Coopers selling full kit & bits recipe packs with free postage.

[brzt6060]

That warning must be new:
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://store.coopers.com.au/coopers-beekeeper.html

Googles web cache seems to have updated. I can confirm there was no warning on the 14th...

Slightly off topic...
I don't do many full extract brews any more but what I have found is if I order the tins straight from coopers they seem to be newer and the beer tastes better... Anyone else noticed the same?

 

[AlwayzLoozeCount]

With the Munich yeast that comes with the bee keeper kit is it best to brew it at 22 degrees like the Coopers website suggests?
The Danstar website says to brew above 17 degrees.

I've got another beer that I want to put down with US-05 that will be in the same brew fridge as the Bee Keeper, would rather brew with US-05 yeast in the 17-18 degree temperature range.

 

[Grott]

Slightly off topic...

still way off topic?

 

[brzt6060]

still way off topic?

heh

 

[menoetes]

New ROTM is up, a Belgaim style Blonde Ale that they call their Abbey Blonde. It's a good looking Kit + Bits recipe with some crystal malt, Styrian Golding Hops and two specialist yeast strains. It's got the look of a big beer about it and I like it

They've also got a sale on merchandise going atm and free postage on PET bottles or any orders over $50. Thank you again Coopers!

 

[crowmanz]

new recipe is up - midnight mosaic amber ale $52.95 http://store.coopers.com.au/midnight-mosaic-amber-ale.html

 

[GNU]

Only 1 carbonation drop per long neck looks to be a typo.

Looks like a tasty beer. Have all those ingredients except for the grain.

 

[dammag]

Interesting that they are suppling 3 x packs of Coopers yeast, equivalent to 21g.

 

[menoetes]

It is a good looking beer isn't it. I might steal that cheeky hop schedule for a pale ale to be brewed in the new year as I have a couple of ambers downstairs and waiting to be drunk already.

The one drop per bottle might not be an accident, ambers are often carbed on the lower end but do as you prefer.

 

[Mattrox]

I bought the Mosaic kit as my Xmas pressie.

I just put down their Golden Ale recipe. I went and got the ingredients separately as I missed the ROTM kit.

I will follow up the golden ale with their Hop Slam..... Haven't brewed for a while but buying 6packs of Hop Thief is killing me... even though the local has them for under $17.

I keep saying, I'll just get a 6 pack and then get a brew on and wait until its ready..... but I fail!

 

[hermtrails]

I ordered the midnight mosaic recipe kit and am curious if I should use the yeast provided? There's 3 x7g packs with it so I'm just wondering how much of it I would use? Otherwise I do have a bry-97 and a Nottingham on hand. Thanks

 

[indica86]

I would make as per recipe.

Why not?

 

[hermtrails]

Yep fair call it's just double the amount of yeast as the other kits I've made

 

[Bomber Watson]

It kinda disgusts me that buying an Australian owned and Australian made product your actually sending money overseas....Coopers is halal certified for there malt extracts...Havnt used them personally since i found this out.

PIty, they make some nice kits.

Cheers.

 

[indica86]

It kinda disgusts me that buying an Australian owned and Australian made product your actually sending money overseas....Coopers is halal certified for there malt extracts...Havnt used them personally since i found this out.

PIty, they make some nice kits.

Cheers.

Cool story bro.
Must be really hard trying to not have your money go overseas. How do you buy clothes, cars, electronic equipment, yeast etc?

 

[Mattrox]

It kinda disgusts me that buying an Australian owned and Australian made product your actually sending money overseas....Coopers is halal certified for there malt extracts...Havnt used them personally since i found this out.

PIty, they make some nice kits.

Cheers.

They make a lot of money selling Malt to candy companies. Would you like them deprived of this profit?

 

[welly2]

your actually sending money overseas

As opposed to keeping it all local with all that Australian produced oil, consumer electronics, computers, clothing, shoes, brewing kettles, furniture, etc. etc.?

