The BAR in Creswick

[colonel]

Saturday, April 6th 2013. $10pp to cover food etc

Swapper / attendance / staying the night


1. Wakkatoo / yep / yep
2. Lecterfan / fuggoath / unlikely
3. billygoat/ yes/yes
4.Beastie /yes/unlikely,
5. Nibbo / Yes / Likely
6. vic45 / Yeah / Nah
7. herbo / yes / negative
8. Colonel / yep / probably
9.
10.
11.
12.


Non-swap attendees (please indicate if you are staying the night)

1. mesa99 / Likely

 

[Lecterfan]

Well, I'm brewing a ****-off American Brown...some of the American sites call it an India Brown Ale. Still, it's just another ******** recipe on my behalf that I reckon should taste ok... smashing it out tomorrow. What's everyone else thinking?

Oh, by the way -


Saturday, April 6th 2013. $10pp to cover food etc

Swapper / attendance / staying the night


1. Wakkatoo / yep / yep
2. Lecterfan / fuggoath / unlikely
3. billygoat/ yes/yes
4.Beastie /yes/unlikely,
5. Nibbo / Yes / Likely
6. vic45 / Yeah / Nah
7. herbo / yes / negative
8. Colonel / yep / probably
9.
10.
11.
12.


Non-swap attendees (please indicate if you are staying the night)

1. mesa99 / Likely

 

[pommie_granite]

Hi All

I will be a maybe for your Do Wakkatoo (hey that rhymes..) - work is starting to get pretty demanding of my time and is going to get worse up until end of April, including doing some weekends. I will know nearer the time. If i cant make it i will pass the beers onto Vic45.

I daresay i will need a drink or two by around that point, hopefully i can get there. I got hold of a grain mill the other week so good times ahead! :icon_drool2:

Swapper / attendance / staying the night


1. Wakkatoo / yep / yep
2. Lecterfan / fuggoath / unlikely
3. billygoat/ yes/yes
4.Beastie /yes/unlikely,
5. Nibbo / Yes / Likely
6. vic45 / Yeah / Nah
7. herbo / yes / negative
8. Colonel / yep / probably
9. Pommie / maybe / maybe
10.
11.
12.


Non-swap attendees (please indicate if you are staying the night)

1. mesa99 / Likely

 

[wakkatoo]

Saturday, April 6th 2013. $10pp to cover food etc

Swapper / attendance / staying the night


1. Wakkatoo / yep / yep
2. Lecterfan / fuggoath / unlikely
3. billygoat/ yes/yes
4.Beastie /yes/unlikely,
5. Nibbo / Yes / Likely
6. vic45 / Yeah / Nah
7. herbo / yes / negative
8. Colonel / yep / probably
9. Pommie / maybe / maybe
10.
11.
12.


Non-swap attendees (please indicate if you are staying the night)

1. mesa99 / Likely


Got a choice of three beers now. Have a wheat and pilsner currently fermenting, brewed an APA today that was done to use up some excess stock. Will see which one I'm happiest with and keep that and give you the **** one use that one in the swap.... h34r:

 

[billygoat]

Bottled my swap beer today, a 7% American IPA. Will be ready to drink by time the swap comes along.

 

[wakkatoo]

Saturday, April 6th 2013. $10pp to cover food etc

Swapper / attendance / staying the night


1. Wakkatoo / yep / yep
2. Lecterfan / fuggoath / unlikely
3. billygoat/ yes/yes
4.Beastie /yes/unlikely,
5. Nibbo / Yes / Likely
6. vic45 / Yeah / Nah
7. herbo / yes / negative
8. Colonel / yep / probably
9. Pommie / maybe / maybe
10.



Non-swap attendees (please indicate if you are staying the night)

1. mesa99 / Likely


I've adjusted the number of swappers. It has stayed at 9 for a while so I've capped it at 10, just in case we get a late entry.

 

[mmmyummybeer]

Saturday, April 6th 2013. $10pp to cover food etc

Swapper / attendance / staying the night


1. Wakkatoo / yep / yep
2. Lecterfan / fuggoath / unlikely
3. billygoat/ yes/yes
4.Beastie /yes/unlikely,
5. Nibbo / Yes / Likely
6. vic45 / Yeah / Nah
7. herbo / yes / negative
8. Colonel / yep / probably
9. Pommie / maybe / maybe
10. mmmyummybeer / yes / yes



Non-swap attendees (please indicate if you are staying the night)

1. mesa99 / Likely




I've adjusted the number of swappers. It has stayed at 9 for a while so I've capped it at 10, just in case we get a late entry.

Late entry, loved the last one we attended love to get back and catch up.

 

[Lecterfan]

Good stuff!!!

Anyone else coming down/up/across in a non-swapping capacity?

I will be bottling my entry soon - I've had some mishaps with bottles I've given to Colonel lately so hopefully I can counter that somehow (I think some of my beers aren't attenuating fully but then they never over carbonate in Ballarat due to where I store them and they are fine with my practices, but once moved to warmer climes they perhaps drop an extra point or so creating over-carbonated beers!)...

Anyway, going to be a great night, and good to catch up with everyone!

 

[wakkatoo]

A full mini swap, excellent. I bottled option #1 (Wheat beer) yesterday and I was pretty happy with it out of the fermenter. Option 2 (German Pils) will be assessed over the weekend. Both should be RTD a week after the swap.

