MaltyHops
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Greetings All,
Joined at start of year and been posting and PM-ing a bit
but had never gotten to introduce myself. This has been a
bit nagging so here's a catch up to set it right.
HB-ing started as a way to have beer cheaply and progress
for me has been a rapid climb with brews to date:
#1 Coopers lager from a brewing kit - still have a bottle
as a keep sake.
#2 Munton's Irish Ale - brewed at high-ish temp so a bit
vegemitey.
#3, #4 DrSmurto's Golden Ale - given K&E version recipe
from the guys at BeerBelly and always well received.
#5 Czech Budvar Pilsner - with steeping and brewed at 10deg
having got a Tempmate, blingy SS conical fermenter and
using spare fridge. Just like the store bought stuff.
#6 and #7 - more DSGAs using cheaper kits and still turning
out well
#8, #9 Belgian tri-can dark strong ale head kicker.
Guess I'm a good example of the way homebrewing can turn
into a bit of an all-consuming activity
. Being a bit of a
hoarder of stuff has paid off as far as HB-ing as some many
things I've hung on to have found good use in my brewing kit.
Will probably go into BIAB once I've gotten through the stash
of Coopers kits I recently got courtesy of the Coles sell-off.
Have also taken to yeast culturing and hop growing with four
varieties in pots at the moment.
Anyways, happy brewin' and drinkin' to all ... Ahhh! so much
to explore, so much to drink!
Tom.
Joined at start of year and been posting and PM-ing a bit
but had never gotten to introduce myself. This has been a
bit nagging so here's a catch up to set it right.
HB-ing started as a way to have beer cheaply and progress
for me has been a rapid climb with brews to date:
#1 Coopers lager from a brewing kit - still have a bottle
as a keep sake.
#2 Munton's Irish Ale - brewed at high-ish temp so a bit
vegemitey.
#3, #4 DrSmurto's Golden Ale - given K&E version recipe
from the guys at BeerBelly and always well received.
#5 Czech Budvar Pilsner - with steeping and brewed at 10deg
having got a Tempmate, blingy SS conical fermenter and
using spare fridge. Just like the store bought stuff.
#6 and #7 - more DSGAs using cheaper kits and still turning
out well
#8, #9 Belgian tri-can dark strong ale head kicker.
Guess I'm a good example of the way homebrewing can turn
into a bit of an all-consuming activity
. Being a bit of ahoarder of stuff has paid off as far as HB-ing as some many
things I've hung on to have found good use in my brewing kit.
Will probably go into BIAB once I've gotten through the stash
of Coopers kits I recently got courtesy of the Coles sell-off.
Have also taken to yeast culturing and hop growing with four
varieties in pots at the moment.
Anyways, happy brewin' and drinkin' to all ... Ahhh! so much
to explore, so much to drink!
Tom.
