1060
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* 27/11/2009: Commenced Brewing - Filled to 18 Litres
* 28/11/2009: Signs of strong fermentation... 10cm krausen... airlock bubbling regularly
* 30/11/2009: SG=1025
* 02/12/2009: SG=1025
* 03/12/2009: SG=1025
* 04/12/2009: Racked to secondary and brought into house (a few degrees warmer)
* 06/12/2009: SG=1023 - put back in garage fermenter fridge (no power - just frozen PET bottles)
* 07/12/2009: SG=1022
* 13/12/2009: SG=1022 bottled (bulk primed with 80 grams of Dex)

 

[A3k]

I went to Kmart to throw one of these down as i'm pretty tight on time at the moment and have 4 free kegs.
To my supprise - $7.50 each. Couldn't believe it as every other time i've seen them thay've been over $13. I checked the use by date. 20/8/2011.
The cans were all dented, i reckon that's why they were going cheap, so i bought 2.

The Kmart was Kuralta park, SA if anyone want one of these. There were two left, 1 dated 20/8/11 other ??/2/2011

Al

 

[planner]

I went to Kmart to throw one of these down as i'm pretty tight on time at the moment and have 4 free kegs.
To my supprise - $7.50 each. Couldn't believe it as every other time i've seen them thay've been over $13. I checked the use by date. 20/8/2011.
The cans were all dented, i reckon that's why they were going cheap, so i bought 2.

The Kmart was Kuralta park, SA if anyone want one of these. There were two left, 1 dated 20/8/11 other ??/2/2011

Al

Kmart Shepparton had them for $7.50 on Sunday when I was there (not dented).
Had tried it before and it just didn't do it for me, so I passed on the bargain. (going crazy on Pale ales at present.)


Planner

 

[phinnsfotos]

My third brew was a Coopers English Bitter and I thought it was quite good. I followed the instructions and only used 500gms of Dry malt and it really hit it's straps after 2 months in the bottle.

I've just put down another but I was using it as a base for a red ale.

1 x Coopers English Bitter
1.5Kg Cooper Liquid Malt (Light)
.5 Kg Coopers Light Dry Malt
250gm Cara Munich I
500gm Cara Red
120gm Roasted Barley
30gm East Kent Goldings @ 15min
US04 Yeast.

It's a rip off of Manticle's recipe from http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/inde...showtopic=39746 , adjusted because of what I had in stock. We'll see how it goes.