Recent content by Hargie

...hahaha....no worries mate, thanks for the comments....it really does make it worthwhile when people enjoy what you do..... ....so , the lowest strength beer and the highest strength beer were the fave's ?......youre not a middle of the road kinda guy are you...hahahah ....mate thats...

Gday roastin, if you can get up the road a little , look out for Bine Beer Bar at Nobby Beach....great venue with excellent service , great rotating beer roster, great food....totally worth a look...

Gday Folks, iI've just seen this and need to clarify a couple of things.... My Name is Scott Hargrave and i am indeed Head Brewer at Byron Bay Brewing Co and have been so for just on a year... I was a Senior Brewer at S& W for 4 years , not Master brewer (they dont have one, but Brad Rogers my...

Wig & Pen Velvet Cream Stout....exceptional

...we fill ours to the rim and take EXACTLY one sip out of each bottle...

..along with the caraaroma , you might wanna check out the Caramunich's I , II & III...fruit cake, cadbury fruit & nut chocolate, etc etc...get some , taste m ...should do that with all yr grain anyway...

....that is GOLD...!!! ...edit...not GOLD...deadset GOLD...

...agree...but the Ballast Point IPA sitting next to it at my local dans was a step above this one...barrel ferm Hop Hog at the Great Northern in North Carlton destroys them both but thats not a fair comparison...

...Galaxy is my friend...we are close...

"American hops sold as Tettnanger hops often claim to be the same cultivar as the famous German aroma hop Tettnang Tettnanger. However, in recent years, it has been discovered that these hops are genetically distinct from the German landrace and in fact are most likely Fuggle or a closely...

...heya Tony...Liberty is a fantastic American grown Hallertau Mittlefrue....absolutely love it, always have some on hand.. its said to be the closest to German Hall MF of all the US Hallertau clones....it starts out a little course in young beers , but mellows beautifully into lovely soft...

...Golden Showers...now THAT was a beer....or was it...?? :huh:

totally respecting what Mark said but still think 52c rest is good practice in any case, as are adequate O2 levels, pitching rate and yeast viability & vitality...good fan levels ( < 160-170mg/l ) are essential to yeast health...Jord are you using adjuncts which may dilute this level ?....

...Yep...short rest - up to 10 min at 52c....

...I lived in Blackett Ave till i was 18...