Vic 2007 X-mas Case Swap

[voota]

I own a coldplate and esky that can dispense 2 beers at once... Though I only have one beer gun, and no gas.

 

[Hutch]

I own a coldplate and esky that can dispense 2 beers at once... Though I only have one beer gun, and no gas.

Voota, I can contribute a second beer gun (stainless pluto), and a soda-stream porta-gas setup if needed.

 

[SpillsMostOfIt]

Before it gets too complicated...

I think that about half the Case Swap participants are going to turn up on the day - makes for about a dozen or so of us.

In the time-honoured Collingwood tradition of Irresponsible Service of Alcohol (of which some here have prior experience), I was planning on having enough beer either on tap from (two seven litre) party kegs or in bottles to ensure that nobody is capable of driving home. I also kinda like Thirsty Boy's idea of people bringing along their (not case swap) beers that we can all hang shit on appraise. I don't think there is a need to add more complication, particularly if we are brewing as well as sorting, eating and drinking.

And if all that fails, I live next door to a pub that has a refrigerated font dedicated to microbrew.

So, I'd welcome extra beer, but not if it gets complicated.

 

[Fents]

i want to bring beer for heads to try but i dont have bottle stock (used ALL my bottles for the swap)...so what do i do?

 

[SpillsMostOfIt]

i want to bring beer for heads to try but i dont have bottle stock (used ALL my bottles for the swap)...so what do i do?

None of my playkeg stuff will work with anyone's grown-up keg stuff and vice versa.

Bring your beer along, by all means (assuming you cannot find some bottles in the interim) - just try to keep things as simple as possible, that is all I ask. I don't want a dozen independent keg setups weaving through each other.

 

[Quintrex]

None of my playkeg stuff will work with anyone's grown-up keg stuff and vice versa.

Bring your beer along, by all means (assuming you cannot find some bottles in the interim) - just try to keep things as simple as possible, that is all I ask. I don't want a dozen independent keg setups weaving through each other.

Cmon, it'll be fun

 

[Fents]

yea fair play mate, point taken.

i'll just raid daves shop for more bottles on fri

 

[SpillsMostOfIt]

So, there's this other discussion going on [topic="18649"]here[/topic] about using wheat flour in a wheat beer. Graham Sanders' bloddy convoluted 2.5 decoction with a sour mash recipe looks interesting - even if we don't bother with the sour mash. I figure that Thirsty Boy will probably be driving the brewing while I act like a host/barbecuer, so let's decide on something annoying while he's at work!

 

[Quintrex]

So, there's this other discussion going on [topic="18649"]here[/topic] about using wheat flour in a wheat beer. Graham Sanders' bloddy convoluted 2.5 decoction with a sour mash recipe looks interesting - even if we don't bother with the sour mash. I figure that Thirsty Boy will probably be driving the brewing while I act like a host/barbecuer, so let's decide on something annoying while he's at work!

Sounds good, I had a look at the tropical flower wit a while ago, intriguing!!!
If we're going to do it, maybe we could sour with lactic acid instead, that is if someone doesn't pre-prep a sour mash!

Good Idea
Q

 

[wambesi]

Did I mention I dont like you guys anymore
So much planned for the day and I'm interstate, bloody in-laws!

Oh well, maybe next time....sounds like it's gonna be a hell of a day

 

[brettprevans]

How good is it soudning! im having my caseswap cherry popped and its going to be a pearla of a day.

 

[DarkFaerytale]

sour mash you say, i'm sure i could drum something up a couple of days prior, always wanted to give one of them a go. *wonders if he still has that 9L esky*



-Phill

 

[SpillsMostOfIt]

sour mash you say, i'm sure i could drum something up a couple of days prior, always wanted to give one of them a go. *wonders if he still has that 9L esky*



-Phill

Pah! What's wrong with Sour Mash in a Bottle?

 

[Fents]

so its a sour wheat lamibic with some brown ale and cider thrown in for good measure? :lol:

 

[Thirsty Boy]

see, now I WAS thinking keep things nice and simple if there are going to be a dozen pissed blokes, a BBQ, three or four different keg set-ups... but nah... you blokes are on the money. Lets do a mash that requires a separate sour mash, separate Beta Glucan mash and then a damn multi step normal mash on top of it all.... Douchebags

Might I suggest that we go for something that can be brewed with a nice simple single step mash schedule??

