MathewE Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 g'day all, newbie to brewing, I'd like to brew Coopers English Bitter and wouldn't mind keeping close to recipe as possible, just for starters. I've checked out the forum and other info and this is what I've gathered: Other brewers recipes: 1.7kg Coopers English Bitter 1kg LDM 250g DEX 15g Fuggles Yeast S-04 Made to 21L 1.7kg Cooper's English Bitter 1kg LDM 500g DEX 250g Molasses Yeast supplied with the kit Made to 21L Recipe on site: 1.7kg Coopers English Bitter 1kg Coopers Brew Enhancer 1 200g Molasses Made to ??L Recipe supplied with can: 1.7kg Coopers English Bitter 1kg BE1 500g LDM Made to 23L I'm planning to use the recipe on the can because I'm not sure what yeast S O 4 is and stuff like that. I prefer heavy beers - full flavour. My first brew ever was the stock standard Coopers Lager supplied with their home brew kit - great brew for the first time. I now have a European Lager down a.t.m., unfortunately they say it takes around 12 weeks to cure in the bottle. I love all different kinds of beers, and I basically grew up with Southwark Bitter (the old Green Death as it was better known), I've now seen the light, now I'm a Coopers Fan and always will be[cool] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biermoasta Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I thought the recipe on the can is just to add 500g LDM?? I put this brew down last Friday. I wanted to use 1kg LDM but I could only get my hands on 500g. So I ended up making a bit of a mix up brew. In the end the ingredients were: 1.7kg Coopers English Bitter 0.5kg LDM 0.45kg Brew Enhancer 1 And a few table spoons of Molasses Made to 23 Litres Whether that amount of molasses will make a difference, I'm not sure, but it was worth a try. If you can wait a few weeks I could tell you how it's turned out [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathewE Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 thanks for the reply - yeh you're probably right, I thought the 500g of LDM was used with BE1 (misread the recipe label inside the can)[innocent] - what does molasses do by the way?[happy] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biermoasta Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 what does molasses do by the way?[happy] In the recipe section under "Extra Smooth Bitter" is says the molasses produces a slight buttery character which smoothes the perceived level of bitterness. [biggrin] That is for 200g of molasses though, which is more than I used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulS21 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Hi guys! I'm about to brew my first Bitter, and I'm confused; I made a stout about a month ago, and it was quite good, even if I only used table sugar (I know, I know...but I just wanted to make one batch to get the procedure down). I was going to use one can of the English Bitter, along with 500g of Light Malt Extract. Should I add anything else? I've heard to use 500g of LME and 500g sugar; 500g LME & 500g dextrose; and I'm confused. Can someone help me out? Appreciated! Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 It really depends what you are after Paul. The best thing would be to do as per can instructions first (ie. 500g LDM) and then tweak it next time if you think it needs it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathewE Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 hi all, I'm still a little bit confused... I'm trying to work out which recipe to make either: 1.7kg english bitter and 500g LDM. Or, 1.7kg english bitter, 500g LDM and 200g molasses. which one would be best? I like the idea of the 'buttery' finish the molasses is supposed to give. By the way is the Coopers BE1 their own blend of dextrose? is there any difference in other brands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 As Muddy said, try making it to the recommended recipe on the side of the can in the first instance. When developing the English Bitter beer kit, I had commercial bitters like Adnams in mind. [biggrin] BE1 is a blend of Dextrose and Maltodextrin, 60/40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathewE Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 thanks muddy, thanks PB2, can recipe it is... can't wait to try[biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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