PB2 Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 In the first week of March Coopers will release the NEW Brewmaster range under the banner of Thomas Cooper Brewmaster Selection. A new brew joins this selection and the retained brews now display more individual character. I shed a tear for Nut Brown Ale but sales figures showed that it had to make room for a new brew...enter Irish Stout. These brews will be available at your local HomeBrew specialist store and the Coopers General Store. The Brews are: Pilsener - more overt SAAZ character, Wheat Beer - more malted wheat, IPA (India Pale Ale) - now a seriously hopped beer in the style of a traditional IPA. Irish Stout - roasted barley, in this brew, is the key ingredient in famous stouts like Guinness and Murphy's Stout. The Brewmaster Selection development work has covered the past 24 months and our Master Brewers are certainly happy with the final results. I have to admit to drinking through many a keg of excellent experimental product, last year's winter drinking of the Irish Stout prototypes was a delicious chore that no employee should have to suffer, savour, salivate over!! Anyway, off to the Perth Coopers Club night, I will respond to your questions and give you more information about the Brewmaster Selection on my return - Friday. Meantime, message-board readers are the first to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Sounds exciting, I'll have to get down to the local homebrew shop and jump up and down until they come in! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wort Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 They do sound great, pity I was just at my brew shop yesterday that bloke is going to be sick of me! :D Will be placing an order soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 I Just bottled my very first brew of Nut Brown for winter drinking. I hope it is disappointing! Kip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 If the Nut Brown Ale is being taken off then I'd better hunt one down before they all disapear!! Look forward to trying the Irish Stout, have been doing brews for the winter months lately so this should be a good one to add to my stock. Cheers, Matty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wort Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Sounds like good resining I just bottled a Coopers stout yesterday for winter I might try find a Nut Brown Ale too. Do you have a good recipe for a Nut Brown Ale Paul? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted March 4, 2005 Author Share Posted March 4, 2005 Quick and easy... A can of Nut-Brown and a can of Australian Pale Ale and no other sugars, made up to 23 litres, pitch both yeast sachets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wort Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 Wicked thanks I will try that! I went to my HBS today but could not get Nut Brown so will have to order it so I went for your IPA. Is there any yeast you would use with the Pale Nuty Ale Paul? Mabe some sort of Whitelabs yeast? I have plenty of S-04 safale but I want to start liquid yeast soon. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted March 6, 2005 Author Share Posted March 6, 2005 Try an English Ale yeast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted April 11, 2005 Author Share Posted April 11, 2005 All Home Brew Shops that care to stock the NEW Thomas Cooper Brewmaster Selection should have the full range by now. If you can't get it from your local, harass them about it. If that doesn't work, try buying on-line from our general store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 still no sign of the new Brewmaster series in my local (Wodonga) HB shop, as promised "first week March". Not surprising I suppose if they're not yet worth listing on the Coopers website under "Home Brew Concentrates". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted May 2, 2005 Author Share Posted May 2, 2005 Kip, go to the General Store on our website you'll find them there. You can order on-line if you like! If your Home Brew Store doesn't stock the Brewmaster Selection ask them to get them in. They are available if they choose to order them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter in the ACT Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Paul, I put down an Irish Stout brew using 500gm of light dry malt and 300 gm of dextrose (as per the recommended instructions). As I keg, would you have an idea what the %alc will be at the end of the first fermentation. Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted July 22, 2005 Author Share Posted July 22, 2005 Probably around 3.5%-3.7% while the intended alcohol content for Irish Stout is around 4.0%-4.2%. If you are not running a secondary ferment, it may be worth your while to bump the Light Dry Malt quantity up from 500g to 800g-1kg. or Keep the fermentables the same and reduce your total volume to around 20litres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Hi Paul, Another yeast question: Does the Irish stout come with purely an ale yeast, or is it, too, an ale-lager blend (I'm not even going to ask if it's a pure lager yeast :wink: )? Cheers, Oliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted November 23, 2005 Author Share Posted November 23, 2005 Irish Stout - mmm, one of my favourites! It has a single strain, Ale yeast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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