Actually, what is hilarious is Coopers is the one Australian company you KNOW that their products are made here in Australia.

That they have a stamp saying their malt products are halal, what has that got to do with sending money overseas? Are you nuts? What are you even talking about?

 

[Mattrox]

So all those halal malts they export don't bring more money in?

Some whacky economics going on somewhere?

 

[Bomber Watson]

This forum really cracks me up some times.

Peace.

 

[Bomber Watson]

That they have a stamp saying their malt products are halal, what has that got to do with sending money overseas? Are you nuts? What are you even talking about?

This is absolute gold, by the way.

 

[4KingAle]

Money gets paid to some Islamic council to certify that it is halal... It's a cost of business to the Islamic world ( obviously NOT for beer kits!). Welcome to the modern world and modern Australia..... ***** changed and I suggest you get used to it because no one is getting sent "home".

It kinda disgusts me that buying an Australian owned and Australian made product your actually sending money overseas....Coopers is halal certified for there malt extracts...Havnt used them personally since i found this out.

PIty, they make some nice kits.

Cheers.

 

[welly2]

This is absolute gold, by the way.

Feel free to enlighten me! How is the money getting sent overseas? Are they direct depositing money into terrorist bank accounts? I bet they are!

 

[Bomber Watson]

Money gets paid to some Islamic council to certify that it is halal... It's a cost of business to the Islamic world ( obviously NOT for beer kits!). Welcome to the modern world and modern Australia..... ***** changed and I suggest you get used to it because no one is getting sent "home".

Beer kits are halal, because they contain no alcohol they are not classified as harem.

Feel free to enlighten me! How is the money getting sent overseas? Are they direct depositing money into terrorist bank accounts? I bet they are!

Will pm you.

Cheers.

 

[nathanvonbeerenstein]

This is why education's such a good thing haha

 

[menoetes]

:icon_offtopic:

 

[Three Sheets]

Halal stuff doesn't bother me if its is not an animal product and is actually exported. As for the animals...hmmm.. well there is a higher risk of cruelty that can creep into it, so to the Jewish practice of kosher is also a concern.

Anyway, the only similarity with beer is they are all practices that began long ago, except beer making has got with the times.

 

[GNU]

Had most of the ingredients at home, just popped down to the lhs to grab some grain.

Settled on some dark crystal after advice from the store owner. Will put this on tomorrow.

 

[menoetes]

New ROTM out (2 actually including the 'craft brew' ROTM), introducing Coopers latest;

Lightning Strike! A summer (golden) ale made from the Canadian Blonde kit & hopped with EKG and Northern Brewer hops​

&​

Fluffaluffagus Pale Ale - A pale ale hopped with Falconers Flight (yum!), Northern Brewer & Warrior hops fermented on Safale S-33 (I notice that the 'craft' beer series don't get the generic coopers dry yeast).​

​

I gotta say I like the look of the pale ale better, I've used Falconers Flight twice before and haven't been disappointed yet, though I've never used Warrior or Northern Brewer. From what I have read they should bring some extra pine and even a touch of citrus to mix.

All in all - it reminds me that I need to brew another pale based on Falconers Flight

 

[Wolfman1]

I did the grains last night, but be warned. My pack had 300g of chocolate malt instead of 200g as per recipe and label. Ive but the spare away for a rainy day as 600g already seemed like a lot.
They are a lovely little snack though

The rainy day has arrived!
I'm putting a stout down tonight and drew a blank with the chocolate malt at the lhbs. I was making dinner and all of a sudden remember this was in the cupboard.
Cracker.
Should go well with the oatmeal and the rest of the kit.

 

[menoetes]

New ROTM out... and already out of stock!

Beer O'Clock Session IPA - A cooper pale tin, 1kg of dry malt then a handful of Nelson Sauvin, Galaxy and Bravo hops. Looks pretty tasty for all it's worth since they've already sold out.