haha, there is a big sign in front of the capper saying, "do not hold bottle while capping"..... Rod musnt have seen it. :lol:
But around 90% per cent of them come here to save money.
...that says it all...
Might be handy up here in the tropics for doing a lager as they have temperature controlled rooms for fermenting and storage.
Called in at Brew 4 U a couple of days after they opened and spoke to Olly, nice lady and quite open to good beer talk, happy to explain the operation and open with ingredients and temps etc. Quite happy to explain their fermentation temps, lengths and filtering process. Would be my pick of these operations here on the coast.
Much more friendly than their opposition at Kawana, have called in there too, they came accross as "we know all about beer, we know what to do, so don't make any suggestions", AND "here only females are allowed to do the measuring and boiling they're more accurate than males". A guy came in while I was there, we got talking, he was originally from Munich and was interested in making wheat beer as he missed it. They told him how a wheat beer should taste, although he didn't really agree they did what they could to convince him he didn't know anything. After a sample of their wheat beer, his reply "well tastes like beer". Don't think they won him as a customer.
Screwy
i guess if they were after a million and one answers of "i've tried it and it's crap" and "you don't know how to brew lolz"Is home brew better than the commercially-produced stuff? HAVE YOUR SAY.
... but I would like to see the proprietors spend a little more time on product knowledge, would help the whole scene IMO.
BOP "No... extract is the way of the future and grain beers take an addition 2 weeks to ferment."
:huh:
Who are these people anyway?Here are a few choice lines from my local BOP when I dropped in to buy a co2 cylinder.
BOP "Would you like a beer?"
Me "Sure, do you have an APA?"
BOP "Whats that?"
Me "Do you use any grain?"
BOP "No... extract is the way of the future and grain beers take an addition 2 weeks to ferment."
:huh:
Sounds like a business opportunity going begging.Hey Guys, In a way <_< you are sort of lucky, you have a choice!
I live outer south east Melbourne which is meant to be growth corridor of Victoria, and it is. Yet here, we have nothing re brew your own on the premise, we have nothing re "quality grains and hops" on supply. If i want "fresh" i travel to G&G which is a roundhouse trip of 120km + $12 day pass to use the freeway. Alternativly the LHBS will sell me "grey" hops @ $4.50 per 25grams . . But no grains, not even specialties.
Postage costs become too high, so why bother. Luckily a few of us get together and bulk etc. Thats what keeps me going.
I wish Melbourne had some of these places!
edit, besides barleycoernbrewers.
Haysie
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