Vic 2015 Xmas Case Swap

[JB]

1. Idzy
2. VPBrewing - Kölsch. Bottled 25-10-15.
3. MartinOC - Changed my mind - possibly a weizen, or a Saison. I dunno just yet...
4. JB - American Orange Wheat
5. Micbrew - Irish Red Ale
6. Mayor of Mildura - Stouty Stout - Bottled 20-9-15
7. Black n Tan-Dusseldorf Altbier
8.
9.
10. AJ80 (Portlander Weiße - west coast IPA vs Berliner Weisse)
11. Midnight Brew (+ Bruce the old man) Amber Ale bottled 27.11.2015.
12. Grainer -Popcorn and Polenta Cream Ale - Friken weird.... Ready to drink
13.
14. Mudd - Rauchbier- 100% Gladfield Manuka Smoked Malt
15. Awesome Fury
16.
17. Whiteferret
20.
21.
22. Mardoo - 1954 Pale Ale - Centennial/Southern Cross - Drink New Yearsish
23. DJ_L3ThAL - Chestnut Pilsner v4 - keg carbed, lagered and carb cap bottled filled is the plan.
24. Host Spot

 

[VP Brewing]

I will be open minded..... I'll drink it after eating the contents of an ash tray.

 

[antiphile]

Just had to spy on the Vic Xmas Get Together to see what's happening. Now we Qlders may not be making commemorative T-shirts, but you guys won't be giving out mounted Cane Toads as prizes (I'm putting myself in charge of the mounting).

Now I really did try to refrain. In fact, I even turned off the PC a few hours ago just to make sure I didn't respond. Alas, it was to no avail. Sorry Idzy, but I couldn't get this out of my head:

I reckon it could be good to incentivise the top 3 swap beers.

Please, please, please, either become a management consultant or stop going to their damn courses. You're starting to pick up the jargon too! :excl: Even if it was a bloody good idea.

 

[Mardoo]

Do you brew bro?

 

[antiphile]

Sorry, Mardoo. You responded so fast I thought you must have been referring to a previous poster (and you proabably still are!). Yes, but very badly. That's why I'm concentrating now on mounting cane toads. I can be a big toad in a very small pond.

 

[Mardoo]

Sorry, there's a bit of pride going around down here about the fact that we brew at our swaps. It might be a bit anti-social in the scheme of things
However I'm dead stoked to get to act like a brewer on a commercial system.

 

[antiphile]

I was very very jealous about the winter Wee Heavy you guys did. That's why I had to see what you were up to this time. You bastards!

 

[Yob]

Bar has been set so high.... So high...

Volume, gravity, complexity....

Pick one

 

[kcurnow]

Bar has been set so high.... So high...

Volume, gravity, complexity....

Pick one

I'm going to miss attending these now :-(

 

[mudd]

I will be open minded..... I'll drink it after eating the contents of an ash tray.

Not as bad as it sounds. I'm biased as its a style like. But I think it's pretty rounded. Few hundred years ago all beers had a smoke flavour.....vegetarian liquid bacon.

 

[DJ_L3ThAL]

1. Idzy
2. VPBrewing - Kölsch. Bottled 25-10-15.
3. MartinOC - Changed my mind - possibly a weizen, or a Saison. I dunno just yet...
4. JB - American Orange Wheat
5. Micbrew - Irish Red Ale
6. Mayor of Mildura - Stouty Stout - Bottled 20-9-15
7. Black n Tan-Dusseldorf Altbier
8.
9.
10. AJ80 (Portlander Weiße - west coast IPA vs Berliner Weisse)
11. Midnight Brew (+ Bruce the old man) Amber Ale bottled 27.11.2015.
12. Grainer -Popcorn and Polenta Cream Ale - Friken weird.... Ready to drink
13.
14. Mudd - Rauchbier- 100% Gladfield Manuka Smoked Malt
15. Awesome Fury
16.
17. Whiteferret
20.
21.
22. Mardoo - 1954 Pale Ale - Centennial/Southern Cross - Drink New Yearsish
23. DJ_L3ThAL - Chestnut Pilsner v4 - Pre-lagered, drink now. Sorry but carb caps meant some spillage so bottles are missing ~30mL which ended up on the floor when it foamed during removal of carb cap to replace with regular cap :-(
24. Host Spot

 

[JB]

