2016 NSW Mid Year Case Swap

[Dan Pratt]

# 1 Chocolate Vanilla Porter - Green Caps marked with #1

Due date for drinking will be 1st July.

 

[barls]

Obviously , the beer was considered NOT too good for us.

Isn't that why we share the recipes? To allow the beer to be replicated at our own breweries?

I've still got another 20 L of this beer fermenting/ ageing.

 

[welly2]

It looks like I'm going to be there fashionably early.

 

[gone brewing]

#22 - sampled it today and I'm happy with the result but it could do with another couple of weeks to carbonate. Have it after 1st July.

And don't have it icy cold.

Hope you enjoy it. :beerbang:

Cheers
Dick

 

[Weizguy]

Les has arrived home safe. Disappointed that a bunch of thirsty blokes could NOT empty the keg of Schwarzbier.

Note: Number 17 is a Kellerbier, traditionally consumed at cask carbonation and cellar (keller) temp of 10 - 13° C.
However, if you would prefer some carbonation, please leave it a week of two for some schprtiz.

Nice to meet you guys, and you're, none of you, anywhere near as scary as Fatz.

Thanks for being such a gracious host, Mike.

 

[paulyman]

Thanks Mike. Great day.

Number 5 (mine). Tried some again this evening. Still not sure about this one, but having never brewed it before or obviously never tried a beer that was only in production between 1916 and 1917 I'm not sure how it is supposed to taste. To me it's got too much yeast character and definitely too crystal sweet despite having none in it and finishing bang on 1.011 as per the recipe.

 

[welly2]

Les has arrived home safe. Disappointed that a bunch of thirsty blokes could NOT empty the keg of Schwarzbier.

Note: Number 17 is a Kellerbier, traditionally consumed at cask carbonation and cellar (keller) temp of 10 - 13° C.
However, if you would prefer some carbonation, please leave it a week of two for some schprtiz.

Nice to meet you guys, and you're, none of you, anywhere near as scary as Fatz.

Thanks for being such a gracious host, Mike.

The Schwarzbier was a beauty. I was enjoying it.

And yes, thanks very much to Mike! A cracking host!

 

[DJR]

#8 - the Kolsch - probably leave this another week (at least). I'll crack another bottle but one I opened a couple of days ago wasn't quite carbed up as I would have liked. Unless you guys cracked one of the spares I brought at the meet and it was OK?

Thanks for the swap today guys, will be good to get stuck in

 

[n87]

Thanks for hosting, the food, the beer Mike. was a great day.

#6 IIPA bottled last weekend (4-5/6). Prob leave for another 3 or so weeks to carb up (depending on stored temp) and blend, but being an IIPA, should be drunk relatively early.

#23 Baltic porter Bottled last week as well. give 3 more weeks at least to carb up, but would likely be best after several months

 

[Weizguy]

Schwarzbier recipe here.

** Do we have a suggested drinking order, for (say) the first 5? Drink now?

 

[paulyman]

Number 5 is ready now. I don't think counter pressure filled bottles will continue to age right? Either way it should probably go in the fridge.

 

[Reman]

#7 rye bock, was badly filled from a keg so the carbonation may be a bit lacking. It's good to drink now but a little ageing probably won't hurt it.

 

[drclaybro]

#18 should be drunk right now.

Thanks for rhe hosting Mike.

 

[contrarian]

#2 wet hopped IIPA is ready to go now and will be best fresh.

 

[welly2]

#9 should be good to drink about now but I'd probably give it a month. Incidentally, if you got the two stubbies, it's a slightly different beer to the long necks. As I mentioned earlier, I lost a couple of beers when another beer fell onto them and smashed a couple. So the two stubbies are a spiced Christmas ale based on the same recipe. I'd definitely give the stubbies a month.

 

[barls]

ok i think I've got everyone that has commented on dates anyone else want to fill us in to drinking dates

1 pratty1 - Chocolate Vanilla Porter - US05 yeast due 1 july.
2 contrarian - wet hopped IIPA rtd
3 barls - belgian dark strong/ dubbel ( its too strong to be a dubbel and on the bottom end of a dark strong.) rtd but could do with age best probably about aug.
4 mikeyr - John West IPA V12 - 12 months refinement and it can now strip paint!
5 paulyman - Tooths 1917 Crystal Ale (Pg 281 Bronzed Brews) rtd.
6 n87 - Heady Topper clone - 1056 due 25-26/6
7 Reman - Rye Bock rtf but could do with age
8 DJR - Kolsch (Plan B is some kind of big pale ale) due the 18th ish
9 welly2 - English Best Bitter rtd
11 marksy - India Pale Lager
12 shacked - English IPA
13 Cortez - Oaked Strong Ale
14 Gr390ry - Red Rye IPA
15 mattfos01 - Belgian Golden Strong WLP570 Belgian Golden Ale yeast
16 Waggastew - Schwarzbier (Gordon Strong - Modern HB Recipes)
17 Les the Weizguy - something to showcase the Munich Lager II yeast [PC - W2352] - Kellerbier (o.g. 1.053) rtd or leave for more spritz
18 Clayton - Stern IPA - details on post # 161 rtd
19 yum beer - Arrogant ******* attempted clone
20 Fatgodzilla - Woolies Homebrand lager,kg of Homebrand sugar and yeast cultivated from my beard
21 Peter80 - Hobgoblinish clone West Yorkshire 1469
22 Gone Brewing - Dubbel after 1 july.
23 n87 - Oaked Baltic Porter - W-34/70

