vvoody Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Hey all - just got my ROTM delivered and noticed that the Spalt hops weren't properly vacuum packed (sealed, but air in the bag). I know it probably won't be an issue as I will be using them within the next week but just wanted to make sure lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Hi Woody. The hops would have been packed fresh, & given you're going to use them pretty much straight away, there really is no issue. If however you were planning to store them for a period of time, their forward properties would diminish more rapidly than if vacuum sealed. Just on this months ROTM promo pic... ...I thought these days we were all being discouraged from drink driving?! Cheers, Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaffeinatedSentryGnome Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Hey all - just got my ROTM delivered and noticed that the Spalt hops weren't properly vacuum packed (sealed' date=' but air in the bag). I know it [i']probably[/i] won't be an issue as I will be using them within the next week but just wanted to make sure lol I had this in one of the packs i got. PB2 said to contact the store to let them know which i did and they sent me a new packet. store@coopers.com.au Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Just on this months ROTM promo pic... ...I thought these days we were all being discouraged from drink driving?! There's no law against drink sketching though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird1986 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 The Black IPA looks good, never had one before so should be interesting. How long would guys let this one sit for? given it's hoppy but dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Ralph Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 The Black IPA looks good' date=' never had one before so should be interesting. How long would guys let this one sit for? given it's hoppy but dark.[/quote'] I'm planning to leave mine for at least 3 weeks in the bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird1986 Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 The Black IPA looks good' date=' never had one before so should be interesting. How long would guys let this one sit for? given it's hoppy but dark.[/quote'] I'm planning to leave mine for at least 3 weeks in the bottle. I was thinking about 4 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo 1525229558 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 G'day beer lovers! I just received the Dass Auto in the mail. A couple of things..... 1) The Nottingham Yeast is not vacuum sealed. Should i be worried? All other Lallemand Nottingham i have bought is always vacuum sealed. I have a vacuum sealed one in the fridge just in case. 2) I have read up a little on cold steeping and it suggest this is a better method for darker gains. Does the Caramunich fall into this category? I will cold steep for 24hrs none the less just to give it a go. 3) Looking forward to trying the Spalt Hops. I've never heard of them. Dingo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 There are three types of Caramunich, light/medium/dark. The one specified in the recipe is the light one so no need to cold steep it overnight. It probably wouldn't do any harm if you did though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Give Abby a yell about the yeast - the sachet should arrive in good condition, as should the rest of the recipe ingredients. store@coopers.com.au Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 G'day Brewers, Long time lurker, first time poster. I've currently got one of this month's recipes down - The Shiner. Ingredients as follows: 1 x 1.3kg Mr Beer Diablo IPA 2 x 250g Mr Beer Unhopped Malt Extract - Robust 1 x 25g Galaxy Hop Pellets 1 x 11.5g Fermentis US-05 Dry Yeast 1 x 72g Mr Beer Carbonation Drops It has been in the ferementer 2 weeks as of Saturday with a stable hydrometer reading of 1.014. Expected FG is 1008 to 1012. With ABV of 7.2% (I have yet to add the dry hops as I have been away. I plan to do this once I think I've got the FG issue sorted). My hydrometer reads just about right on 1.000 in tap water and I have degassed the samples that I have taken. Temp has been set to 18c for the whole time ( I haven't fugured out how to set the temp to change while I'm not there yet). Is it safe to bottle? Or is there anything I can do at this stage to drop a couple of more points? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Josh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Is it safe to bottle? I would not be concerned about the 2 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylon Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Its a pretty big brew... ide say its finished quite well... Should put some hairs on your chest I wouldn't be worried about that Ide say the saf05 has done a good job, if you used 04 it would probly be 1020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Thanks Ben10 and Waylon. I was kinda hoping for that answer. It's certainly a bit stronger than I'm used to. I'd say it will either put hairs on my chest or make the ones I've got fall out haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Porter I wonder if it will be as good as SteveL's EB Porter. Cheers & Beers Scottie Valley Brew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrie Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Dunno mate, but I really like the sound of this one. I'll be definitely getting one. It will be my first ROTM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I like the look of it Morrie. The beer on the left not the ugly dude on the right. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrie Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I've just ordered the Devil's Brew Porter and enough wheat LME to take it over the $80 for free shipping. I'm gonna whack a least one of those spare bootmakers I've got laying around with some wheat LME and see how it pans out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie49 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Hej Morrie, I think you will find the ROTM comes with free shipping anyway. Cookie49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 The last ROTM I ordered, I thought I'll take advantage of the free shipping so added a few other Coopers goodies to the order, but the shipping cost then came back into effect. I'm not sure why either. I personally would probably purchase more of the ROTM packs if the free shipping extended to other Coopers Store items added to that order. It's a shame that currently isn't an option. Cheers, Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrie Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 G'day Lusty If you take your complete order to more than $80 you will receive free shipping on everything. .. This is what I did yesterday. ...I needed a few bits so I waited till the new ROTM came out and I liked it....so I used the free shipping option to catch up on some stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Hi Morrie. My comments centre around the purchase of the ROTM pack & the free shipping that comes along with that. This is separate to the free shipping offer with purchases over $80. It just seems a little odd that if you tack on a few extra products to the free shipped ROTM pack, that you then incur a shipping cost. I'm not trying to make a big deal about it, it would just be a little more inviting for me to make additional purchases is all. Cheers, Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrie Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Lusty - I understand what you're saying mate and I guess that Coopers do it that way to try and boost sales....but on the other hand they could potentially be winning more direct sales the way you would like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnaman Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 G'day Brewers, ROTM, sold out, well that was popular. Hey Lusty, they'er windmills, okay. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrie Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 MagnamanG'day Brewers, ROTM, sold out, well that was popular. Sheeeeesh! Is that a record? Glad I got in for my chop yesterday and didn't leave it go for another day. I'm just interested to hear how many of you blokes and blokettes bought the "DEVILS BREW PORTER" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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