PB2 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 To all the loyal forum members, I thought it would be nice for you to hear the news before it is published in the Coopers Club newsletter. A new brew has started to walk out of the warehouse as of today! Yes, it\u2019s called English Bitter and it slots neatly into the International Series. The sad news is - we are no longer making the Original Series Bitter. One must shed a tear and get over it, I did, sort of! :( The new English Bitter is based on the old bitter with some adjustments \u2013 a tweaked brewhouse recipe and the addition of late hop aroma (Styrian Golding) to produce a bitter more in line with the style found in the \u201cMother Land\u201d. We recommend for it to be made with 500g of Light Dry Malt. As for carbonation levels, you may like to try halving the priming rate and serving at a slightly higher temperature. This is a the largest image I can manage at the moment :oops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter in the ACT Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Paul, Oh well, things move on. Bit of a shame though as I regularly make the Orig Bitter and always have a keg of it on tap. One mate and I regularly drink it. Suppose we will just have to adjust. 500gm of LDM is not going to make the % of alc very high. What would you recommend for something with a first fermentation of around 4.8 - 5% alc. I shall look out for it when it gets into the Big W here but in the meantime I shall buy up on the Orig Bitter. Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THIRSTY MATT Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 i cant help myself, so here goes..........................HOW THE HELL CAN YOU DRINK THAT BITTER VILE POMMY STUFF!!!!??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I'll give it a go Matt! Hi Paul, nice to see a new product coming.... What are the colour and bitterness specs of the new brew? Cheers, Luke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 Colour: 420EBC Bitterness: 590IBU Late hop addition : Styrian Golding Use 1kg of Light Dry Malt to get up around 4.8-5% ABV. Thirsty Matt, give it a try, you might like it! :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter in the ACT Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Matt, I suppose the same way that some people drink the other vile bitter i.e. (VB). I don't have a session on it but often have couple of pints later in the day with a meal or a nice cheese and bickies. Also if it is cooled to normal beer temp (around 4 degs C) then the flavour is not as full as it is at the higher (8-10 degs C). I will certainly be giving the new brew a try with a kilo of LDM. Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THIRSTY MATT Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 i might give it a go guys. i can enjoy "one" stout, or one chocolate porter etc any beers i can buy n try first that may resemble it paul? cheers matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Thanks Paul, I'll do the stock standard then tweak to my tastebuds! :) Would a Tetley's in a can be similar? I love that stuff!!! Cheers, Luke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THIRSTY MATT Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 PLEASE PAUL SAY NO!!! if it taste like tetley's im steerin' clear mate!! my net search tells me to try a timothy taylor??? lol sorry luke,ive done some crazy stuff in my time,but drinking more than a mouthfull of tetley's is not one of them!! cheers matt :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Hmmmm, migt have to revisit that one! I haven't tried the Timothy Taylor before.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THIRSTY MATT Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 i say the above because styrian goldings ( or a version of it) is the aroma hop of timothy taylor! chek this if ya want luke ; http://www.craftbrewer.com.au/shop/default.asp?CID=17 cheers matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossm Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 STOP MAKING ORIGINAL BITTER!!! Blashpemy...I'm devastated....I think I'll go on the wagon!....but Paul...it's my favourite.... :cry: Is this new pommy crap anything like it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THIRSTY MATT Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 should be ross......but it'll cost two bucks more as its in the "international class".... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: sorry paul...taking the "P" outta ross ....not coopers! cheers matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 Ross, the Original Series Bitter was supposed to be an English Bitter style. That's why it has a different looking glass on the label. I've always felt that it needed some tweeking to get closer to the style. Now that I am back at work - Clipsal was huge - I will add an image to the original post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 And who said us Aussies were an insular, short sighted bunch...(hmmmm "bitter" pommie crap indeed). Yes there is crap and its called Carling, Fosters & XXXX (brewed under license), Carlsberg, John Smiths, Tetleys, etc.....(or perhaps....... there are the real ale/bitter supporters as typified by CAMRA (Capiagn for Real Ale)...which is what us home brewers try to emulate). The wise among the forum members have quoted the UK brewery Timothy Taylor (well done) as something to emulate....or perhaps why not try some of the micro brew ales/bitters which have sprung up in Oz in the last 5 - 10 years. Struth!!!!....25 years ago the only microbrewery was Redback, now every man and his dog in seems to be pumping out some microbrew..(ahhh but the world wide lager behemoths of Inbev SA, SAB Miller, Anheuser-Busch, Lion Nathan, etc....continue to grow. Coopers will cease to be an "independent" brewery before my last home brew is drunk!!!! Mark my words...enjoy it while we can). A good bitter is a good bitter (regardless of where its from)...let us see what the Coopers boys/girls have bestowed upon us with this new incarnation of the amber homebrew kit Hoooray!!! :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THIRSTY MATT Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 hey! catchy label!! im tempted to try it just cause the label has sucked me in!! well done marketing/sales people! matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossm Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Hey Paul, I hope this new bitter will be available at Coles, we don't have a recognised brew shop here in Alice so we have to freight in any of the lines not carried by the supermarkets or Kmart, I do notice that they carry the international range generally though, so it should be covered. It better be alright! :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 I'm told it will be on shelves in Big W, K mart and Coles (the larger stores). 8) Wouldn't be holding my breath for Woolies to stock it. :( It will be listed in the warehouse for IGA stores to order, if they so choose. Oh, it's also available to Home Brew specialist stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossm Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 PAUL! this new bitter better alright, you should have warned me earlier, some bastard has bought up all the stocks around town of origional bitter and I just put my last one on today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieJosh Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 If anyone in Adelaide is looking for the original Bitter before it all goes i bought a can of it from Big W TTP today and there is still a bunch of them there. I have not seen the new Bitter on the shelfs yet.....maybe i was lucky and won one of the five cans for SA??? Paul what do you recomend i put with the original Bitter when i brew it? BE1? BE2? coopers Dextrose? coopers Brew sugar? anything else? cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted April 5, 2009 Author Share Posted April 5, 2009 Original Bitter + BE2 is a favourite recipe of many. Ferment close to 21C if you can :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieJosh Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Thanks Paul! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THIRSTY MATT Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 hi guys, just a quik message for marketing/sales! i went to coles mt druitt today..(nsw 2770). they have really got there homebrew range back together!! the only cascade was porter,two tooheys,2 or 3 homebrand and an abundance of coopers all the internationals,even the new english bitter!!! FOR $20.85!!!!!!!!!! :x please tell me thats a miss print? i dont drink this style but $20.85!!!??????? :( do you get a free rolex with it???? sorry guys but id rather get four tallies of sparkling n what about the poor buggers who reguarly made the old bitter for $10.50???? geez them styrian goldings must be expensive!!! cheers matt p.s. no offence to paul :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 :shock: :shock: :shock: English Bitter should be the same price as the other International Series cans. Thanks for the "heads up" Thirsty! Will pass it on to our national sales manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 The sales manager says that the price should be corrected by this Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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