Coopers bottle conditioning

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Coopers bottle conditioning

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We all know that the longer the better in most cases but does anyone know how long coopers are conditioned before sold or stamped best after?
If not coopers anyone know of other breweries conditioning time?
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Post by Pale_Ale »

Not sure if this is a myth but heard VB batches are brewed in 18 hours.

A little off topic, sorry :)
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I am not sure, but I recall redaing 6 weeks somewhere
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I've got a feeling it's three or six weeks. Can't remember which. Anyone ... ?

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I 'think' 6.
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Post by blandy »

If the Coopers process is exactly the same as homebrewing once the beer is bottled, then I'd imagine they take about the same time to carbonate and condition. Maybe a bit faster if there is some sort of efficiency with mega-huge batches.
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Post by the_fuzz »

I know almost all Tooheys branded products i.e. New, old etc - take 5 days from start to finish.
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Post by blandy »

the_fuzz wrote:I know almost all Tooheys branded products i.e. New, old etc - take 5 days from start to finish.
You mean 5 days between exit and entry of the sewer?
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Except Old, that's a good beer somehow
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Post by KEG »

i wonder how they do it so quickly yet leave it still tasting decent (Old, that is - i'm a bit of a fan).
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Post by BierMeister »

You can get away with a lot more with darker beers. They are more tolerant to abuse some how. As for the other Tooheys range. BLAH
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Old used to be OK. Now I don't bother.
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Post by KEG »

tried carlton dark a day or two ago... i think i prefer it to old
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Coopers Dark is better than both. I was at a party recently with a keg of Carlton Black, I thought it was OK but would rank it 3rd behind Old and CDA
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cant drink carlton black. its horrible, and thats coming from a bloke who loves darks. why can't CUB at least pretend to brew something good...?
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Post by blandy »

Have you tried Invalid Stout? That's made by CUB and is not half bad. (doesn't beat a good homebrew stout though)
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Agreed, the Invalid Stout is better than Guinness in a longneck! :)
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blandy wrote:Have you tried Invalid Stout? That's made by CUB and is not half bad. (doesn't beat a good homebrew stout though)
Why is it called Invalid Stout? I've never tasted it but i'm sure they could come up with a better name than that (unless there's another meaning for Invalid that i'm not aware of).
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From what I can tell from googling, it might have something to do with it being "nourishing", thus good for Invalids? Oooh, it's brewed with a lager yeast apparently.

http://www.homebrewandbeer.com/reviewsf ... valid.html
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Noodles wrote:
blandy wrote:Have you tried Invalid Stout? That's made by CUB and is not half bad. (doesn't beat a good homebrew stout though)
Why is it called Invalid Stout? I've never tasted it but i'm sure they could come up with a better name than that (unless there's another meaning for Invalid that i'm not aware of).
What's the ABV? Maybe it makes you invalid...

Back to bottle conditioning.... I recently picked up a bunch of G.Schneider & Sohn Aventinus wheat dopplebock ales from a clearance bin at 1st Choice. The dates are 14.3.08, but being bottle-conditioned, that shouldn't matter me thinks. The first one I had tasted great. The rest I've stored in a dark closet. I've got a Cooper's Pale in there too, which I noticed they say 'best after' on their dates.
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