NSW AHB Xmas Case 2005

[pint of lager]

Brewed mine about 6 weeks ago and bottled it on Friday.

 

[Gough]

Bottling mine this week. Sitting in cc at the moment. 24 longnecks it is then...

Ho, ho, ho...

Shawn.

 

[PostModern]

24 longnecks, no probs. Mine will be 800ml bottles as well.

 

[PostModern]

Currently brewing my Xmas porter. Hope it matures enough by Chrissy

It is a touch darker than I calculated in ProMash. Must be that my crystal is darker than I thought.

 

[Stuster]

Just bottled my Christmas number, an English bitter. Tasted good out of the fermenter. But I really hate bottling. If only my apartment had the space for a big fridge with lots of kegs. Maybe the kids don't need a room really.

 

[Doc]

Here is the plan with all items up to #6 to occur around Nov 26.

1. PoL is will be delivering to Linz.
2. Aparently Beerslayer (in Bexley) is cool to be a drop off point, so all the Southern and SouthWestern guys get their entries to Beerslayer.
3. All the Northern and NorthWestern guys get their entries to Duff (Baulkham Hills).
4. All the Central Coast/Newcastle guys get their entries to Shmicks (maybe via Marks Homebrew).
5. Someone will need to do a run from Beerslayers to Duffs. Duff maybe good to do this as he goes from North Western to Southern suburbs and return daily.
6. I'll help Duff assemble the majority of the cases, then do a run with the appropriate number of entries to Shmicks and assemble the Central Coast/Newcastle entries, returning to Duff's with the Central Coast/Newcastle entries to complete the cases at Duff's for all those south of the Central Coast.
7. Then the Northern and NorthWestern guys can pickup from Duff and a dropoff needs to be made back to Beerslayer for the Southern and SouthWestern guys.
8. Central Coast/Newcastle guys pickup from Shmick or Marks Home Brew or somewhere else that works as a central point.
9. We all enjoy our NSW Xmas Case.

Sound like a plan ?

Doc

Edit: Re-confirmation of drop offs/pickups.

 

[Doc]

Update - Who's locked in what brews. Most entrants have brewed and locked in their brews. A few have brewed and are currently mystery brews.

SYDNEY (18)
Tim - Newcastle Brown
Hopsta
Duff - Kolsch DROP OFF FOR NW Sydney
Doc - Kolsch
Stuster - Best Bitter
KoNG
Nifty - Aussie Pale Ale
Homebrewworld
Kungy - Amarillo APA
Berto - Wheat
Linz - IPA
Redbeard - APA
Beer Slayer DROP OFF for South/SouthWestern Sydney
Stickler - Porter Style
PostModern - Xmas Porter/Brown Porter
Quincy
am - Australian Golden Ale
Jase - Cascade APA

NEWCASTLE/Central Coast (5)
Gough - Sarah's Amber Ale III
Weizguy - Berliner/Medowie weisse
Borret - Mild
Shmick - Australian Strong Ale DROP OFF for C.Coast/Newcastle
Trent

BATHURST (1)
Pint of Lager

Beers,
Doc

 

[big d]

good luck doc.looks like a bit of work ahead of you.here i am still waiting for nt feed back.

cheers
big d

 

[Gough]

Good timing there Doc Thanks for sorting it all out. I just finished bottling my Amber Ale for the Xmas case right then so it is all ready to go. 24 bottles, correct?

I'll double check with Mark at Mark's Homebrewing for the Newcastle/Medowie (I'm lookin' at you Weiz ) brewers and report back if it is OK to use his shop as a drop off point for Shmick to collect. Borret has already been in touch with Mark and it would appear to be fine, but I'll confirm the plans here tomorrow night. Thanks Shmick for enabling the transfer of beer from Newcastle to the CC and back Top work.

Looking forward to all the beers. Hope my Amber Ale drinks as well as its amber ancestors...

Shawn.

 

[Gough]

OK, just double checked with Mark and Newcastle/Hunter area brewers who are participating in the case can drop their beers to his shop a couple of days in advance of the due date. My understanding is that Shmick will collect them from there and transport them to the Central Coast and bring back the sorted cases to the shop. Is this right Shmick?? Might be a nice touch to add an extra bottle for Shmick and Mark if possible. Services rendered 'n all that Thanks fellas.

