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  1. white.grant

    First blow out - Nottingham

    Ironically, I pitched about 500ml of WLP001 slurry on an APA yesterday, lucky there was a stack of headroom in the fermenter cause it topped out this morning
  2. white.grant

    First blow out - Nottingham

    Nottingham is one of my favourite dry yeasts, providing you've mashed on the higher side it comes in nice and malty for milds and IPAs especially.
  3. white.grant

    I want to get elected!

    The last thing I want is my brewing forum clagged up with politicians. Rack off politicians.
  4. white.grant

    NSW 2013 Xmas in July Case Swap - tasting thread

    Interesting, this was one of the first beers I sampled from the swap - the day after from memory. Tasted pretty clean to me, certainly no brett to speak of. Really enjoyed it :-)
  5. white.grant

    NSW 2013 Xmas in July Case Swap - tasting thread

    No.8 NickR's Aconcagua Ale Opens well and pours pale straw, a white rocky foam stand atop the slightly hazy body. Aroma is quite unusual, sweet and spicy, hints of melon and persimmon. Carb is medium, thin/medium body on a bright mouthfeel. Dry finish and very quaffable when cold, seems to lose...
  6. white.grant

    NSW 2013 Xmas in July Case Swap - tasting thread

    No.5 Barls' honey mild Just finishing mine off now and echo the earlier sentiments, the honey has a great complexity to it which takes this beer some place else, the floral aroma and flavours coming through a very distinct and enjoyable. top beer.
  7. white.grant

    NSW 2013 Xmas in July Case Swap - tasting thread

    No. 9 TVI's Bock (or a clean brown ale) Pours clear and copper with a proud offwhite head slowly receding. Aroma has some noble hop notes and brown malt sweetness. Mouthfeel is medium on a bright carb, mellow maltiness allows the hops to come forward, definite bitterness on a long slightly...
  8. white.grant

    NSW 2013 Xmas in July Case Swap - tasting thread

    No. 2 Matho's AIPA Opens well carbed and pours dark straw with a rocky foam stand, slowly receding. Very clear. Aroma has slight perfumey hops, touch of passionfruit and, rockmelon, citrus. Mouthfeel is bright on a light/medium body. Solid bitterness confronts the palate dominating the malt...
  9. white.grant

    NSW 2013 Xmas in July Case Swap - tasting thread

    No. 6 Rex Banners Farmhouse Ale Opens with a fsst and pours light gold into a chalice with a prodigious rocky foam stand atop it. Sweet bready malt and yeast esters carrying light pear/hay and pepper on the nose. Mouthfeel is bright on a low carb. Tasting, there's malt sweetness upfront and...
  10. white.grant

    NSW 2013 Xmas in July Case Swap - tasting thread

    Cheers Ben, glad you liked it. I'm going to have to sit down and transcribe my tasting notes, have been enjoying the beers in the swap!
  11. white.grant

    750ml coppers long neck crown seal bottles for sale.

    Wow, 100 - 150 bottles at between 60c and 40c each! and if by coppers you mean coopers, how many exactly do you have for $60 ? And what counts for sterilized?
  12. white.grant

    NSW 2013 Xmas in July Case Swap - tasting thread

    Yep its from the latest edition, and I recommend you just brew one and enjoy :)
  13. white.grant

    NSW 2013 Xmas in July Case Swap - tasting thread

    Hey Techno , I use the recipe out of wheelers Brew your own British real ale. Not near my puter with the recipe at the moment, but its pretty straightforward and doesnt include treacle. I've only had pretty poorly travelled examples of the real TOP so can't claim to be able to compare. It's a...
  14. white.grant

    NSW 2013 Xmas in July Case Swap - tasting thread

    As it happens had a taste of mine tonight (#3) and it is ready to go too.
  15. white.grant

    NSW 2013 Xmas in July Case Swap - tasting thread

    No. 14 JonW Belgium Blonde Opens with a definite fsst and pours light straw and brilliantly clear (quite impressive that) with a moderate white foam receding. Gentle pear and apple sauce, light bready malt on the aroma. Tastebuds enjoy the malty upfront taste then some yeast phenols add...
  16. white.grant

    Le Tour and beer

    A worthy venture, you can also try Gavroche - another biere de garde Jenlain - another biere de garde They are both very tasty!
  17. white.grant

    NSW 2013 Xmas in July Case Swap

    Great afternoon fellas, nice to catch up with you all again.
  18. white.grant

    NSW 2013 Xmas in July Case Swap

    Bottled the beer today, no further mishaps. was quite tasty out of the fermenter so I hope it's Ok. 1. Cortez the Killer 100% Heavily Peated Distilling Malt Strong Ale ~7% - Ready 2. matho AIPA 8.5% wyeast 1272 bottled 25/3/2013 3. grantw...
  19. white.grant

    NSW 2013 Xmas in July Case Swap

    I'll bring up some exotic sausages from the deli and some dips and such.
  20. white.grant

    NSW 2013 Xmas in July Case Swap

    Overcome as I was from the failure of the planned beer, I completely forgot about the lovely stout I had fermenting, which is happily at final gravity and will be bottled in time for saturday. So I'm back in :-) - I will still bring some Lambic though! 1. Cortez the Killer 100%...
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