Captain 3 Droids Posted April 16, 2021 Report Share Posted April 16, 2021 (edited) Limited addition release by Coopers, who going to report on it here? Wonder if limit kegs will be done? Launched 15/4 INTRODUCING OUR NEWEST LIMITED-EDITION BREW, AUSTRALIAN IPA. This full-flavoured Australian IPA is characterised by a blend of Australian hops featuring citrus notes of mandarin and orange, with tropical fruit and juniper characteristics. True to the IPA style, this brew is hop-forward and delivers a full mouthfeel with an ABV of 6.5%, while our traditional form of ale brewing and natural conditioning maintains Coopers’ uniquely distinctive flavour. The bold and striking new can, 4-pack, and case design takes inspiration from the strength and beauty of the Australian outback landscape. This extremely limited brew won’t last long, so get your hands on some Aussie IPA today. Available at all good locals nationwide. Edited April 16, 2021 by Captain 3 Droids 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted April 16, 2021 Report Share Posted April 16, 2021 6 hours ago, Captain 3 Droids said: Limited addition release by Coopers, who going to report on it here? Wonder if limit kegs will be done? Launched 15/4 INTRODUCING OUR NEWEST LIMITED-EDITION BREW, AUSTRALIAN IPA. This full-flavoured Australian IPA is characterised by a blend of Australian hops featuring citrus notes of mandarin and orange, with tropical fruit and juniper characteristics. True to the IPA style, this brew is hop-forward and delivers a full mouthfeel with an ABV of 6.5%, while our traditional form of ale brewing and natural conditioning maintains Coopers’ uniquely distinctive flavour. The bold and striking new can, 4-pack, and case design takes inspiration from the strength and beauty of the Australian outback landscape. This extremely limited brew won’t last long, so get your hands on some Aussie IPA today. Available at all good locals nationwide. You beat me to it. I read somewhere else that there will be kegs around so my goal this weekend is to find some! 🥰 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted May 4, 2021 Report Share Posted May 4, 2021 Took a bit longer than intended but finally tried this today at The Golden Wattle (another great Adelaide “pub”). A beautiful beer again. More pine flavours than the Hazy IPA. I’d love to see this eventually become a Coopers staple and a Brewprint. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 Tastes even better here. What a beer! 🥰 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted May 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 9 hours ago, Dustin Frothman said: Tastes even better here. What a beer! 🥰 Now that does look good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted May 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2021 On 04/05/2021 at 4:35 PM, Dustin Frothman said: Took a bit longer than intended but finally tried this today at The Golden Wattle (another great Adelaide “pub”). A beautiful beer again. More pine flavours than the Hazy IPA. I’d love to see this eventually become a Coopers staple and a Brewprint. Coopers have released a can/kit recipe for this https://www.diybeer.com/au/recipe/coopers-australian-ipa.html?utm_campaign=183036_DIY Beer May&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Coopers Brewery Ltd&dm_i=4FT9,3X8C,7Y90J,DJSA,1#?campaignkw=download-rotm I reckon a Brewprint recipe could be:- 2 x E1, E5, X1 (Coopers Pale Ale), plus 2 x X2, then the crystal malt, hops and for yeast either Y4 or Y2 (ld prefer Y4). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted May 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2021 For the hops Vic Secret, could use H6 or D7, the Eclipse could use H1 or D5. Dont forget to use half the crystal malt = 125g and hop amount = 20g each Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted May 11, 2021 Report Share Posted May 11, 2021 44 minutes ago, Captain 3 Droids said: Coopers have released a can/kit recipe for this https://www.diybeer.com/au/recipe/coopers-australian-ipa.html?utm_campaign=183036_DIY Beer May&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Coopers Brewery Ltd&dm_i=4FT9,3X8C,7Y90J,DJSA,1#?campaignkw=download-rotm I reckon a Brewprint recipe could be:- 2 x E1, E5, X1 (Coopers Pale Ale), plus 2 x X2, then the crystal malt, hops and for yeast either Y4 or Y2 (ld prefer Y4). 👏 I'll definitely be giving this one a go in Droid #2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted May 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2021 4 minutes ago, Dustin Frothman said: 👏 I'll definitely be giving this one a go in Droid #2. Beauty, will be very interested. (assume you noted the hop recommendation if you don’t have the recommended ones. I know you love your hops but you need to stick with the half amounts and for the crystal malt to be able to properly compare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted May 11, 2021 Report Share Posted May 11, 2021 4 minutes ago, Captain 3 Droids said: Beauty, will be very interested. (assume you noted the hop recommendation if you don’t have the recommended ones. I know you love your hops but you need to stick with the half amounts and for the crystal malt to be able to properly compare. I don't have those but will pick some up and halve the amounts as per your recommendation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 On 11/05/2021 at 4:45 PM, Captain 3 Droids said: Coopers have released a can/kit recipe for this https://www.diybeer.com/au/recipe/coopers-australian-ipa.html?utm_campaign=183036_DIY Beer May&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Coopers Brewery Ltd&dm_i=4FT9,3X8C,7Y90J,DJSA,1#?campaignkw=download-rotm I reckon a Brewprint recipe could be:- 2 x E1, E5, X1 (Coopers Pale Ale), plus 2 x X2, then the crystal malt, hops and for yeast either Y4 or Y2 (ld prefer Y4). I finally go this one in the Droid last night using Y4 as per @Captain 3 Droids recommendation. Looking forward to trying this one. Depending on the results I may give it a go with Y2 next time too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Pretty Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 @Dustin Frothman I did this a while back with Y2 yeast and 25g of Vic Secret and Eclipse. Next time I will double that to 50g. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, Robert Pretty said: @Dustin Frothman I did this a while back with Y2 yeast and 25g of Vic Secret and Eclipse. Next time I will double that to 50g. I did take note that you gave it a go. Did you enjoy it? Had you tried the Coopers original? I was a really big fan and hope to see it make a return. As I've done the mini-mash with the grain I reckon @Captain 3 Droids suggestion of the Y4 is a good start as this should highlight the malt. I added 10g each of Vic Secret and Eclipse steeped in the mash and will probably do 30g each as a dry hop for 80g total or the 8g/L "rule". The Coopers DIY Beer recipe is 80g for 23L so I'm not strictly following the scaling, but I do prefer my beers to be a little hoppier and have noted that the aroma subsides quite a bit over the 6 weeks conditioning. If I get it wrong I'll just make another. As Liam often says: "either way you'll end up with a nice beer". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Pretty Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 @Dustin FrothmanIt was very drinkable, one of my top 3. Like you I like them a bit hoppier. That's why next time I will do 50g of each. Been playing around with the Australian hops, Vic Secret, Eclipse and Engima. Trying different combinations. Done a Pale Ale and XPA using the Lighthouse and American Pale Ale Brewart base ingredients and Australian hops. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 Kegged today with a taster bottle too. It tasted pretty good out of the Droid. Fruity with an unrefined bitterness, but as usual I expect that to improve with some maturing. I'm enjoying my new kegging process and as promised in another thread I will shortly try to give an unbiased comparison between the two methods I've used so far. As always there are positives and negatives to both. So far so good however. I've brewed a lot of IPAs recently so it's time for a few regular pales. The Jolly Roger with double dry hops will be in the Droid next. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 IOS 15.2 seems to have stuffed the auto focus on my phone's camera so I can spare you a photo of this beer until Apple release an update. But I can say that this one has turned out beautifully after 6 weeks maturing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 🥰 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Pretty Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Dustin Frothman said: 🥰 @Dustin Frothman, looks pretty hazy. How are you liking it? The Australian hops give this brew and easy drinking taste. Not a super hop heavy IPA. Which makes a nice summer change. One you can have a few on a hot day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, Robert Pretty said: @Dustin Frothman, looks pretty hazy. How are you liking it? The Australian hops give this brew and easy drinking taste. Not a super hop heavy IPA. Which makes a nice summer change. One you can have a few on a hot day. Yeah I love it. It's a really nice fruity taste without being overpowering at all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Pretty Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 (edited) Those hops make a nice pale ale using the Jolly Roger or West Coast Brewprints base. Engima is a strange hop, you are never sure what you are going to get . But it will be good. Edited January 9, 2022 by Robert Pretty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambone Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) Not my scene. Bought a four pack. Not a fan of the hops in this one. Edited February 8, 2022 by Hambone 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 https://coopers.com.au/whats-on/news/2022/03/18/coopers-releases-regency-park-red-ale-to-celebrate-160-years-of-brewing Regency Park Red Ale released for Coopers’ 160th Birthday. 🥳 Currently on draught at The Grace Emily here in Radelaide … I’ll be right over. Who’ll be the first here to have a crack at a BrewArt version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted March 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 16 minutes ago, Dustin Frothman said: https://coopers.com.au/whats-on/news/2022/03/18/coopers-releases-regency-park-red-ale-to-celebrate-160-years-of-brewing Regency Park Red Ale released for Coopers’ 160th Birthday. 🥳 Currently on draught at The Grace Emily here in Radelaide … I’ll be right over. Who’ll be the first here to have a crack at a BrewArt version? Great, I’ve kinda looked at that but felt there needs to be “a taster”. I’ll await your comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Pretty Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 Got this currently in the droid again. This time I will put 50g each of Vic Secret and Eclipse. Instead of the 25g , which I used last time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted March 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 7 minutes ago, Robert Pretty said: Got this currently in the droid again. This time I will put 50g each of Vic Secret and Eclipse. Instead of the 25g , which I used last time. Good move, the Vic is a good choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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