1. Idzy
2. VPBrewing - Kölsch. Bottled 25-10-15.
3. MartinOC - Changed my mind - possibly a weizen, or a Saison. I dunno just yet...
4. JB - Belgian golden strong. Bottled 2/12/2015
5. Micbrew - Irish Red Ale
6. Mayor of Mildura - Stouty Stout - Bottled 20-9-15
7. Black n Tan-Dusseldorf Altbier
8.
9.
10. AJ80 (Portlander Weiße - west coast IPA vs Berliner Weisse)
11. Midnight Brew (+ Bruce the old man) Amber Ale bottled 27.11.2015.
12. Grainer -Popcorn and Polenta Cream Ale - Friken weird.... Ready to drink
13.
14. Mudd - Rauchbier- 100% Gladfield Manuka Smoked Malt
15. Awesome Fury
16.
17. Whiteferret
20.
21.
22. Mardoo - 1954 Pale Ale - Centennial/Southern Cross - Drink New Yearsish
23. DJ_L3ThAL - Chestnut Pilsner v4 - Pre-lagered, drink now. Sorry but carb caps meant some spillage so bottles are missing ~30mL which ended up on the floor when it foamed during removal of carb cap to replace with regular cap :-(
24. Host Spot

 

[idzy]

1. Idzy - Weizenbock - Ready March 2016 8.8% ABV
2. VPBrewing - Kölsch. Bottled 25-10-15.
3. MartinOC - Changed my mind - possibly a weizen, or a Saison. I dunno just yet...
4. JB - Belgian golden strong. Bottled 2/12/2015
5. Micbrew - Irish Red Ale
6. Mayor of Mildura - Stouty Stout - Bottled 20-9-15
7. Black n Tan-Dusseldorf Altbier
8.
9.
10. AJ80 (Portlander Weiße - west coast IPA vs Berliner Weisse)
11. Midnight Brew (+ Bruce the old man) Amber Ale bottled 27.11.2015.
12. Grainer -Popcorn and Polenta Cream Ale - Friken weird.... Ready to drink
13.
14. Mudd - Rauchbier- 100% Gladfield Manuka Smoked Malt
15. Awesome Fury
16.
17. Whiteferret
20.
21.
22. Mardoo - 1954 Pale Ale - Centennial/Southern Cross - Drink New Yearsish
23. DJ_L3ThAL - Chestnut Pilsner v4 - Pre-lagered, drink now. Sorry but carb caps meant some spillage so bottles are missing ~30mL which ended up on the floor when it foamed during removal of carb cap to replace with regular cap :-(
24. Host Spot

 

[MartinOC]

1. Idzy - Weizenbock - Ready March 2016 8.8% ABV
2. VPBrewing - Kölsch. Bottled 25-10-15.
3. MartinOC - Whilst we're all getting apologetic, slightly undercarbed Weizen. Drink in a few weeks
4. JB - Belgian golden strong. Bottled 2/12/2015
5. Micbrew - Irish Red Ale
6. Mayor of Mildura - Stouty Stout - Bottled 20-9-15
7. Black n Tan-Dusseldorf Altbier
8.
9.
10. AJ80 (Portlander Weiße - west coast IPA vs Berliner Weisse)
11. Midnight Brew (+ Bruce the old man) Amber Ale bottled 27.11.2015.
12. Grainer -Popcorn and Polenta Cream Ale - Friken weird.... Ready to drink
13.
14. Mudd - Rauchbier- 100% Gladfield Manuka Smoked Malt
15. Awesome Fury
16.
17. Whiteferret
20.
21.
22. Mardoo - 1954 Pale Ale - Centennial/Southern Cross - Drink New Yearsish
23. DJ_L3ThAL - Chestnut Pilsner v4 - Pre-lagered, drink now. Sorry but carb caps meant some spillage so bottles are missing ~30mL which ended up on the floor when it foamed during removal of carb cap to replace with regular cap :-(
24. Host Spot

 

[DJ_L3ThAL]

Anyone got any tips for avoiding volcano of foam when removing carb cap and replacing with regular PET cap? Should I be dropping my transfer/keg pressure right down instead of regular serving pressure?

 

[mofox1]

I don't usually have the gas connected while filling, but I don't think it should matter. It definitely shouldn't gush.

Prep-steps:
- add bottle length piece of beer line to the carb cap, so beer fills from the bottom
- check seal is fitted/lubed up properly
- ensure bottles are wet rinsed / star san'd

Filling steps:
- connect keg to CO2 to ensure you will be gassing the bottles at same pressure
(I don't have a manifold connected yet, so I remove the gas from the keg at this point)
- gas up bottle (you may opt to purge with CO2 as well - I don't)
- connect beer line up to bottle - there should be very little beer movement when initially connected, although I do find the bottle is usually *slightly* higher pressure.
- Slowly unscrew the carb cap to cause beer to fill bottle... start slow, you should be able to let it flow a bit faster mid-fill. It's the first bit you don't want gushing around and mixing with O2 (if you didn't purge). Fill should take 10 or so sec each.

I find I can take the cap off pretty much straight away with minimal foaming. If filled pretty much to the top, you can just give the bottle a bit of a squeeze and cap on the foam. I don't think that small amount of lost gas / headspace that get "filled" by the CO2 in soln is that significant... certainly haven't seen it cause undercarb issues.

