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Hello all,
Well after quite a while on AHB and having missed out on quite a few brew related functions, I was excited to head to Brisbane for the Swap and to catch up with a few fellow brewers..
After 2 days of drinking, brewing and chatting, Im officially stuffed.. :huh:
Id like to thank Sully for collecting my Grain for me and storing at his house, also for driving me to the swap and putting me up for the night and cooking an awesome breakfast the day after(very enjoyable).. You are an awesome bloke mate..
To all the other brewers I finally met at the swap, it was good to put some faces to your names and had a great night and a few laughs were had... It was also good to get some positive feedback on my A.I.P.A by some respected brewers..
To Chappo and his lovely wife for picking us drunk bums up from the swap and again for putting me up for the night at Chappo Manor, I had a great day with Chap Chap drinking and watching him brew a stout, and learnt that plate chillers are an amazing piece of kit(may have to get one)??? Big thanks to Chappos neighbours for cooking an awesome dinner and feeding me quite a few red wines, thoroughly enjoyed them even though Chap Chap had a big :icon_vomit: .....
And finally got to meet Ross and check out his awesome business place and sample a few of his beers(very nice) and have a chat with him and the other boys there, its a very busy place by the look of it.. I also got to have one of the 1st whiffs of the new Australian Hop Topaz Hops - 16.2% AA, they smelt absolutely gorgeous when the 5kg bag got opened, I had to buy some to use on my next brew to give some feedback.. I was lucky that I only spent $200 there on a BB Falsie, 2 more kegs(6 now) and some hops, so much more could be bought but I was well behaved...
The old "Beep Beep Barina" was loaded up for the trip back to the bay with 125kg of Grain and some other bits and pieces, but its great to be home and letting my SWWBO go out to dinner with the girls and me watching the kids for the night..
Once again, thanks to all for their Hospitality and also to meet some new Brew Buddies...
A couple pics of my latest stash...
Well after quite a while on AHB and having missed out on quite a few brew related functions, I was excited to head to Brisbane for the Swap and to catch up with a few fellow brewers..
After 2 days of drinking, brewing and chatting, Im officially stuffed.. :huh:
Id like to thank Sully for collecting my Grain for me and storing at his house, also for driving me to the swap and putting me up for the night and cooking an awesome breakfast the day after(very enjoyable).. You are an awesome bloke mate..
To all the other brewers I finally met at the swap, it was good to put some faces to your names and had a great night and a few laughs were had... It was also good to get some positive feedback on my A.I.P.A by some respected brewers..
To Chappo and his lovely wife for picking us drunk bums up from the swap and again for putting me up for the night at Chappo Manor, I had a great day with Chap Chap drinking and watching him brew a stout, and learnt that plate chillers are an amazing piece of kit(may have to get one)??? Big thanks to Chappos neighbours for cooking an awesome dinner and feeding me quite a few red wines, thoroughly enjoyed them even though Chap Chap had a big :icon_vomit: .....
And finally got to meet Ross and check out his awesome business place and sample a few of his beers(very nice) and have a chat with him and the other boys there, its a very busy place by the look of it.. I also got to have one of the 1st whiffs of the new Australian Hop Topaz Hops - 16.2% AA, they smelt absolutely gorgeous when the 5kg bag got opened, I had to buy some to use on my next brew to give some feedback.. I was lucky that I only spent $200 there on a BB Falsie, 2 more kegs(6 now) and some hops, so much more could be bought but I was well behaved...
The old "Beep Beep Barina" was loaded up for the trip back to the bay with 125kg of Grain and some other bits and pieces, but its great to be home and letting my SWWBO go out to dinner with the girls and me watching the kids for the night..
Once again, thanks to all for their Hospitality and also to meet some new Brew Buddies...
A couple pics of my latest stash...