Coopers English pimped bitter

[skain]

Hi. Going back from AG to do a coopers English bitter can that i got for my bday.
I got some hops in the freezer and some DME around.
EIPA/AIPA kind of thing.
Its been a while with cans, so please let me know what you think:

• 150g crystal 60L steep
• 1kg Light DME (maybe 1.5kg?)
• 30g centennial @ 5 (~8IBU)
• 10g columbus @ 5 (~5IBU)
• 1.7kg coopers bitter kit
• 50g centennial dry hop
• Nottingham Ale Yeast @ ~21C

Cheers Prost

i also got some fresh EKG and some 500g target hops somewhere

 

[badlee]

If it were me,I would go with the English hops.
As far as kits go,that one is nice and give a beautiful red hue

 

[unionrdr]

You don't really need the crystal 60L. It's a amber/copper to brown color as is. I used 3lbs Munton's plain extra light DME in my latest batch with 1oz EKG @ 15 minutes. The extra light extract allows more of the English Bitter can's bittering & true malt character to shine through. Moreso then the light does, as I used that one up until now. I only used one ounce EKG, as I siphoned off one gallon from the 6 gallon batch to make some malt vinegar. So the ABV & hops had to be lower. So it would normally get 2ozs of the hops, but the extra light gives better flavor balance, in my opinion.

 

[skain]

Thanks.
I kinda gotta work with what i got, so i got about .5oz EKG left. I don't think that's enough.
Got loads of Centennial, Columbus and Target. I only got Light DME and about 2lb crystal 60.

I like a good malty, hop forward beer.

 

[seabrew8]

Thanks.
I kinda gotta work with what i got, so i got about .5oz EKG left. I don't think that's enough.
Got loads of Centennial, Columbus and Target. I only got Light DME and about 2lb crystal 60.

I like a good malty, hop forward beer.

Maybe reduce volume? Coppers bitter is pretty malty.