long winded howdy ho (qld)

[Stonemull]

Hi people,
bear with me, I like to ramble on.
I will start by admitting I am not a huge beer fan anymore, hope to change that again.
I used to live in north adelaide and thoroughly enjoyed a good tap beer, so many options around there. friday nights at the kings head come to mind, or just a damn good coopers drop.
Then I moved to queensland and found my beloved coopers tastes like crap up here, xxxx is hardly an option and my brother just drinks corona. its ok, but its just beer.

I used to live next to an old german guy, his homebrew was probably some of the best beer I ever tasted. no idea how he did it, i was young, stupid and drunk a lot of the time. I think what changed me was one experience with an RBT, a little over 0.08 and I became sensible, no longer enjoyed a beer at the pub and at home I just tend to sip spirits. beer left my life, i miss it. it left a hole.

anyway, a few months ago i got into making neutrals and now onto rum, now i have fermenters and demijohns sitting around and spat out a quick coopers lager for the missus. she likes it and wants more. I think its average but drinkable but I can see a craft that interests me, keeps my missus happy and benefits my wallet. win

if i get to use a grain mill, big kettles and lots of gas, so be it. lets make beer !

I keep thinking I should discard this post, delete it and just say 'hello' so I don't make an idiot of myself.
what the hell, if I'm going to intro myself, I will do it properly.

oh, I'm somewhere in the middle between 50 and 60, work from home, got 2 dogs, ride old beemers and design electronics for a living..

 

[Adr_0]

Welcome! Sounds pretty good to me. Nice part of the world where you are and a nice drop in moderation works well. A bit of electronics doesn't go astray in this hobby and I'm sure you'll find a few bits of inspiration it opportunities here.

Take it easy and welcome,
Adro

 

[Online Brewing Supplies]

Welcome, soon you will have no time to ride old beemers but you will have good beer !
Enjoy !
Nev

 

[dammag]

Hi Stonemull.

Welcome.

There are plenty of us brewers on the Gold Coast and we even have a club now if you are into that sort of thing.

The local home brew shops leave a bit to be desired but Craftbrewer isn't too far up the road at Capalaba and they do a good mail order service.

How old are your Beemers? I would love a 90/6 but have to settle with my Guzzi LM3.

Damian.

 

[Stonemull]

my dailys an 85 K75s .. also have an 84 K100 thats waiting for a chair bargain and an FJ1100 in the shed waiting for some tlc.

 

[dammag]

Hey Stonemull.

I have owned a K100RS and a K100LT.

I rode both from the Gold Coast to Phillip Island and return.

I did an 18 hour day on the K100LT, 1200 km. I was riding with a guy on a Ducati F1 who did the same

Damian.

 

[Stonemull]

not done any big mile days on the beemers yet, my marathon days are a bit behind me.
did adelaide to gold coast in one session on my cbx750 but slept for 24 hours when i arrived so better off stopping overnight really.
I had a trusty VF750s that did adelaide to darwin return 3 times when it was still 1000k's of dirt.

horrible frame, awesome motor.

 

[Lincoln2]

Belated welcome mate; I'm not too far away as the crow flies so maybe one day our paths will cross.

 

[Stonemull]

ah kyogle. home of the inaugaral lions TT in a few weeks.
I was going to join in but my niece is getting married that weekend.
is it well publicised down there ?

http://lionstt.com

 

[Lincoln2]

Not really, just the odd poster here and there. The bike riders may be more aware - I've got mates who love the motorcycles so they'll keep me posted. I think the Cafe Racer sprint has been moved to the Casino Aerodrome so that takes a bit of the fun out of it. I'll be wandering around and having a squizz.

Hopefully it goes OK and you can have a crack next year.