2016 NSW Mid Year Case Swap

[marksy]

Working on the 11th, but if I can drop the beers off that week leading up please.

 

[shacked]

I came home from holiday last night and cracked a Belgian pale to test for carbonation. It was a gusher. I opened another 4 bottles and found 2 more gushers and 2 completely flat. I think I must have had an issue with my priming sugar solution not mixing in properly; it's been a while since I bottled a brew.

So after an export stout that stalled at 1.026 (turned out to be pretty good on tap) and a dodgy bulk prime on the Belgian pale, I'm now pitching some notto into an English IPA. Hopefully third time is a charm.

The Belgian is the first brew I'm going to tip in over 60 batches.

English IPA
94.5% Gladfield Ale
4% Muntons Crystal 60
1.5% Castle Aromatic

OG: 1.060

Challenger at 60m and 5m, Northdown in the cube for 50IBU total. Will dry hop with Northdown and probably either EKG or Styrians.

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1 pratty1 - Chocolate Vanilla Porter - US05 yeast
2 contrarian - wet hopped IIPA
3 barls - belgian dark strong/ dubbel ( its too strong to be a dubbel and on the bottom end of a dark strong.)
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)
6 n87 - likely IPA of some sort
7 Reman - Rye Bock
8 DJR - Kolsch (Plan B is some kind of big pale ale)
9 welly2 - English Best Bitter
10 Josh - Red IPA
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)
18 Clayton
19 yum beer - Arrogant Bastard 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
23 n87 - Oaked Baltic Porter - W-34/70
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[contrarian]

Just bottled the wet hopped IIPA this afternoon and used a carbonator cap to give it a taste. Seems ok so far so hopefully the natural carbonation does it no harm!

 

[yum beer]

Cracked an Arrogant Bastard clone last night, not fully carbed I think, lid eemed to pop off too easy......
anyway tasted good, hops not as bitter or pronounced as expected but happy enough, may have been an issue with the lid leaking so hoping a few more weeks will see the rest come up good.

 

[Mikeyr]

Sure no problem

 

[Weizguy]

pm sent with contact phone number.
Kellerbier still not bottled, but soon. Beer still in lagering fridge in SS Brew bucket. Decided not to go with the oak flavour
May not be drinking much, as I have to drive home after, but will do my best to bring a small keg of Schwarzbier to share (also using the Munich lager II yeast), Should be ready in time - currently down to 1.0221 from original 1.046).

 

[Mikeyr]

Got it Les, Ive got a spare gas bottle so we can hook up kegs. Can rig up a tap too.

 

[n87]

Are you right for kegs Mike?
I should be able to bring a DSGA if required to bolster stocks.

 

[welly2]

Just finished bottling my batch. I hope a few drop out because there'll be none for me otherwise! I only just, by the skin of my teeth, filled the required amount of bottles.

That's not true, I hope no one drops out. (Honest).

 

[n87]

1 pratty1 - Chocolate Vanilla Porter - US05 yeast
2 contrarian - wet hopped IIPA
3 barls - belgian dark strong/ dubbel ( its too strong to be a dubbel and on the bottom end of a dark strong.)
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)
6 n87 - Heady Topper clone - 1056
7 Reman - Rye Bock
8 DJR - Kolsch (Plan B is some kind of big pale ale)
9 welly2 - English Best Bitter
10 Josh - Red IPA
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)
18 Clayton
19 yum beer - Arrogant Bastard 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
23 n87 - Oaked Baltic Porter - W-34/70
24

 

[Cortez The Killer]

Hi Fellas

Been MIA for a little while.

Has a time for meet up / actual swap been decided? Will have family in tow which always complicates.

Cheers

 

[Mikeyr]

Guys, I'll shoot something out tonight on timing etc and PM address.
Cheers
Mike

 

[barls]

1 pratty1 - Chocolate Vanilla Porter - US05 yeast
2 contrarian - wet hopped IIPA
3 barls - belgian dark strong/ dubbel ( its too strong to be a dubbel and on the bottom end of a dark strong.) still green. needs till august ill update before then though
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)
6 n87 - Heady Topper clone - 1056
7 Reman - Rye Bock
8 DJR - Kolsch (Plan B is some kind of big pale ale)
9 welly2 - English Best Bitter
10 Josh - Red IPA
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)
18 Clayton
19 yum beer - Arrogant Bastard 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
23 n87 - Oaked Baltic Porter - W-34/70
24

 

[Mikeyr]

UPDATE

Well a couple of weeks out and hasn't the weather turned nice!

Bit of a plan

Kick off
Midday and suggest we do the swap at 1pm

Crates if you have and extra one remember to bring along, easier to swap that way

Lunch
I'll do a slow roast pork (pulled pork...leave it), rolls and slaw. Anyone that wants to contribute is more than welcome, have a biggish BBQ so knock yourselves out.

I've got 4 taps and depending what I knock over in the next couple of weeks, will have an Anchor Steam, IPA, Monterey Pale or Galaxy Pale and a Stout either the 4 or 8.8% .......or we can swap around

Also got a spare gas bottle and reg, so if anyone wants to bring kegs to "sample from" again ....... knock yourselves out.

Drop Offs and Pick Ups
Anyone wanting to drop off early is welcome, make sure your crates are well marked and bottles numbered. Plonk them on our doorstep if no ones home, they will be safe there. Let me know when you're coming, and if I can be around i will and we can share a roadie. Pick ups pretty much the same way


I'll pm everyone when I get a chance with the address

Cheers all

Mike

 

[marksy]

Mike, can I drop mine around this Tues or Wednes? Evening?

