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  1. superdave

    Tokyo Craft Beer

    Sorry, Lord Raja Goomba the first, I'm not the mystery blogger you seek. Hopefully the list I provided helps you with your study tour though. Let me know if you need any advice/tips for Tokyo. Another good option if you want to make it cheaper to try many different beers in Japan, albeit less...
  2. superdave

    Tokyo Craft Beer

    Just finished up a long trip to Tokyo, and managed to try all the following beers. I used this blog to find out where they were http://tokyobeerdrinker.blogspot.com.au/ In no particular order. My scores are probably slightly high by 1 point, but I tried to keep it comparable to Japanese style...
  3. superdave

    Beijing Breweries

    Forgot, I also tried a beer called "Reberg" in Shanghai. Their website looks to be down at the moment, but this is it if it comes back up http://www.rebergbeer.com/. Some internet reviews pan it, but they usually buy the pilsner or other light coloured beer, and whinge about it being cloudy. I...
  4. superdave

    Beijing Breweries

    Been a while since I was last on here, but figured I'd share some pub/brewery expereince from Beijing and Shanghai. A search didn't really come up with much relating to the 'Slow Boat Brewery', 'Great Leap Brewery' and the 'Boxing Cat Brewery'. Slow Boat Brewery is located in Beijing and has...
  5. superdave

    Grolsch Bottle Priming

    I go for 1 lollie, seem to carb up fine.
  6. superdave

    Krombacher Weizen

    I agree with Manticle. Go for a wheat extract with some 3068 or 3638 yeast. The yeast gives most of the banana flavour. From memory the Krombacher isn't as banana-ery as the Erdinger so you might want to go closer to the clove temperatures. I prefer the Franzikaner Dunkle from the German Club...
  7. superdave

    Coles And Bi-lo Delete Home Brew

    Still pretty full at my local Coles too.
  8. superdave

    Is There An Aluminium Debate?

    The inside of the cans is actually lined with an epoxy coating. So yes that story is full of crap; they got their Al poisoning from elsewhere.
  9. superdave

    What Can I Use To Ferment In?

    At my last visit to bacchus brewing/craftbrewer I saw plastic bags in the fermenters. Downside is it requires siphoning still. They also hope to have the bags for sale soon too.
  10. superdave

    Thank You

    Without this site I might have saved my money from all the upgrades to BIAB. But when I enjoy a good wheat beer I wouldn't fully understand just how hard they can be to master (thanks to Zwickel for some tips). Nor would I be the beer 'expert' at any function; all credit goes to knowledge...
  11. superdave

    Hopgoblin Clone

    I thought it was called Hobgoblin? That said I'd been looking for a recipe for this beer also, cheers to the above.
  12. superdave

    What Type Of Thermometer For Brewing?

    Mine hung over the side of the pot
  13. superdave

    What Type Of Thermometer For Brewing?

    I used to use a candi thermometer, but with my larger pot I couldn't use it any more, then used my digital temp gun. Downside of the temp guns are they measure anything in the path of the laser; so steam included. In the end I bought a mashing thermometer and put a hole in the side of my pot for...
  14. superdave

    German Beers

    scrawls down the recipes :D Thanks fellas!
  15. superdave

    Cooper Lager Kit + Cooper Stout Kit

    The tin of lager, lager being a fairly soft flavour profile, would be cancelled out by the strong flavours of the stout tin. The lager tin would in effect become a tin of LME. And as pointed out you'd have to drop, or greatly reduce, the 1kg of sugar, unless you were after a high alcohol beer. I...
  16. superdave

    Squeezing Steeped Grains

    Boiled grains isn't great. I thought I had turned the heat off on my first steeping brew and ended up boiling the grains; rookie mistake. The beer wasn't fantastic but wasn't overly bitter.
  17. superdave

    Another Go At A Lager

    Whenever I use S189 it stalls on me at 10C and lower so just brew at 12. Curious to find out how to keep it going below 12 so I can improve my lagers.
  18. superdave

    Ingredients Of Brewcraft German Lager No.60

    Can't help you with your efforts to copy Big Helga but the hop selection is one of preference. Many people prefer Saaz hops, but I prefer Hallertau Mittelfruh. My guess is the brew enhancer would be some sort of LDME, maybe a wheat or pilsner malt extract. I saw some bags of wheat malt extract...
  19. superdave

    Political Correctness.....

    I'm a youngin' and I refuse to sit while an older person is standing. For dot point three give them the seat first, then stand up so that time isn't wasted talking it over and for some dick to dive in and steal the seat.
  20. superdave

    Over Use Of Yeast

    The Coopers* yeast that comes with the tins says it is fine between something like 18 and 30C; but makes much much better beer at the bottom end of that range, throws off some bad cider flavours at higher temps. Maybe try and brew it at 20C? *Using this as an example based on my experience with...
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