"ridiculous price": as in so cheap...
On Hanoi street corners. Sitting on tiny plastic infant chairs. Drinking 'Bia Hoi' at 10cents each.
http://www.traveldudes.org/travel-tips/10-reasons-try-bia-hoi-vietnam/26423
http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/313493/old-dark-bear
"Old Dark Bear" recipe. 97% Munich, 3% Carafa III
(I like it with 5% Smoked grain)
Cheers
re PET bottle quality-
I still have Cooper's PET from over eight years ago, used regularly and no problems. Yes, Big W used to sell them and then 'downgraded' their supplier/product.
Dan Murphy still sells Coopers. Their caps changed a couple years ago but still hold pressure. In my case,
8-10...
I use a 30L sourced from "Anaconda".
http://www.anacondastores.com/camping-hiking/camp-cooking/cookware-utensils/campfire-stock-pot-and-deep-basket/p/BP90027127
Ahh, I was at 1.20pm. But then I was also up the ladder picking hops for five additions starting with mash-in.
"I made beer that tasted like I wanted" in my 'processes' means add or subtract grain for the next batch according to my taste buds. The latter is what counts to me.
Aside: Hats off...
Thread 'tangent':
I purchase commercial lambics and sours and really enjoy them. But not ready to commit to the time required to brew/age them myself.
A pleasant surprise today when my latest fruit beer went sour/tart on me, or at least my taste buds. Neither previous fresh apricot nor fresh...
Re syphoning:
http://byo.com/hops/item/33-20-tips-for-better-brewing
"...One reason people have problems siphoning is because they begin by keeping the outlet end of the hose below the top level of the liquid from which they are siphoning. Wrong!
The secret is to keep the outlet end of the...
http://brulosophy.com/2015/05/25/wort-aeration-pt-1-shaken-vs-nothing-exbeeriment-results/
Purpose: "...To evaluate the differences between a beer aerated by shaking and one made from the same wort with no effort put into aeration..."
My Impressions: "...Blinded or not, I could not reliably...
http://brulosophy.com/2015/06/22/fermentation-temperature-pt-3-lager-yeast-exbeeriment-results/
"...To investigate the qualitative differences of 2 beers made from the same wort, pitched with the same amount of the same yeast, and fermented at temperatures 16°F apart from each other..."...
Pic attached from Prague venue visited in 2013. i.e. 'tank beer' housed in a glass cabinet; and this place offered TWO beer styles! ;-)
"...Without pasteurisation, beer is liable to go off quite quickly. But to solve this problem, crafty Czech beer-lovers have come up with an ingenious...