Gazzala Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 What a difference a day makes... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Looks very healthy now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchellScott Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 Looks exactly like mine I will dry hop mine tonight (day 8). I think fermentation has been finished for a few days now, the two packs of yeast smashed through it. Mitch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzala Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 What temp did you ferment at Mitch? And how long will you dry hop for? Cheers, Gaz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchellScott Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 5 hours ago, Gazzala said: What temp did you ferment at Mitch? And how long will you dry hop for? Cheers, Gaz. 18.5C ferment temp. Today is day 8 and will dry hop tonight, then remove on day 12 before CC'ing, so approx 4 days. I find anywhere from 3-5 days dry hop is fine. Mitch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchellScott Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 Well went to dry hop last might and realised I used the last of my simcoe for the boil Quick trip to the lhbs this morning and the hops are in and fg measured. OG: 1.050 FG: 1.014 ABV: 4.8%. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzala Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 After 6 days mine is at 1.010 - started at 1.050. Current ABV 5.25% - seems a bit high... The sample tastes good but no hoppyness (taste or aroma). Planning to dry hop tomorrow - might put a few more than the recipe suggests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coops63 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Had my first bottle tonight. Must say not far off the original. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Instigator Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Great to know, Coops. I'm holding off on brewing this for a while as I may have to spend a couple of months in Canberra over summer, which is when I'd be wanting to drink this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchellScott Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 14 hours ago, Gazzala said: After 6 days mine is at 1.010 - started at 1.050. Current ABV 5.25% - seems a bit high... The sample tastes good but no hoppyness (taste or aroma). Planning to dry hop tomorrow - might put a few more than the recipe suggests. Does seem a little high, nonetheless, a bit of extra ABV never heard anyone I was going to add a flameout hop addition or extra dry hops but thought I would stick to the recipe for the first one, then make adjustments the second time if I feel the need to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzala Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Just realised that the recipe says 24 litres and I made mine to 23 - assuming this will account for the extra ABV... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchellScott Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 7 hours ago, Gazzala said: Just realised that the recipe says 24 litres and I made mine to 23 - assuming this will account for the extra ABV... That'll do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Hi guys. I think a few were having trouble getting hold of the Lemondrop hop used in the Coopers XPA. Beerbelly here in SA didn't have it on their hop lists a few weeks ago when I checked, but do now. For those interested in maybe brewing the Coopers homebrew version of the recipe & are having trouble sourcing the hop, perhaps try Beerbelly as you can order online & they deliver nationwide. I purchased some to have a play with. Cheers, Lusty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchellScott Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, Beerlust said: Hi guys. I think a few were having trouble getting hold of the Lemondrop hop used in the Coopers XPA. Beerbelly here in SA didn't have it on their hop lists a few weeks ago when I checked, but do now. For those interested in maybe brewing the Coopers homebrew version of the recipe & are having trouble sourcing the hop, perhaps try Beerbelly as you can order online & they deliver nationwide. I purchased some to have a play with. Cheers, Lusty. I've noticed a few places now stocking it since the launch of the Coopers XPA which is great. There is also a guy on the homebrewers Australia Facebook page that sells it very well priced but only sells in 500g/1kg bags. My XPA has been cold crashing for just over a week. Will be going into the keg tonight and will hit it with 40psi overnight then back to serving pressure. Should be able to have a sample Sunday night Mitch. Edited August 1, 2019 by MitchellScott 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Good stuff Mitch. Let us know how it turns out. Cheers, Lusty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchellScott Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 (edited) Well gave it a taste on Sunday and was a little undercarbed so left it at serving pressure until now. Has carbed up well now. Can certainly taste a malty backbone and with 400g of crystal you can definitely taste it. Definitely has a lingering lemony/mandarin taste that is unlike anything else I have had before. Mild bitterness, nothing too strong. Overall quite nice. Have had two tonight and quite enjoying them. Definitely different tastes to anything I've had before but I guess that's because I've never had lemondrop hops before Will try to get a better pic in the sun this weekend. I'm guessing the first few pulls will be a little cloudier then the rest too so it may clear out a bit over the next few schooners. Will have to try and find the commercial version somewhere to do a comparison. Cheers, Mitch. Edited August 8, 2019 by MitchellScott 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzala Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Looks good Mitch! I bottled mine 6 days ago - I kept 3 PETs in the door of the brew fridge for squeeze tests - 2 of them were rock hard after 2 days which seemed very fast. Will try one this weekend to see how it is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzala Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 (edited) I have to say after just 7 days in the bottle I wasn’t t expecting much - but this is great! I’m really happy with it. Nice aroma of citrus and mandarin and tastes fantastic - with a nice smooth bitterness. Great head and body. Edited August 9, 2019 by Gazzala 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlos_1984 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Anyone done a side by side comparison with a purple can yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchellScott Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 3 hours ago, Gazzala said: I have to say after just 7 days in the bottle I wasn’t t expecting much - but this is great! I’m really happy with it. Nice aroma of citrus and mandarin and tastes fantastic - with a nice smooth bitterness. Great head and body. Our brews look identical I thought mine was a little dark however this makes me feel a little better. Will try to get a better pic in the sun tomorrow. Cheers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchellScott Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 Another pic from tonight. Very enjoyable beer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty Corner Brewing Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Ok. I got the side by side test on the go now. Got a slab of purple cans last weekend and dropped a dozen over the two happy hours at the in-laws, but tonight was the first chance I got to do a comparison. Get on with it I hear you say! Purple can: lively carbonation for a Coopers product, but first time I’ve had one of theirs from a can. Nice malt carrying through very reminiscent of the Pale Ale. Hops are fresh but not as hoppy as I thought it might be. Nice citrus and almost a “fake” lemony taste. The ROTM: Bit flat but carbonation has been slow here. A vigorous pour will generate a reasonable head however carbonation lasting through the glass. Maltiness is similar however a good bit of sweetness carrying through even though I hit the FG target. Hops are somewhat subdued compared to the commercial version, probably could have done with another 5g in each dose. Colour is significantly darker on the kit version but that is to be expected. Probably would leave the crystal out. Overall, both beers are very enjoyable but would I make the kit recipe again? Probably not based on the fact I think I could do a better match using AG. The commercial beer is excellent, based on it being an Australian Pale Ale but amplified, whereas a lot of other XPAs seem to be based on an American Pale Ale base. Would I buy it again - definitely. Is it my favourite XPA? Probably not quite there. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzala Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Nice review @NewBrews! I haven’t been able to find the purple cans anywhere yet - despite Dan Murphy’s showing it available at 3 local stores none of them actually have it. I find my ROTM very nice but was expecting (or maybe hoping for) more hoppyness. I’ll do a side by side once I find the elusive cans... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchellScott Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 Agreed it can definitely do with more hops, especially being an XPA. I might rebrew it at some stage in the future with extra hops in it and maybe only 200g crystal as the 400g definitely makes it too dark. Mitch. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzala Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Did a side by side comparison tonight - aside from the obvious colour difference, they’re actually quite similar. I’m surprised (but happy) - I thought the commercial brew would be hoppier as it’s an XPA - but it is a very nice beer. I think mine might be a bit hoppier (I was probably a bit heavy handed with the dry hop). I like them both - and am very happy I can make a beer that’s not far off the commercial one. Will definitely make this again but will experiment with the dry hop. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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