The Sandpeoples Xmas Case

[deebee]

I'm into a few beers with the swap over.

Feeling a bit sheepish over my Skunk Steam contribution as it is turning out to be nothing special. I have done only one brew this last two months (not yet bottled) and the next three weekends are booked in advance with reno work so can't really replace the brew with anything better. I am so low on stocks, I actually bought a carton last week.

In summary, I'll gladly take your good beers in exchange for my *****. And I promise to bring really top notch bar snacks to compensate. Yes. More ikan bilis.

Barfridge. If I can contribute crap, so can you. I bet I will drink it.

GMK, thanks for the donation and Merry Christmas.

 

[barfridge]

ok guys, you asked for it! I'm back in, at your peril.

 

[Goat]

Well I think I've managed to do it again..... not wishing to poison you chaps, I might have to withdraw. I'm not sure what the penalties are for contravening "Section 3, sub paragraph b" GL, but I'm sure they are less onerous than that for manslaughter - or assault with a deadly weapon.....

(insert profanity here) :angry:

I seem to be getting (very consistently) one of two different faults with flavour and when I tasted the Christmas brew last night, I've got one of them. This was not evident from the fermenter - in fact I was pretty wrapt with the taste from that. So it must be something with how I secondary (which in this case I put straight into a keg to try to avoid) This flavour, which I got in a Maerzen a couple of months ago is quite a strong flavour sort of like there is way too much dark/chocolate grain and is very cloudy, which in the Maerzen did not go away after a couple of months and so eventually got dumped on the lawn (which is doing nicely).

I think I go back to crochet does anyone want a doll toilet roll cover?

 

[JasonY]

Well Goat I think the enforcement of Section 3 could be more painful than death if GL is handling the enforcement. With his deft grasp of quantum mechanics and chaos theory you could find yourself sent to an alternate reality in which ... well something really unpleasant happens h34r:

Anyway I am certainly up for a couple of bottles of your brews so my vote says you should provideth us with beer of any quality . How is the monster IBU lager coming.

There will be two bottles of my gear in the case for you in any event.

 

[deebee]

Goat,

Dont sweat it. Come along anyway and might as well bring that beer even if just for a taste. Like JasonY, I am up for a couple of bottles since the fridge and I will also be bringing beer we are not happy with.

Umm do we have a date yet?

 

[big d]

hope you guys dont poison each other with your xmas beers elsewise when i move to perth i will have no-one to share a few beers with at the get togethers

have a good one guys.

cheers
big d

 

[Batz]

Whoa!!!!

Now GMK ,
I agreed to take a (1) bottle of your barley wine , not half a dozen bottles !
I am flying you know , and I will have my cases full of goodies
Sorry Ken 6 bottles is a bit too much this trip

Batz

 

[GMK]

ok - six bottles too much - can u take three wrapped in pretty please...

GMK

PS..Shore u can sweet talk the stewardess...give her the extra BW and away u go....

 

[Guest Lurker]

OK I'm back online after being away, and I am not going away in Dec, so meetup will be at my place. Will contact Batz for available dates and post a range for people to choose.

Subclause C includes me doing to sensitive parts of your anatomy what I did to my immersion chiller. So bring your beer anyway, this means you Goat. What about the first lager attempt, I am still working on brewing a decent light beer, would be interested how that turned out?

 

[Guest Lurker]

OK, that was quick. Batz is available in Perth Thurs 9th, Fri 10th, Sat 11th Dec. So Thurs evening, Fri evening, Sat morn, Sat afternoon, Sat evening at my place seem to be the options. Post first choice plus any you definitely cant make here please.

 

[barfridge]

Saturday afternoon would be splendiforous

 

[Goat]

Ok I get the point !

I had heard a rumour about 1/2 a pound of butter and the leg of a chair......(hmmm - that could've been a different list)... anyway, the sight of that immersion chiller is enough for me. I'll bring something

Saturday 11th sounds great. What can I bring food wise ? Is it going to be a brew day or just a shoot the breeze type day ?

The light beer which Jason is referring to as the 80IBU one is OK, just no flavour at all - pretty true to commercial examples then I suppose - I'll bring some of that too. It wasn't 80 IBU in the end cos the bitterness was diluted with the 'great brain fart' of Nov '04 - in fact there's not a lot of bitterness there at all. I can drop a bottle over if you like - I've got a keg full of the stuff !!

 

[ausdb]

The saturday arvo (11th?) sounds good with me

Cheers

 

[Asher]

Early Sat arvo works for me....
I'll bring the party pig full of 'AHB lager'. Not a bad drop @ last taste. Just a bit hazey.....

I can feel a few 'troubleshooting' brew days coming up next year....

Looking forward to it...
Asher for now

 

[deebee]

Sat 11th now in my diary as the likely date. Any time of the day suits me but probably from 2 ish onwards is best. I have a very big Christmas lunch the day before.

 

[JasonY]

I'm down for the 11th although there is that much **** going on at this time of the year I can't be too confident. Hopefully at worst I can call in for a brief while.

So is the plan to rock up on the 11th with your brews and depart with the mixed case?

 

[Guest Lurker]

Thats settled then. Sat 11th Dec, 2 pm, my place. Will pm my address details closer to the time. Bring your Christmas case beer, a sturdy box/crate and any other beers to try on the day. Beers must be labelled! I'll put on some nibbles. Stay as long or short as you like, but try to get there close to 2pm so we can get the case organised while I am still close to sober. I could be brewing that day, but probably not, more of a talk beer, bring beer, drink beer, take beer away (via a responsible form of transport) type event.

My barleywine will be 3 months old then so will be trying one in the forlorn hope that it has developed some carbonation and to see if any vegemite has set in.

Batzs beer is currently missing in action, somewhere between Dampier and Perth, hopefully we get that sorted soon.

 

[Guest Lurker]

Woohoo, Batz's beer has finally arrived in Perth so case compilation has started!

 

[deebee]

Just confirming, it's 14 longnecks isn't it?

 

[Goat]

well - thats my understanding Deebee.....