Ahb Articles: Australias Biggest Brew Day 2009

[petesbrew]

Secretly getting in touch with my feminine side, but lets just say it's one for the ladies. :lol:

It's my eternal challenge to brew a beer which SWMBO likes. Last effort copped a "Well, it's not disgusting, but it's no St. Louis Framboise."

 

[pants]

Plans are coming together for my brew day:

It looks as though there'll be about 10 guests, a few are kit brewers - hopefully they'll be converted!

It looks like we'll raise over $200 on the day (not all pledges are in yet).

We'll be drinking a keg of ESB Nut Brown Ale. My cousin's husband (cousin-in-law?) who's a butcher is donating 40 Cooper's Dark Ale Sausages for the event.

My new BIAB rig is nearly finished, just need to organise a rack for the bottom of the kettle to protect the bag. It'll be my first BIAB on this scale (55 litres), and only my second ever.

Ingredients order for the Robust Porter is in with Beerbelly, pick up on Friday afternoon.

Weather forecast is only 15 degrees, but we'll surely keep warm standing around the kettle!

I'm excited!

Steve.

 

[Katherine]

Plans are coming together for my brew day:

It looks as though there'll be about 10 guests, a few are kit brewers - hopefully they'll be converted!

It looks like we'll raise over $200 on the day (not all pledges are in yet).

We'll be drinking a keg of ESB Nut Brown Ale. My cousin's husband (cousin-in-law?) who's a butcher is donating 40 Cooper's Dark Ale Sausages for the event.

My new BIAB rig is nearly finished, just need to organise a rack for the bottom of the kettle to protect the bag. It'll be my first BIAB on this scale (55 litres), and only my second ever.

Ingredients order for the Robust Porter is in with Beerbelly, pick up on Friday afternoon.

Weather forecast is only 15 degrees, but we'll surely keep warm standing around the kettle!

I'm excited!

Steve.

wow.............................................................................
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its going to rain all weekend for us to!

Sausages sound yummy... We are doing ribs and pizza.

Go PANTS!

 

[chappo1970]

Awesome stuff Pants.... Hey everybody don't forget to take heaps of photo's as well. Be great to see all those brewers out there in intermahnetland.

Well done Pants have a good one!

Cheers

Chappo

 

[Leigh]

Secretly getting in touch with my feminine side, but lets just say it's one for the ladies. :lol:

It's my eternal challenge to brew a beer which SWMBO likes. Last effort copped a "Well, it's not disgusting, but it's no St. Louis Framboise."

And when you get that recipe, please flag it here somewhere...would love to find a beer that swmbo would drink!

 

[petesbrew]

And when you get that recipe, please flag it here somewhere...would love to find a beer that swmbo would drink!

Will do Leigh...

 

[cdbrown]

its going to rain all weekend for us to!

Sausages sound yummy... We are doing ribs and pizza.

Go PANTS!

Oh no - guess every one will be huddled around the boil to try and keep warm. Let's hope the wind stays away, not sure any brewing would be fun if we get the weather that's been about for the past few days.

Will be doing some roasts on the webber I think both for lunch and dinner. That should keep the helpers happy. Hoping to empty a few kegs which are nearing the end of their life and make way for some fresh stuff and get rid of any of the commercial beers around the place.

 

[Katherine]

If we get two more participants that will be 50 people across Australia and New Zealand !

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[chappo1970]

Yeah it's going to be cool here in Brissy as well. Roasts sound great CDB I might have slip over to yours instead. I'm gunna use CDB's idea and see if the Lads can polish off a couple of kegs so I can have room for all this brewing material.

Cheers

Chappo

 

[pants]

That brings to mind a question, Chappo... I wonder if we'll drink more beer than we'll brew?

 

[Katherine]

Im having a dry August after this (EXCEPT FOR THE DAY AT NEV'S) ... lloydie and i go through to many kegs its scary!

 

[pants]

Im having a dry August after this

Perhaps we could sponsor you!

 

[chappo1970]

That brings to mind a question, Chappo... I wonder if we'll drink more beer than we'll brew?

I think it's a zen thing really Pants. Everything is in balance as the universe should be. What will be consumed on the day is merely replaced on the day... Balanced... Ahhhh!


Chappo

 

[Leigh]

Only a week away.......


What are people brewing...

Just ordered the ingrediants for an Alt and an Australian Pale, will decide on Sunday which it will be! Leaning towards the Alt at this stage.

 

[Katherine]

Just ordered the ingrediants for an Alt and an Australian Pale, will decide on Sunday which it will be! Leaning towards the Alt at this stage.

You could do both... It is the biggest brew day after all!

Im a beer pusher!

 

[chappo1970]

Im having a dry August after this (EXCEPT FOR THE DAY AT NEV'S) ... lloydie and i go through to many kegs its scary!

AND except on any day that ends with a "Y"....

Im a beer pusher!

Does anyone else here think that Katie is... well... kinda going to be a shot duck at this dry month thing... or is it just me??

Chappo

 

[pants]

ADoes anyone else here think that Katie is... well... kinda going to be a shot duck at this dry month thing... or is it just me??

Yeah, on second thoughts, not worth sponsoring at all!

 

[Katherine]

Come on you cant go to Nev's and not have a beer! It's impossible!

Maybe I need hypno (rrrrrrrr spelling) make beer taste bad.... beer is BAD!

 

[eric8]

Maybe I need hypno (rrrrrrrr spelling) make beer taste bad.... beer is BAD!

, thats just blasphemous!
bad girl!!

 

[therook]

I'm ready to do a FES on Saturday, sending the missus off to see Harry Potter so it will be me the AFL and the Shed.....

Top job Katie

Rook