Vic Xmas Case Swap 2010

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Had too much fun last time to miss out on this one.

1. Chris - Saison - attending
2. Zebba - tbd - possibly
3. WarmBeer - beer - come hell or high water or $150 taxi fares
4. Supra-Jim - tbd - hopefully attending
5. mxd - tbd -try to- promise to use CPBF to have a level of confidence.
6. Brendo - tbd - would be rude not to given it is 5 mins up the road
7. MeLoveBeer - tbd - attending
8. Maple - RyeBrewedBevy - tbd
9. Fourstar - TBA - Attending
10. Seemax - tba - yes indeed
11. Wolfy (depends on current tasting results/if I'm allowed) - fruit-weizen maybe - too early to say about attending.
12. Cocko - tba - Should be.
13. Beersatan - TBD - TBD
14. sappas - tbd - tbd
15. Don Mateo - tbd - Attending.
16. Holla - TBD - Attending
17. Siborg - TBD - Attending (HELL YEAH!)
18. Leigh
19. Wakkatoo-TBD-Hopefully
 
1. Chris - Saison - attending
2. Zebba - tbd - possibly
3. WarmBeer - beer - come hell or high water or $150 taxi fares
4. Supra-Jim - tbd - hopefully attending
5. mxd - tbd -try to- promise to use CPBF to have a level of confidence.
6. Brendo - tbd - would be rude not to given it is 5 mins up the road
7. MeLoveBeer - tbd - attending
8. Maple - RyeBrewedBevy - tbd
9. Fourstar - TBA - Attending
10. Seemax - tba - yes indeed
11. Wolfy (depends on current tasting results/if I'm allowed) - fruit-weizen maybe - too early to say about attending.
12. Cocko - tba - Should be.
13. Beersatan - TBD - TBD
14. sappas - tbd - tbd
15. Don Mateo - tbd - Attending.
16. Holla - TBD - Attending
17. Siborg - TBD - Attending (HELL YEAH!)
18. Leigh
19. Wakkatoo-TBD-Hopefully
20. Haysie, short time frame for a good lager, i`ll do by best, attending? wait n see
 
looks like we are getting a good lineup! what about the old hats!?! fents, Rook, dingo?! cat got your tongue?! :p
 
1. Chris - Saison - attending
2. Zebba - tbd - possibly
3. WarmBeer - beer - come hell or high water or $150 taxi fares
4. Supra-Jim - tbd - hopefully attending
5. mxd - tbd -try to- promise to use CPBF to have a level of confidence.
6. Brendo - tbd - would be rude not to given it is 5 mins up the road
7. MeLoveBeer - tbd - attending
8. Maple - RyeBrewedBevy - tbd
9. Fourstar - TBA - Attending
10. Seemax - tba - yes indeed
11. Wolfy (depends on current tasting results/if I'm allowed) - fruit-weizen maybe - too early to say about attending.
12. Cocko - tba - Should be.
13. Beersatan - TBD - TBD
14. sappas - tbd - tbd
15. Don Mateo - tbd - Attending.
16. Holla - TBD - Attending
17. Siborg - TBD - Attending (HELL YEAH!)
18. Leigh
19. Wakkatoo-TBD-Hopefully
20. Haysie, short time frame for a good lager, i`ll do by best, attending? wait n see
21. Kleiny - Something - Maybe
 
Given past swaps, and how some ahb'ers bottle, would it not make more sense to limit this swap to 24, to allow for standard batch size, plus a test or 2? I recall a few swaps now that there have been a few 'substitute beers' put in place to make up the number required.

I'm happy to relinquish my spot if there gets to be a reserve list.
 
Given past swaps, and how some ahb'ers bottle, would it not make more sense to limit this swap to 24, to allow for standard batch size, plus a test or 2? I recall a few swaps now that there have been a few 'substitute beers' put in place to make up the number required.

I'm happy to relinquish my spot if there gets to be a reserve list.


Yeah +1 here, only having this conversation y`day with Arthur who is considering contributing for a first time, 28 bottles volume is a PITA, sure it can be done in a single batch but, not much room for samples etc. My July swap was a 2 brew affair and I wasnt alone by the looks of it.
 