 

[shacked]

Updated mine and FatGodzilla's

1 pratty1 - Chocolate Vanilla Porter - US05 yeast due 1 july.
2 contrarian - wet hopped IIPA rtd
3 barls - belgian dark strong/ dubbel ( its too strong to be a dubbel and on the bottom end of a dark strong.) rtd but could do with age best probably about aug.
4 mikeyr - John West IPA V12 - 12 months refinement and it can now strip paint!
5 paulyman - Tooths 1917 Crystal Ale (Pg 281 Bronzed Brews) rtd.
6 n87 - Heady Topper clone - 1056 due 25-26/6
7 Reman - Rye Bock rtf but could do with age
8 DJR - Kolsch (Plan B is some kind of big pale ale) due the 18th ish
9 welly2 - English Best Bitter rtd
11 marksy - India Pale Lager
12 shacked - English IPA drink around 25 June
13 Cortez - Oaked Strong Ale
14 Gr390ry - Red Rye IPA
15 mattfos01 - Belgian Golden Strong WLP570 Belgian Golden Ale yeast
16 Waggastew - Schwarzbier (Gordon Strong - Modern HB Recipes)
17 Les the Weizguy - something to showcase the Munich Lager II yeast [PC - W2352] - Kellerbier (o.g. 1.053) rtd or leave for more spritz
18 Clayton - Stern IPA - details on post # 161 rtd
19 yum beer - Arrogant ******* attempted clone
20 Fatgodzilla - American Stout - September or beyond
21 Peter80 - Hobgoblinish clone West Yorkshire 1469
22 Gone Brewing - Dubbel after 1 july.
23 n87 - Oaked Baltic Porter - W-34/70

 

[barls]

Updated mine and FatGodzilla's

glad you did that for fatz because we all know he's like this
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[Peter80]

Updated

1 pratty1 - Chocolate Vanilla Porter - US05 yeast due 1 july.
2 contrarian - wet hopped IIPA rtd
3 barls - belgian dark strong/ dubbel ( its too strong to be a dubbel and on the bottom end of a dark strong.) rtd but could do with age best probably about aug.
4 mikeyr - John West IPA V12 - 12 months refinement and it can now strip paint!
5 paulyman - Tooths 1917 Crystal Ale (Pg 281 Bronzed Brews) rtd.
6 n87 - Heady Topper clone - 1056 due 25-26/6
7 Reman - Rye Bock rtf but could do with age
8 DJR - Kolsch (Plan B is some kind of big pale ale) due the 18th ish
9 welly2 - English Best Bitter rtd
11 marksy - India Pale Lager
12 shacked - English IPA drink around 25 June
13 Cortez - Oaked Strong Ale
14 Gr390ry - Red Rye IPA
15 mattfos01 - Belgian Golden Strong WLP570 Belgian Golden Ale yeast
16 Waggastew - Schwarzbier (Gordon Strong - Modern HB Recipes)
17 Les the Weizguy - something to showcase the Munich Lager II yeast [PC - W2352] - Kellerbier (o.g. 1.053) rtd or leave for more spritz
18 Clayton - Stern IPA - details on post # 161 rtd
19 yum beer - Arrogant ******* attempted clone
20 Fatgodzilla - American Stout - September or beyond
21 Peter80 - Hobgoblinish clone Windsor. Can be drunk but a few weeks will not hurt.
22 Gone Brewing - Dubbel after 1 july.
23 n87 - Oaked Baltic Porter - W-34/70


Sounds like a great day.

 

[yum beer]

1 pratty1 - Chocolate Vanilla Porter - US05 yeast due 1 july.
2 contrarian - wet hopped IIPA rtd
3 barls - belgian dark strong/ dubbel ( its too strong to be a dubbel and on the bottom end of a dark strong.) rtd but could do with age best probably about aug.
4 mikeyr - John West IPA V12 - 12 months refinement and it can now strip paint!
5 paulyman - Tooths 1917 Crystal Ale (Pg 281 Bronzed Brews) rtd.
6 n87 - Heady Topper clone - 1056 due 25-26/6
7 Reman - Rye Bock rtf but could do with age
8 DJR - Kolsch (Plan B is some kind of big pale ale) due the 18th ish
9 welly2 - English Best Bitter rtd
11 marksy - India Pale Lager
12 shacked - English IPA drink around 25 June
13 Cortez - Oaked Strong Ale
14 Gr390ry - Red Rye IPA
15 mattfos01 - Belgian Golden Strong WLP570 Belgian Golden Ale yeast
16 Waggastew - Schwarzbier (Gordon Strong - Modern HB Recipes)
17 Les the Weizguy - something to showcase the Munich Lager II yeast [PC - W2352] - Kellerbier (o.g. 1.053) rtd or leave for more spritz
18 Clayton - Stern IPA - details on post # 161 rtd
19 yum beer - Arrogant ******* attempted clone. Ready now, let it warm a little.
20 Fatgodzilla - American Stout - September or beyond
21 Peter80 - Hobgoblinish clone Windsor. Can be drunk but a few weeks will not hurt.
22 Gone Brewing - Dubbel after 1 july.
23 n87 - Oaked Baltic Porter - W-34/70