How about 88% pilsner, 6% wheat and 6% Munich. That way you can take your Wort home and ferment it into a nice Pilsner, or a Kolsch, or a Summer Ale, add some simple sugar and its a Belgian Golden strong ale, or a Trippel ... or you could throw some Orval dregs at it and see what the hell comes out.

We can go for larger amounts of wort each than two litres (I actually meant the ONE litre milk bottles so that everyone in the swap, not just the attendees could have some) but... I cant think of a suitable no-chill container that everyone could access that would come in the 4litre or larger size.

So I am sticking with (close to) my original suggestion. We brew a 25ish litre batch, everyone rocks up with a spotlessly clean and sanitised 2L plastic milk bottle which we fill with piping hot wort as a mini no-chill container. Then you take it home and do with it what you will. 2L is enough for 1/2 dozen stubbies. Which is in-turn enough for a few evaluation stubbies AND a whole other swap within the swap. See what we all came up with starting from the same wort.

If you lot insist... I suppose we can do the damn Witbier. But it'll be a shitfight of a brewday.

Thirsty

Edit: to add smileys lest I come across too grumpy ( I stand by douchebags though..... so ner)

 

[Fents]

Ohhhh douchbags....the name calling has began a month early!

I reckon Thirsty's nailed it. That grain bill can be turned into anything plus he's the one brewing lets not upset the brewer now

 

[DarkFaerytale]

did i hear triple decoction?!?

lol a simple beer is fine by me i'll do something strange to it when i get it home.

would a 2L juice bottle do, or will it melt?

-Phill

 

[Thirsty Boy]

did i hear triple decoction?!?

lol a simple beer is fine by me i'll do something strange to it when i get it home.

would a 2L juice bottle do, or will it melt?

-Phill

Melt... if its PET anyway. Thats why I'm suggesting the milk bottles... I've used em for this before and I know they work. The one litre ones are more robust, the 2 litre ones get a bit soggy and need to be treated gently.

Test whatever you think you might use out by pouring boiling water in it... If it can take that its fine.

 

[SpillsMostOfIt]

did i hear triple decoction?!?

lol a simple beer is fine by me i'll do something strange to it when i get it home.

would a 2L juice bottle do, or will it melt?

-Phill

It might melt, but you'll also be exposing yourself to the latest carcinogen, which has been discussed here but I couldn't be arsed finding a link to.

If it becomes too hard, I will save some milk containers - we drink almost as much milk as I do beer.

 

[therook]

1. Fenton - 2565 Kolsch- Dips and Bicks COFIRMED - ATTENDING
2. Peels - Scottish Export Ale 80/ (Scottish ale 1728) - Sausages and Bread - attending sorting day - CONFIRMED
3. Wardhog - ESB -Not attending sorting day - CONFIRMED
4. Spillsmostofit - Belgian Dumb Blonde - Sausages and Bread
5. hairofthedog - super dry nelson pils - chips or nuts CONFIRMED
6. Maple - Rye IPA - not attending swap day - CM2 drop point
7. Thirsty Boy - Hefeweizen -
8. therook - Alt - Attending- will bring somthing - CONFIRMED
9. mark_m - APA/IPA house ale - wasabi dried broad beans
10. apd - Columbus pale ale - Not attending sorting day - CONFIRMED
11. DarkFaerytale - F.E. Stout - probably pasta salad - i'm in
12. Quintrex - belgian IPA? -Attending sorting day - CONFIRMED
13. Allycat - light summer quencher - Probably not attending sorting day - CONFIRMED
14. Andreic - Munich Helles (or Hefe backup) - not attending sorting day - CONFIRMED
15. voota - extra stout - ?? - Attending
16. Citymorgue2 - Hop Ale - Spiced up Pigs in Blankets - Attending sorting day and am a drop off point CONFIRMED
17. Hutch - Flying Dog APA - ??? - CONFIRMED
18. lucas - NS Summer Ale - probably not attending - CONFIRMED
19. Chris Taylor - American Amber Ale - CONFIRMED (bottled and almost ready to drink)
20. driveitlikeyoustoleit - ACA - Attending
21. 65 Bellett - Ordinary Bitter - Cheese and Crackers
22. wambesi - Honey Wheat Beer - CONFIRMED (Not attending)
23. Cummins - IPA - Attending
24. Lavender - ???


Fly back from Perth on the Friday, so i'm deffinately in.......

Does anyone want me to bring a DVD of the Cats mighty 2007 Grand final win

Rook