Coopers Artisan Reserve

  • MaltyMalty
  • HoppyHoppy
  • FloralFloral
  • CitrusCitrus
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After developing Celebration ale, our beloved brewers went on to produce Artisan Reserve and add a new beer to the Thomas Coopers Selection. Artisan Reserve is an unpasteurised lager brewed from quality ingredients to produce an appealing fresh blend of flavours and aromas. It sits in the style of a German Pilsner (BJCP style guidelines 2A), albeit a little higher in alcohol content. Our brewers, known for holding their cards close to their chest, are keeping two of the hop varieties secret. But they have revealed the use of German noble hops, Hallertau Tradition and Hallertau Hersbrucker, which contribute citrusy and flowery characters. This recipe comes out with a little more colour than the real thing but the absence of pasteurisation gives DIY Brewers a great chance of capturing the essence of Artisan Reserve!

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Recipe Contains

1 × European Lager (1.7kg)
3 × Light Dry Malt (500g)
1 × Carbonation Drops (250g)

You'll Need

1 × 25g Hallertau Tradition Hops
1 × 25g Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops
2 × 11.5g Saflager W-34/70 Yeast

Beer Style: Lager

Colour (EBC): 11
Volume: 23L
Difficulty: Intermediate

ABV 5.5%

Alcohol by Volume

28 IBU

International Bitterness Units

EBC 11

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Ingredients

1 x 1.7kg Coopers European Lager
3 x 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt
1 x 25g Hallertau Tradition Hops
1 x 25g Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops
2 x 11.5g Saflager W-34/70 Yeast
1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops

Mix

In a large pot, bring 500g of Light Dry Malt to the boil with 5 litres of water.
Add 25g of Hallertau Tradition Hops and boil for 5 mins.
Then add 25g of Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops and boil for a further 5 mins.
Set the pot in a cold/ice water bath to cool then strain into a fermenting vessel.
Add the remaining 1kg of Light Dry Malt then pick the fermenting vessel up and gently swirl the
contents to dissolve the malt (don’t be concerned if some lumps remain).
Add contents of the European Lager brew can and stir to dissolve.
Top up with cool water to the 20 litre mark and stir vigorously.
Check the temperature and top up to the 23 litre mark with warm or cold water (refrigerated if
necessary) to get as close as possible to 18C.
Sprinkle both sachets of W-34/70 yeast over the brew and fit the lid.

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Coopers Artisan Reserve

After developing Celebration ale, our beloved brewers went on to produce Artisan Reserve and add a new beer to the Thomas Coopers Selection. Artisan Reserve is an unpasteurised lager brewed from quality ingredients to produce an appealing fresh blend of flavours and aromas. It sits in the style of a German Pilsner (BJCP style guidelines 2A), albeit a little higher in alcohol content. Our brewers, known for holding their cards close to their chest, are keeping two of the hop varieties secret. But they have revealed the use of German noble hops, Hallertau Tradition and Hallertau Hersbrucker, which contribute citrusy and flowery characters. This recipe comes out with a little more colour than the real thing but the absence of pasteurisation gives DIY Brewers a great chance of capturing the essence of Artisan Reserve!

Coopers Artisan Reserve
Beer Style Lager
Flavour Profile Malty, Hoppy, Floral, Citrus
Alcohol Content 5.5%
Colour (EBC) 11
Bitterness (IBU) 28
Volume 23L
Difficulty Intermediate

Ingredients

1 x 1.7kg Coopers European Lager
3 x 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt
1 x 25g Hallertau Tradition Hops
1 x 25g Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops
2 x 11.5g Saflager W-34/70 Yeast
1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops

1. Mix

In a large pot, bring 500g of Light Dry Malt to the boil with 5 litres of water.
Add 25g of Hallertau Tradition Hops and boil for 5 mins.
Then add 25g of Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops and boil for a further 5 mins.
Set the pot in a cold/ice water bath to cool then strain into a fermenting vessel.
Add the remaining 1kg of Light Dry Malt then pick the fermenting vessel up and gently swirl the
contents to dissolve the malt (don’t be concerned if some lumps remain).
Add contents of the European Lager brew can and stir to dissolve.
Top up with cool water to the 20 litre mark and stir vigorously.
Check the temperature and top up to the 23 litre mark with warm or cold water (refrigerated if
necessary) to get as close as possible to 18C.
Sprinkle both sachets of W-34/70 yeast over the brew and fit the lid.

2. Brew

Allow the brew to drop to 12C - 15C over the course of 12 to 24hrs then maintain this temperature
during fermentation.

3. Bottle

Fermentation has finished once the specific gravity is stable over 3 days. Expect the Final Gravity (FG)
to be around 1008.
Gently fill clean PET bottles to about 3cm from the top.
Add 2 carbonations drop per bottle and secure the caps.
Store the bottles at or above 18C for at least two weeks to allow secondary fermentation to take
place.

4. Enjoy

After at least two weeks, check for sufficient carbonation by squeezing the PET bottles.
When ready to drink, chill the bottles upright.
The chilled beer may be poured into clean glassware, leaving the sediment behind.
Expect the alcohol content to be approximately 5.5% ABV

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