If you want tent space (as in, you sleep in one of the 2 tents I've got here, please put a post up. You would have to bring mattress and sleeping bag. Swag space is a-plenty.

 

[Lecterfan]

Bottling my swap beer today. Looking forward to this event...

 

[wakkatoo]

Not that I've had any requests yet, but a week out from mini-swap I'll send out a PM with details including how to get here ('here' being Creswick...)

Saturday, April 6th 2013. $10pp to cover food etc

Swapper / attendance / staying the night


1. Wakkatoo / yep / yep
2. Lecterfan / fuggoath / unlikely
3. billygoat/ yes/yes
4.Beastie /yes/unlikely,
5. Nibbo / Yes / Likely
6. vic45 / Yeah / Nah
7. herbo / yes / negative
8. Colonel / yep / probably
9. Pommie / maybe / maybe
10. mmmyummybeer / yes / yes



Non-swap attendees (please indicate if you are staying the night)

1. mesa99 / Likely

 

[billygoat]

Come on, we can do better than this.

 

[wakkatoo]

mmmm, we can, my wife would say that's a good number tho...



edit - means less time in front of the pizza oven and more time drinking for me too!

 

[Lecterfan]

I had a 9L keg of my swap beer to bring so everyone could taste it fresh from the keg etc etc etc etc...but...err...I just finished it.

I'm not convinced the hop character will translate as well from c02 carbonated keg to the primed bottles. It's not much of a brown at all, but it is an easy drinking hoppy dark ale (dark in looks if not in taste)...plenty of NS, galaxy and cascade in it. Hope the bottles are as easy to drink as the keg!

 

[wakkatoo]

Touching base. Not long now, just a little over 2 weeks to go.
With regards to food, if anyone needs gluten-free, dairy-free etc, don't come, I mean let me know so I can cater for you.
I'll have a range of pizza toppings, its a case of make your own and I'll cook it for you. If you want to bring some beery-type nibbles, feel free, but I'll have some anyway.
Most people are from Ballarat so you know what the weather is like, for anybody else, expect the weather to be cold, and be thankful; if its not. This will be a mainly outdoors gathering, but I do have a large undercover deck should the weather be really ordinary.

As usual, details below (swap is now FULL)

Saturday, April 6th 2013. $10pp to cover food etc

Swapper / attendance / staying the night


1. Wakkatoo / yep / yep
2. Lecterfan / fuggoath / unlikely
3. billygoat/ yes/yes
4.Beastie /yes/unlikely,
5. Nibbo / Yes / Likely
6. vic45 / Yeah / Nah
7. herbo / yes / negative
8. Colonel / yep / probably
9. Pommie / maybe / maybe
10. mmmyummybeer / yes / yes



Non-swap attendees (please indicate if you are staying the night)

1. mesa99 / Likely
2.
3.

 

[Nibbo]

Sorry lads, i must pull out. Just havn't had the time to brew something up for the swap and don't have the time to make the venture. Was really looking forward to it but have far too much on my plate currently. Hope it all goes well.

1. Wakkatoo / yep / yep
2. Lecterfan / fuggoath / unlikely
3. billygoat/ yes/yes
4.Beastie /yes/unlikely,
5. Nibbo / Yes / Likely -
6. vic45 / Yeah / Nah
7. herbo / yes / negative
8. Colonel / yep / probably
9. Pommie / maybe / maybe
10. mmmyummybeer / yes / yes



Non-swap attendees (please indicate if you are staying the night)

1. mesa99 / Likely
2.
3.

 

[wakkatoo]

That's no good Nibbo. Hopefully we will see you at the next one.
If someone wants to take the #5 position, its there, otherwise we will leave it blank just in case people have already numbered their bottles.


Saturday, April 6th 2013. $10pp to cover food etc

Swapper / attendance / staying the night

1. Wakkatoo / yep / yep
2. Lecterfan / fuggoath / unlikely
3. billygoat/ yes/yes
4.Beastie /yes/unlikely,
5.
6. vic45 / Yeah / Nah
7. herbo / yes / negative
8. Colonel / yep / probably
9. Pommie / maybe / maybe
10. mmmyummybeer / yes / yes



Non-swap attendees (please indicate if you are staying the night)

1. mesa99 / Likely
2.
3.

 

[Beastie]

Sorry lads I am in the same boat as Nibbo, jI have not had time to do a brew. Will still love to come, although without any home brew. I will bring a few bottles of The Forrest Ale.

 

[Lecterfan]

With regards to food, if anyone needs gluten-free, dairy-free etc, don't come, I mean let me know so I can cater for you.
I'll have a range of pizza toppings, its a case of make your own and I'll cook it for you. If you want to bring some beery-type nibbles, feel free, but I'll have some anyway.

Awesome, this DIY option pretty much resolves an issues I might otherwise have had

 

[wakkatoo]

Just updating the swap list. I've change the swap numbers for Pommie & mmmyummybeer so please take note!

Saturday, April 6th 2013. $10pp to cover food etc

Swapper / attendance / staying the night

1. Wakkatoo / yep / yep
2. Lecterfan / fuggoath / unlikely
3. billygoat/ yes/yes
4. Pommie / maybe / maybe
5. mmmyummybeer / yes / yes
6. vic45 / Yeah / Nah
7. herbo / yes / negative
8. Colonel / yep / probably
9.
10.



Non-swap attendees (please indicate if you are staying the night)

1. mesa99 / Likely
2.Beastie /unlikely,
3.