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Wish I was here for this one! Gah.

Well I'm glad you lot enjoyed it but that was quite easily the worst night I've had in Melbourne, if not ever. I was really looking forward to this one as its my last for a few months whilst I do my farm work. Wanted to have a good chat with folks and say my wee goodbyes (temporary albeit)...

Oh man the porter and the IPA!! They were gooooood brews. :beerbang:

FYI - a bag was left last night so if it's yours PM me. Another great meeting with more beers than I thought there would be! I was loving Kris's Pacific Ale Clone (do I get ANY credit for that one? ;-) ) and Kev's Wee Scotch Heavy. All the beers I tasted were great! And I got my parma...

FINALLY got my brew on again yesterday and everything has went sweet as a button! I'm not entirely sure how this is going to turn out, the base malt profile is for an IPA (but a wee bit darker) and I used whatever hops I had left over, then to top it off I'm using Mangrove Jacks Belgian yeast...

I'll be away picking apples or mandarins or some other type of fruit at this point so won't be able to partake unfortunately. :-( Australia and it's rules for a second visa eh?

@Tex083 - thanks for the recipe! I don't really want a lot of smokiness in the one I'll eventually make, want it to be more caramel sweet. @Kev - that would be great cheers! I think I'll be brewing an IPA of sorts before I get onto the heavier stuff, means I can drink it quicker too. :-)

@Shannon - Yeah you've probably got a fair point there and I appreciate the reality check. I've only got a few months before I start farm work so keen to get some different brews under my belt before then. Long conditioning time for this one too... @Kev - Ta muchly for that recipe and tips! I...

Fellow Mashers, I'm looking to make a deliciously strong Wee Scotch Heavy style brew, and I need your help as I'm looking for a tried & tested recipe. Things to note: - Never brewed something this strong a beer before (we are talking around the 10%+ABV mark) - I'm using a 40L urn (so BIAB...

No worries man, I got a free ride home! -_- Hope the wife and babes were fine. Until next time. :beerbang:

The selection of beers is looking fantastic! :beerbang:

Dry hopped my brew this weekend (I'm doing it for less days than the recipe stated) and looking to bottle it tomorrow. The smell from the fridge was fantastic! Fingers crossed this one will come out grand.

I wanna try that hopped to Hell one you have Kris. :)

Hey guys great meet-up last night, I'm feeling a bit rough this morning. :) Pub had a great list on tap but so did our fellow brewers! Really happy with the response to my Dark Island clone, makes it even more worth while, BUT my favourite of the night was Plunkett's (correct?) DIPA, that was...

Well I left it soaking for 24hrs each with sodium metabisulphate, vinegar & starsan. None seem to have done anything! The vinegar was some apple cider stuff my housemate had in the cupboard so probably need to get the full on stuff I'm guessing.