Coopers Australian Bitter

Second time round by brewpower @ 28, May 2008
Well, this is my second go at this kit. Made it dark again. Used 1kg Liquid Crystal Malt and 500g malt/dex/cs mix. Added about 10g fuggles and used kit yeast. Around 23 degrees for a week. Not convinced I've got the best out of this kit yet. It needs a lot of time to get the sharpness out of the taste. I will try again with 1.5kg light malt, a better yeast and maybe a drop of honey. I'd rate this brew a three but I'll give the kit a four for potential.

Great Taste by brewpower @ 11, Feb 2008
This is the Thomas Coopers kit, not the standard Coopers bitter! Made with 1kg Choc Malt extract, 500g Light dry malt, 500g Corn Syrup and 10g Fuggles to 22 litres with kit yeast. Way to much C.S. and foam everywhere when opened but the taste was great. Some off traits from the yeast due to high temps, I think. I'm making this again with less C.S., more fuggles and at 18-22 degrees.

A favourite by Andrew @ 22, Jan 2008
This is great. Though I think that the yeast supplied lets it down. Done as per instructions it's great between one month and 3 months, though can be a bit cloudy and yeasty tasting. Using a better lager yeast I've found that this is one of my favourites. I don't add malt because I love the very light colour of this.

A Civilized Pint by Peter - Email Reviewer @ 20, Jun 2007
Fermented this kit per instructions for 6 days at about 25-26C. Tried one at a couple of weeks and it was O.K. At 30 days however, it is really a very good pint of bitter. I agree with the prior review that it was similar to Old Speckled Hen, but in my case it seemed a bit more malty than OSH(not at all objectionable though). Made per instructions you can't go wrong, but give it a full 30 days of conditioning. Great for a Civilized Pint at the end of the day!

I like this stuff. by Sasquatch - Email Reviewer @ 22, Jan 2006
I did a can of this Bitter with 50:50 dextrose and amber DME and at first was kind of disappointed with the result. But after three weeks in the bottle the beer turned the corner (as beer usually seems to at three weeks for me) and now I'm quite impressed. Taste is very similar to Old Speckled Hen. It is a bit thinner in body. Perfectly decent base kit, as usual from Cooper's. They are not fancy, but seem quite reliable.

True to traditional English Bitter by Michael - Email Reviewer @ 11, Nov 2005
Very near English Bitter (for an extract kit)I brewed this as a "two can" brew with Homeland draught. Used both yeast packets and split the brew into two seperate 12l fermenters - The one with Coppers dried yeast was better...But both very good beers for extract - true to style - most would like it a bit sweeter, but two can for me gives a correct English style Bitter. Brewed at 18-22 Two weeks primary only no seconday - bottle primed with DME.

Yeah Baby by Bateau Brewer - Email Reviewer @ 17, Jan 2005
Have made five of these now ! A great beer that everyone enjoys. I always add 2kg of liquid malt and ferment at 19*c. Have used both the kit yeast and Safale S-04 with great results. Hard to go wrong with these kits

great stuff by Ian - Email Reviewer @ 16, Jan 2005
I've brewed this about 6 times each of them with an ultrabrew. 3 each with about 13g of either Pride of Ringwood or Goldings hop pellets (in a strainer with boiling water poured over them & left for 15 minutes ). It's absolutley fantastic, probably the best kit I've ever made. It's best after 3 or months in the bottle. Good body, head, bitterness & a little sweetness. Always popular with guests as well. You could drink it all day & all night

Heritage Bitter by Bundy - Email Reviewer @ 10, Jan 2005
Forgot the star rating , will give this one 3 out of 5

Heritage Bitter by Bundy - Email Reviewer @ 10, Jan 2005
I like to do this as a dark bitter, I add 1kg of Muntons dark dme , 1/2 kg Muntons amber dme, 15gr goldings pallet hops for extra bittering, Safale S-04 yeast, 7 days primary at around 18-20 deg, 7 days secondary dry hopped with 10gr Goldings at 18-20 deg.