I love it when a plan comes together... :beerbang:

Shawn.

 

[Hopsta]

Update - Who's locked in what brews. Most entrants have brewed and locked in their brews. A few have brewed and are currently mystery brews.

SYDNEY (18)
Tim - Newcastle Brown
Hopsta
Duff - Kolsch DROP OFF FOR NW Sydney
Doc - Kolsch
Stuster - Best Bitter
KoNG
Nifty - Aussie Pale Ale
Homebrewworld
Kungy - Amarillo APA
Berto - Wheat
Linz - IPA
Redbeard - APA
Beer Slayer DROP OFF for South/SouthWestern Sydney
Stickler - Porter Style
PostModern - Xmas Porter/Brown Porter
Quincy
am - Australian Golden Ale
Jase - Cascade APA

NEWCASTLE/Central Coast (5)
Gough - Sarah's Amber Ale III
Weizguy - Berliner/Medowie weisse
Borret - Mild
Shmick - Australian Strong Ale DROP OFF for C.Coast/Newcastle
Trent

BATHURST (1)
Pint of Lager

Beers,
Doc

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My contribution will be an American Brown Ale, my AG setup is not yet finished so it will be a BIG partial.

 

[Weizguy]

<chopped>
Might be a nice touch to add an extra bottle for Shmick and Mark if possible. Services rendered 'n all that Thanks fellas.
</chopped>
:beerbang:

Shawn.

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Schmick,

Would you prefer an extra Weizen or another Weisse?

Aaaah, I can prob spare one of each for the "carrier", and the same for the lhbs.

Seth out

 

[shmick]

Thanks for the offer Weiz/Shawn but I'll pass any spares on to Doc - he is going a lot further out of his way than I am.
I'll throw an extra bottle in for Mark and Kieth though.

For the Novocastrians - if you could please get them to Mark's by Monday (21/11) I'll pick them up during the week (Tues or Wed). It gives me enough time to make a few trips if needed. If anyone has a prob pls let me know.

BTW bottled my efforts on Sat, got 5 points better attenuation than expected and it tasted great out of the fermenter. Be a shame to part with it now

 

[redbeard]

Bottled mine today. smelled very nice. id forgotten how choreful washing bottles was.

beerslayer - when are u thinking of opening the storage facility for dropoffs ?

 

[Linz]

I'll do the Beerslayer to Duff run.

Although Im not that far from Duff's place of work, in case of a hiccup(read..SWMBO)

POL/ Jase?.. when do I expect delivery??

Bottled mine last night. Aussie ale yeast does scrub the aromatics out of a beer!!(should've dry hopped!)

And I'll offer my services for moving the beers to bexley if anyone in the south/west/east needs(secure shipping, if you know what I mean!). Just drop us a PM(and NOT little Johnnie)

Beerz

Linz

 

[Gough]

Thanks for the offer Weiz/Shawn but I'll pass any spares on to Doc - he is going a lot further out of his way than I am.
I'll throw an extra bottle in for Mark and Kieth though.

For the Novocastrians - if you could please get them to Mark's by Monday (21/11) I'll pick them up during the week (Tues or Wed). It gives me enough time to make a few trips if needed. If anyone has a prob pls let me know.

BTW bottled my efforts on Sat, got 5 points better attenuation than expected and it tasted great out of the fermenter. Be a shame to part with it now

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No probs Shmick, 21st it is. Thanks again for sorting it out. Your brew sounds good. Looking forward to tasting it, along with the others.

Shawn.

 

[Doc]

Kegged mine tonight. Tasting pretty damm good.
Tried to squeeze a bit much into the keg and got a bit up the gas line. All cleaned out now and shouldn't pose a problem.

Doc

 

[Tim]

I brewed mine in Sept, and bottled on the 10th Oct, so mine is good to go also.
Beerslayer, when can we start to drop off our contributions?

 

[homebrewworld.com]

OK i will bottle my contribution v, soon.
ROBUST PORTER
I'll bump into Beerslayer at work tomorrow, so i'll put the wind up him re drop-offs etc. and get him to let us know .
Cheers for now,

 

[Samwise Gamgee]

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