1. Chris - Saison - attending
2. Zebba - tbd - possibly
3. WarmBeer - beer - come hell or high water or $150 taxi fares
4. Supra-Jim - tbd - hopefully attending
5. mxd - tbd -try to- promise to use CPBF to have a level of confidence.
6. Brendo - tbd - would be rude not to given it is 5 mins up the road
7. MeLoveBeer - tbd - attending
8. Maple - RyeBrewedBevy - tbd
9. Fourstar - TBA - Attending
10. Seemax - tba - yes indeed
11. Wolfy (depends on current tasting results/if I'm allowed) - fruit-weizen maybe - too early to say about attending.
12. Cocko - tba - Should be.
13. Beersatan - TBD - TBD
14. sappas - tbd - tbd
15. Don Mateo - tbd - Attending.
16. Holla - TBD - Attending
17. Siborg - TBD - Attending (HELL YEAH!)
18. Leigh
19. Wakkatoo-TBD-Hopefully
20. Haysie, short time frame for a good lager, i`ll do by best, attending? wait n see
21. Kleiny - Something - Maybe
22. Shimple - Beer - Maybe

Cheers SJ (on behalf of Shimple)
 
I have to do the same workarounds for 24 bottles that I do for 28, so that's not a concern for me. BUT, I have had to listen to Warm_beer bitching and moaning about not getting 4*'s celebration ale from the July swap, so I think there is merit in the suggestion...
 
..., I have had to listen to Warm_beer bitching and moaning about not getting 4*'s celebration ale from the July swap,
Yeah, but look on the bright side, you don't have to listen to him bitch that it was too hoppy for his tender taste-buds :ph34r:
 
Adding Arthur as numbers are growing

1. Chris - Saison - attending
2. Zebba - tbd - possibly
3. WarmBeer - beer - come hell or high water or $150 taxi fares
4. Supra-Jim - tbd - hopefully attending
5. mxd - tbd -try to- promise to use CPBF to have a level of confidence.
6. Brendo - tbd - would be rude not to given it is 5 mins up the road
7. MeLoveBeer - tbd - attending
8. Maple - RyeBrewedBevy - tbd
9. Fourstar - TBA - Attending
10. Seemax - tba - yes indeed
11. Wolfy (depends on current tasting results/if I'm allowed) - fruit-weizen maybe - too early to say about attending.
12. Cocko - tba - Should be.
13. Beersatan - TBD - TBD
14. sappas - tbd - tbd
15. Don Mateo - tbd - Attending.
16. Holla - TBD - Attending
17. Siborg - TBD - Attending (HELL YEAH!)
18. Leigh
19. Wakkatoo-TBD-Hopefully
20. Haysie, short time frame for a good lager, i`ll do by best, attending? wait n see
21. Kleiny - Something - Maybe
22. Shimple - Beer - Maybe
23. Arthur- Beer number1 or beer number2, wait n see
 
My only reticence for limiting the swap to 24 is it then gets a little restictive for new brewers jumping in. True, not a lot of difference between 24 and 28, but historically the last couple of swaps have finalised in between those numbers.

@Zebba - I don't believe I bitched or moaned, Braden wouldn't know how to brew a bad beer. Why don't you go mix some Czech Saaz with some POR, cowboy :D

@Maple - I've heard some people with attempt to hide faults in their brewing processes behind an over-abundance of hops and spicy, spicy rye :p
 
It's getting to the point where we may have to do what the Qlders do (no not goats), but have two swaps of say 20-24...
 
@Maple - I've heard some people with attempt to hide faults in their brewing processes behind an over-abundance of hops and spicy, spicy rye :p

I call em multi-purpose ingredients, truth be known...
 
Given past swaps, and how some ahb'ers bottle, would it not make more sense to limit this swap to 24, to allow for standard batch size, plus a test or 2? I recall a few swaps now that there have been a few 'substitute beers' put in place to make up the number required.
I'm happy to relinquish my spot if there gets to be a reserve list.

Yeah +1 here, only having this conversation y`day with Arthur who is considering contributing for a first time, 28 bottles volume is a PITA, sure it can be done in a single batch but, not much room for samples etc. My July swap was a 2 brew affair and I wasnt alone by the looks of it.

I have to do the same workarounds for 24 bottles that I do for 28, so that's not a concern for me. BUT, I have had to listen to Warm_beer bitching and moaning about not getting 4*'s celebration ale from the July swap, so I think there is merit in the suggestion...


Considering i prefer to filter, keg then bottle and assuming i get 18L into the keg, thats give me 25 bottles at 700ml give or take a few ml with nothing left to spare.

basically i'll get one tester to ensure shes apples (not acetaldehyde) come swap weekend. Its better than filling up the last 4 bottles with something i 'have on hand'.
 
I vote for 24, with a reserves list and if enough run 2 i.e as Leigh posted. I guess we can chat til the cows come home but in all fairnesss the decision probably should lie with the host, Chris. As he has already posted up the "rules n regs", he is the one whom needs to modify them if at all.
 
Limiting it to 24 is sensible from a beer-production perspective.
However, it does also restrict new attendees since we're already at 23 participants, and it's only been 3 day's since Chris posted this thread.
In addition it seems that there are often 2-3 people who drop out at the last moment, so that would reduce the numbers even more.
 
sorry guys i'll prob sit this one out...first one in a few years i'll be missing just got way to much on and need to concentrate on the bigger fish.
 
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