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2011 HUB Brewing Challenge The inaugural HUB Brewing Challenge will be a fun and involving way to broaden your brewing horizons. Forget the rule book!!! We are looking for inspiration not repetition. Original recipes that concentrate purely on results without the restriction of guidelines, set...

We will be holding our HUB 2010 Xmas case swap at our end of year BBQ Sunday 12th Dec. Rules are: -14 x 750ml bottles or equivalent per entry (a milk crate full) -Entry numbers to be clearly marked on the cap (as per list below). Labels optional. -Multiple entries per member accepted (same or...

G'day HUBbers For everybody who's volunteered to help out on judging day for this years Bitter & Twisted competition, please be aware the date has changed from 9th Oct to Sat 16th Oct, starting at 8am. This will prevent conflicts with: Murray's Oktoberfest 9th & 10th Oct and Potters HBR /...

Anybody going to the Oktoberfest at Potter's Sat 26th Sep? Been rather quiet on the HAG front lately - would be good to catch up for a chat and a few cold ones. :party: Cheers, Shmick

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We've all seen the faces of those ravaged by the floods of Sri Lanka and New Orleans... This award-winning photograph of the recent flood waters rising in Ireland captures the horror and suffering there. Keep these people in your thoughts and prayers.

After reading the water to grist thread I thought I'd start a new one. What methods do people use for mashing in (doughing in)? I have just been reading Noonan's New Brewing Lager Beer and he suggests doughing in with a small amounts of 14-20degC water to fully wet the grain and letting soak...

G'day all I was lucky enough to get a few fresh 440ml cans of Pilsner Urquell direct from the brewery after my brothers recent trip O/S What an amazing difference in flavour compared to whats normally sold at the local shops here. No overpowering skunkiness or sour tinges of wet cardboard - I...

Interesting topic on the radio this morning - responsible service of alcohol at home parties According to this solicitor/TAFE lecturer (of RSA) you can be held legally liable for breach of care if you are the host of a party where there's alcohol. If somebody drinks and hurts themselves they...

One for the Novocastrians I've got 2 Xmas do's coming up in the next few weeks in Newcastle One at M J Finnegan's Irish pub and the other at The Bistro Restaurant (Darby St) Anybody frequent these places? If so what's the food & (most importantly) beer selection like. I've heard Finnegan's is...

Don't know how true this is.....

A cardiologist died and was given an elaborate funeral. A huge heart covered in flowers stood behind the casket during the service. Following the eulogy, the heart opened, and the casket rolled inside. The heart then closed, sealing the doctor in the beautiful heart forever. At that point...

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Did anybody see the TV segment last night on Today Tonight (ch7) where they compared Aussie products to imports? A bloke they interviewed from AUSBUY sat there with a straight face and compared Bavaria Holland lager to VB and recommended we purchase the VB as a substitute because it was $2...

Men catch 300kg monster catfish 30-06-2005 From: Reuters Monster... the world's biggest-ever freshwater fish, a 293kg Mekong catfish. FISHERMEN in northern Thailand have caught the biggest catfish on record a 293-kg giant the size of a grizzly bear and eaten it, the WWF and the National...

IMPROVED PROVERBS A first grade teacher collected well-known proverbs. She gave each child in her class the first half of a proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. It's hard to believe these were actually done by first graders. Their insight may surprise you...

A touching thought... I spent some time last month explaining to SWMBO how the Grolsch swing top bottles work. She spots them on sale this week at the bottlo for $41 a slab and grabs one. Unfortunately they were 330ml bottles and only have crown caps. They went straight to the garage fridge and...

Thought it would have been posted before now...