 

[DJ_L3ThAL]

Cheers for the reply Mick, I essentially followed identical procedure to you except left the gas hooked to the keg the entire time. Probably a good idea to unhook it actually as this ensures the bottle will be higher than the keg and not flow as fast initially.

Might have overcarbed the beer perhaps. It was gushing out like mad had to swap the lids quick fast to avoid too much loss. I'll crack one of my bottles tonight to check if it's overcarbed.

 

[awesomefury]

1. Idzy - Weizenbock - Ready March 2016 8.8% ABV
2. VPBrewing - Kölsch. Bottled 25-10-15.
3. MartinOC - Whilst we're all getting apologetic, slightly undercarbed Weizen. Drink in a few weeks
4. JB - Belgian golden strong. Bottled 2/12/2015
5. Micbrew - Irish Red Ale
6. Mayor of Mildura - Stouty Stout - Bottled 20-9-15
7. Black n Tan-Dusseldorf Altbier
8.
9.
10. AJ80 (Portlander Weiße - west coast IPA vs Berliner Weisse)
11. Midnight Brew (+ Bruce the old man) Amber Ale bottled 27.11.2015.
12. Grainer -Popcorn and Polenta Cream Ale - Friken weird.... Ready to drink
13.
14. Mudd - Rauchbier- 100% Gladfield Manuka Smoked Malt
15. Awesome Fury - APA Bottled 21-11-2015
16.
17. Whiteferret
20.
21.
22. Mardoo - 1954 Pale Ale - Centennial/Southern Cross - Drink New Yearsish
23. DJ_L3ThAL - Chestnut Pilsner v4 - Pre-lagered, drink now. Sorry but carb caps meant some spillage so bottles are missing ~30mL which ended up on the floor when it foamed during removal of carb cap to replace with regular cap :-(
24. Host Spot

 

[Whiteferret]

1. Idzy - Weizenbock - Ready March 2016 8.8% ABV
2. VPBrewing - Kölsch. Bottled 25-10-15.
3. MartinOC - Whilst we're all getting apologetic, slightly undercarbed Weizen. Drink in a few weeks
4. JB - Belgian golden strong. Bottled 2/12/2015
5. Micbrew - Irish Red Ale
6. Mayor of Mildura - Stouty Stout - Bottled 20-9-15
7. Black n Tan-Dusseldorf Altbier
8.
9.
10. AJ80 (Portlander Weiße - west coast IPA vs Berliner Weisse)
11. Midnight Brew (+ Bruce the old man) Amber Ale bottled 27.11.2015.
12. Grainer -Popcorn and Polenta Cream Ale - Friken weird.... Ready to drink
13.
14. Mudd - Rauchbier- 100% Gladfield Manuka Smoked Malt
15. Awesome Fury - APA Bottled 21-11-2015
16.
17. Whiteferret Red IPA Bottled 1-12-2015
20.
21.
22. Mardoo - 1954 Pale Ale - Centennial/Southern Cross - Drink New Yearsish
23. DJ_L3ThAL - Chestnut Pilsner v4 - Pre-lagered, drink now. Sorry but carb caps meant some spillage so bottles are missing ~30mL which ended up on the floor when it foamed during removal of carb cap to replace with regular cap :-(
24. Host Spot

 

[Black n Tan]

1. Idzy - Weizenbock - Ready March 2016 8.8% ABV
2. VPBrewing - Kölsch. Bottled 25-10-15.
3. MartinOC - Whilst we're all getting apologetic, slightly undercarbed Weizen. Drink in a few weeks
4. JB - Belgian golden strong. Bottled 2/12/2015
5. Micbrew - Irish Red Ale
6. Mayor of Mildura - Stouty Stout - Bottled 20-9-15
7. Black n Tan-Dusseldorf Altbier-CPBF 3/11, should be ready to drink by the time you drive past Seymour.
8.
9.
10. AJ80 (Portlander Weiße - west coast IPA vs Berliner Weisse)
11. Midnight Brew (+ Bruce the old man) Amber Ale bottled 27.11.2015.
12. Grainer -Popcorn and Polenta Cream Ale - Friken weird.... Ready to drink
13.
14. Mudd - Rauchbier- 100% Gladfield Manuka Smoked Malt
15. Awesome Fury - APA Bottled 21-11-2015
16.
17. Whiteferret Red IPA Bottled 1-12-2015
20.
21.
22. Mardoo - 1954 Pale Ale - Centennial/Southern Cross - Drink New Yearsish
23. DJ_L3ThAL - Chestnut Pilsner v4 - Pre-lagered, drink now. Sorry but carb caps meant some spillage so bottles are missing ~30mL which ended up on the floor when it foamed during removal of carb cap to replace with regular cap :-(
24. Host Spot