 

[DJR]

Sorry what is the date exactly? Gonna bottle my Kolsch today. Happy so far

 

[Cortez The Killer]

June 11th.

 

[Mikeyr]

Mike, can I drop mine around this Tues or Wednes? Evening?

No problem, I'll pm you my mobile too

 

[yum beer]

Gettin just a little excited.

Will be driving so samples on the day will be limited, but keen as.

Maybe too keen.

 

[Fatgodzilla]

Gettin just a little excited.

Will be driving so samples on the day will be limited, but keen as.

Maybe too keen.

Hopefully not back to Young !?!

 

[DJR]

OK thanks for confirming the date, bottled mine yesterday.

1 pratty1 - Chocolate Vanilla Porter - US05 yeast
2 contrarian - wet hopped IIPA
3 barls - belgian dark strong/ dubbel ( its too strong to be a dubbel and on the bottom end of a dark strong.) still green. needs till august ill update before then though
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)
6 n87 - Heady Topper clone - 1056
7 Reman - Rye Bock
8 DJR - Kolsch
9 welly2 - English Best Bitter
10 Josh - Red IPA
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)
18 Clayton
19 yum beer - Arrogant Bastard 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
23 n87 - Oaked Baltic Porter - W-34/70
24

I might go start a recipe thread now?

 

[DJR]

Made a recipe and tasting thread.

http://aussiehomebrewer.com/topic/91117-2016-nsw-mid-year-case-swap-tasting-recipes-thread/

 

[barls]

so we are at 23. thats what ill pack them for.
planning on dropping off sometime this week.
so how many are side swapping?

1 pratty1 - Chocolate Vanilla Porter - US05 yeast
2 contrarian - wet hopped IIPA
3 barls - belgian dark strong/ dubbel ( its too strong to be a dubbel and on the bottom end of a dark strong.) ready but could do with some age for complexity
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)
6 n87 - Heady Topper clone - 1056
7 Reman - Rye Bock
8 DJR - Kolsch
9 welly2 - English Best Bitter
10 Josh - Red IPA
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)
18 Clayton
19 yum beer - Arrogant Bastard 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
23 n87 - Oaked Baltic Porter - W-34/70
24

 

[Josh]

Sorry guys, life got in the way of most of my brewing plans the last few months. I have a black IPA fermenting, but it's nowhere near the volume required. So I'm pulling out. Have a good day all.

Cheers,

Josh

1 pratty1 - Chocolate Vanilla Porter - US05 yeast
2 contrarian - wet hopped IIPA
3 barls - belgian dark strong/ dubbel ( its too strong to be a dubbel and on the bottom end of a dark strong.) ready but could do with some age for complexity
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)
6 n87 - Heady Topper clone - 1056
7 Reman - Rye Bock
8 DJR - Kolsch
9 welly2 - English Best Bitter
10
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)
18 Clayton
19 yum beer - Arrogant Bastard 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
23 n87 - Oaked Baltic Porter - W-34/70
24

 

[welly2]

Ok, very slight issue with my beer. I've just moved and in the chaos of the moving process four bottles got smashed and so only have 20 bottles left. I plan to replace these with some off the shelf English bitters. Hope this is ok!

 

[n87]

Both of my assigned numbers bottled on the weekend.
The porter is sitting in my ferm fridge at ~18 to hopefully get some carb in it, although it will still benefit from age.I didnt get a chance to oak it though
Co-brewer was in charge of the heady topper.

Co-brewer is planning on smoking up some spicy beef jerky for the event and I think ill bring a pile of snags

 

[yum beer]

Had a crack at The Arrogant Bastard clone yesterday.
I was a little disappointed, It was nice, well balanced but not what it should be.
It was served up fairly cold thanks to the conditioning fridge being set at 1.8c.
as it warmed up, woah, the bitterness came up, the flavour became much more intense....more like it should be.
Been quite a while since a had the real deal and it was OOD, so don't know how it compares.
I can say though, I am very happy with this beer, I hope everyone enjoys.
See yer all, Saturday.

I'm travelling from the relo's in the gong. so bringing food may be a problem.
I can bring a lack of height and a smart arse attitude.

 

[Mikeyr]

Well didn't get as much tidying up for the Swap as I'd planned ...... a few snaps of the backyard where we're meeting next weekend ...promise to break out the chainsaw and carve a path by then!

We've been painting the pool, so got a marquee to go over it in case of rain, started to refill the pool this week. First picture is of the tarp over pool, this was rapidly removed (by me) on Saturday as things got exciting. Further pictures show branches down etc. One dead mouse and two live frogs also fished out of the pool!

Fingers crossed for next weekend!

 

[Mikeyr]

Had a crack at The Arrogant Bastard clone yesterday.
I was a little disappointed, It was nice, well balanced but not what it should be.
It was served up fairly cold thanks to the conditioning fridge being set at 1.8c.
as it warmed up, woah, the bitterness came up, the flavour became much more intense....more like it should be.
Been quite a while since a had the real deal and it was OOD, so don't know how it compares.
I can say though, I am very happy with this beer, I hope everyone enjoys.
See yer all, Saturday.

I'm travelling from the relo's in the gong. so bringing food may be a problem.
I can bring a lack of height and a smart arse attitude.

No worries, i swap food for beer ..... :lol:

 

[Peter80]

Will be ready to box up soon after final taste and carb check. On that what is everyone using for crates? The old milk version or is there something more suitable available? No time for me to build a fancy wood crate like i wanted to.