Small Swap

[seemax]

ok everyone has got back to me and is in as listed ... bring on the 19th of july ....

seemax hasnt been on after his post to say he is in but im guessing he is good to go ...

i'm still in, i've struggled to not open the last 6 bottles of a Scottish Ale for the swap!!

see you all there

stef

 

[Barramundi]

have PM'd everyone the address for this swap , has everyone recieved it and know where to go ? also is anyone near bentleigh as seemax may need to drop his beers off somewhere b4 the swap ...

 

[seemax]

have PM'd everyone the address for this swap , has everyone recieved it and know where to go ? also is anyone near bentleigh as seemax may need to drop his beers off somewhere b4 the swap ...

hi all, i am happy to drop them off to diamond creek where the meet will be and pick up my beer swap the week after

who should i contact to arrange details?

 

[AUHEAMIC]

hi all, i am happy to drop them off to diamond creek where the meet will be and pick up my beer swap the week after

who should i contact to arrange details?

PM sent Seemax.

Cheers
Peels

 

[edoeven]

what sort of time are we going to meet up on the day?

 

[Barramundi]

what sort of time are we going to meet up on the day?

i believe our host has called for a 2pm kick-off , wanna confirm if thats still the case or not Peels ...

 

[AUHEAMIC]

2.00pm is the correct time.

 

[Leigh]

A great (and educational) afternoon guys. Thank you to all.

Special thanks to Peels for enlightening me on the ease of AG. I think I'll have to get myself BIAB setup at the very least fairly soon!

Just to refresh my memory:

1. Barramundi - ?
2. Leigh - Pale Ale Do not open for at least 3 weeks as it was only bottled last night...you also might want to keep it somewhere warm.
3. Peels - American Ale?
4. likesbeer - Pale Ale?
5. Wardhog - ?
6. seemax - Scottish Ale

 

[Barramundi]

another swap bites the dust , thanks peels for hosting the day and putting on a bit of an info session on your brewery , i personally learnt a few things i didnt know beforehand , thanks to those who participated , bad luck Tim who had to pull out at the last minute , next time perhaps ...

and as for my swapped beer i guess it could be described as an english ale give that it was fermented with an english ale yeast and has english hops in it ... hope it turned out ok , i personally am yet to taste test it ... im sure ill find out soon enough if its not up to scratch

 

[edoeven]

yup pale ale from me leigh! should be good to drink with a couple of days in the fridge to settle the yeast down again.

yeah, was a good day good to meet a few guys from here, and always good to spend an afternoon talking about beer

thanks Peels for the place, food and beer ! also, which recipe was that dark beer you had on tap again?

 

[AUHEAMIC]

thanks Peels for the place, food and beer ! also, which recipe was that dark beer you had on tap again?

Glad everyone had a good time.

JW Ale malt 43.64%
Maris Otter Ale malt 43.64%
JW Dark crystal 220 3.64%
JW Medium crystal 140 3.64%
JW light chocolate 500-800 2.72%
Bairds Brown malt 100-190 2.72%

Target @ 60mins to 25IBU

S04

 

[Wardhog]

A thoroughly enjoyable afternoon (and a thoroughly enjoyable dark ale), and nice to put some faces to names.


Mine is a Special Bitter, with what is increasingly looking like poorly-treated EKG. Malt should be OK, though.

 

[edoeven]

should we make a new thread for tasting? i have tried seemax's and wardhogs beer so far, will post up what I thought when I am back at home tomorrow.

 

[AUHEAMIC]

As there is not many of us you could just post in this thread.

 

[Leigh]

Cap labeled SNPA (Who's was this?)

Pours with a nice head, very nice aroma. I like the malt flavour in the mouth, followed by a nice balanced level of bitterness. A very drinkable beer (I'd be interested to make this one should the recipe be supplied ). I think this one would go nicely on a warm summers day sitting by the pool.

 

[Barramundi]

think that was peels beer leigh ...

 

[Leigh]

OK. I made a mental note on the day on whose was whose, but have no idea now LOL

Is yours labeled "1" or "B"?

 

[Barramundi]

mine is labelled '1' with a green lid , i think wardhogs was labbelled b but not certain

 

[Wardhog]

Mine was labelled 'B'.

I've tasted seemax's and opened Barramundi's so far. Something was up with your beer, Barra, but I'm not sure what. I saw something moving in the bottle after pouring a glass, it looked like the usual sediment but 20x more of it, in clumps not cloud, and it would not settle. I didn't know what was up, so I didn't drink it.

Was yours an extract or grain beer, seemax? It was a few days ago I drank it, so I'm going on memory here. I remember it being an enjoyable drop, and there being something that made me wonder if it was an extract or grain brew - it might have been a thinness of body.

 

[seemax]

Mine was labelled 'B'.

I've tasted seemax's and opened Barramundi's so far. Something was up with your beer, Barra, but I'm not sure what. I saw something moving in the bottle after pouring a glass, it looked like the usual sediment but 20x more of it, in clumps not cloud, and it would not settle. I didn't know what was up, so I didn't drink it.

Was yours an extract or grain beer, seemax? It was a few days ago I drank it, so I'm going on memory here. I remember it being an enjoyable drop, and there being something that made me wonder if it was an extract or grain brew - it might have been a thinness of body.

Glad you enjoyed it!
It was my first all grain brew, after a few months of extract brewing. From memory I mashed at about 68C for 60mins followed by a 10min rest at maybe 78C. I quite liked it myself, evidence being there is none left! It was also my first experience with UK hops, I found the Godldings/Fuggles combination very nice. Keen to try a ESB very soon!
Stef