The Brew That Is True Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 Just letting the community know I've just made (and drunk) a batch of English Bitter that had a Best Before date of January this year...and it was great! So am wondering if anyone else has experience of this. Mine was 10 months past the Best Before, has anyone tried one that was even longer past the date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 24 minutes ago, The Brew That Is True said: Just letting the community know I've just made (and drunk) a batch of English Bitter that had a Best Before date of January this year...and it was great! So am wondering if anyone else has experience of this. Mine was 10 months past the Best Before, has anyone tried one that was even longer past the date? One of my very early brews was a 3 year old Coopers Lager. But I did use a fresh yeast. The beer was fine. But I would not do it again. Buy fresh, brew fresh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 1 hour ago, The Brew That Is True said: Just letting the community know I've just made (and drunk) a batch of English Bitter that had a Best Before date of January this year...and it was great! So am wondering if anyone else has experience of this. Mine was 10 months past the Best Before, has anyone tried one that was even longer past the date? In my early days I used to take advantage of discontinued/reduced cans of extracts some close to & others 6 months or more to the best before. Most of them were OK, obviously brews like Pale Ales were darker, I did use fresh yeasts but looking back I wouldn't do it again as like @Shamus O'Sean I would rather buy fresh. You can actually taste the difference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brew That Is True Posted October 10 Author Share Posted October 10 7 hours ago, Shamus O'Sean said: One of my very early brews was a 3 year old Coopers Lager. But I did use a fresh yeast. The beer was fine. But I would not do it again. Buy fresh, brew fresh. wow, 3 years old, very impressive - it shows Coopers is a very robust product! So it seems yeast is the ingredient most susceptible to going off. Totally agree about freshness, I always do...this was given to me so I thought I'd give it a go anyway. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brew That Is True Posted October 10 Author Share Posted October 10 5 hours ago, Classic Brewing Co said: In my early days I used to take advantage of discontinued/reduced cans of extracts some close to & others 6 months or more to the best before. Most of them were OK, obviously brews like Pale Ales were darker, I did use fresh yeasts but looking back I wouldn't do it again as like @Shamus O'Sean I would rather buy fresh. You can actually taste the difference. yeah, normally buy fresh but a friend gave up drinking(!!) and gave me all his equipment and ingredients 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChairmanDrew Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 I made a bunch of European lager kits I got that were a few months past the bb, including using the yeast. I thought they came out alright, however I didn't have a point of comparison, having not used that kit previously. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbloke Posted Saturday at 08:33 AM Share Posted Saturday at 08:33 AM Jan last year I bottled a coopers ruby porter. The yeast didn't work. (First for a few years) The can was 3 months past its best before. Went ok with a fresher yeast and tasted fine. I currently and usually, have 4 yeast sachets and now store them in the fridge. They are currently all about 10 months old. Just always use the oldest. Works for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbloke Posted Saturday at 11:19 AM Share Posted Saturday at 11:19 AM (edited) @CoopersDIYBeerTeam I'd like to know how old the product is at its best before date? Edited Saturday at 11:19 AM by Oldbloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbloke Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago (edited) No reply? Well, I bought this yesterday at the LHBS. Sooo,,, at least 18onths old before BB. Edited 5 hours ago by Oldbloke 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Micky Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago On 10/19/2024 at 10:19 PM, Oldbloke said: @CoopersDIYBeerTeam I'd like to know how old the product is at its best before date? Hey OB @Oldbloke, they may have missed this message as the tag hasn't been highlighted in red for some reason. Possibly due to the spaces between the words - just so you know. @Coopers DIY Beer Team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago 2 minutes ago, Tricky Micky said: Hey OB @Oldbloke, they may have missed this message as the tag hasn't been highlighted in red for some reason. Possibly due to the spaces between the words - just so you know. @Coopers DIY Beer Team Yeah & the other thing is they could all be busy with the latest newly added mini brewery-taproom. I have used them 6 months after the BB date & they just turn out darker, but you need to use a fresh yeast. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBillett09 Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago @Classic Brewing Co save on dark specialty steeping grains, just let the can “age” a bit! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 1 minute ago, NBillett09 said: @Classic Brewing Co save on dark specialty steeping grains, just let the can “age” a bit! I don't use many cans these days, every now & again, I prefer AG brews, but the cans are still very good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBillett09 Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago I’ll have to keep getting my AG hit from FWKs until I have time for all grain! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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