Vic Xmas In July 2008 Case Swap

[warrenlw63]

Simple solution fella's ....... Don't make shit beer.

Rook

Hahaha... Can I withdraw now?

Warren -

 

[therook]

Hahaha... Can I withdraw now?

Warren -

I doubt it very much Wazza.

I remember someone saying they made a bad beer last year, it may have been Andrei but a sample was bought to the swap and it was a really good helles beer ( If my memory serves me corect ). I apologise Andrei if it wasn't you

 

[SpillsMostOfIt]

What if I make a really, really good beer and don't want to share it with you guys?

I know the possibility of me doing this is diminishingly small, but there will be someone out there who might...

 

[Leigh]

Bought a case of 15 PET bottles at lunch, so just need to track down a second box and I'm set...don't stress boys, I'm sure all of your beers will be better than my best :unsure:

 

[Wardhog]

What if I make a really, really good beer and don't want to share it with you guys?

That's why I'm making a 50L batch of mine. I'm forcing myself to be confident about the quality of this batch by making enough so that a little under half of it will not be drunk by me. <Eyes closed tight>ItWILLbegoodItWILLbegoodItWILLbegoodItWILLbegoodItWILLbegood.......

However, I've made bigger batches before, and 2 out of 3 times I've been stuck with larger than usual amounts of beer that I didn't really want to drink. The one good large batch was the last case swap one.


AND FINALLY THIS F#%&ING HEAT HAS BUGGERED OFF SO I CAN FERMENT AT A REASONABLE TEMPERATURE. Brew on this weekend.

 

[warrenlw63]

AND FINALLY THIS F#%&ING HEAT HAS BUGGERED OFF SO I CAN FERMENT AT A REASONABLE TEMPERATURE. Brew on this weekend.

:lol: My morphed CAP to CACA agrees with you.

Warren -

 

[Leigh]

AND FINALLY THIS F#%&ING HEAT HAS BUGGERED OFF SO I CAN FERMENT AT A REASONABLE TEMPERATURE. Brew on this weekend.

I sure have struggled to keep my Belgian at 20 degrees...it got up to 23 during the week

Will cold condition tomorrow and put on a Golden Ale...taste testing at bottling will determine if this is the case swap beer, or if I use the Amber that will follow...

 

[therook]

I sure have struggled to keep my Belgian at 20 degrees...it got up to 23 during the week

Will cold condition tomorrow and put on a Golden Ale...taste testing at bottling will determine if this is the case swap beer, or if I use the Amber that will follow...

i thought Belgian's were fermented warmer than 20 ?

Rook

 

[Leigh]

hmmm, don't tell me that after I've kept it cool...LOL

Me still learning...this is a Belgian Blonde style ale using Safale K97 Wheat yeast...advice was 20 degrees...

 

[AUHEAMIC]

AND FINALLY THIS F#%&ING HEAT HAS BUGGERED OFF SO I CAN FERMENT AT A REASONABLE TEMPERATURE. Brew on this weekend.

What heat.

 

[warrenlw63]

Doing that myself Peels. Unfortunately my ferment fridge is sadly in need of regassing. <_<

Warren -

 

[andreic]

I doubt it very much Wazza.

I remember someone saying they made a bad beer last year, it may have been Andrei but a sample was bought to the swap and it was a really good helles beer ( If my memory serves me corect ). I apologise Andrei if it wasn't you

Yes that was me! And no I didn't like the beer... I'm thinking it suffered from DMS - there was a cooked vegetable aroma and taste (?) that really stuck out. Maybe it should have gone into the swap for 23 separate diagnosis I'm going to try and make it to the swap this time - perhaps I still have some of the Helles left for another taste!

 

[Quintrex]

Wow what a week,
Bought a house last weekend! Exciting times ahead!
On that note, I have decided to put in a joint entry between Voota and myself.
The plan is that we are going to make a coffee stout this weekend.
Probably my last brew for a while till I get the new joint set up!

1. Peels - No idea yet
2. Fents - second effort kolsch or a Boh Pills
3. Wardhog - Harold
4. Rook - Amber Ale
5. Maple - Rye something or other
6. Andreic - NFI yet
7. Hairofthedog - Blueberry Wheat ?
8. Chris Taylor - Weizenbock
9. SpillsMostOfIt - Austramerican Pale Ale or, failing that, a Brigalow Ginger Beer kit.
10. Haysie- Oatmeal Stout
11. Cummins - No idea yet
12. DFT - belgian dubble
13- Citymorgue2 - Spiced Xmas Ale or Brown Bavarian Lager
14. 65bellett- Best Brown Ale
15. Justin T - Dusseldorf Altbier
16. DoppelBrewer - Doppelbock
17. NRB - dunno yet
18. Mark_M - APA or Summer Ale (even if it is winter)
19. Alvin Ng - No idea yet
20. mortz - Munich Dunkel
21. superhero - Milk stout
22. Quintrex/Voota - Coffee Stout
23. Warren - Robust Porter
24. Leigh - Amber or Golden Ale
25. Hutch - London ESB

Reserve 1. Barramundai
Reserve 2. Lucas

 

[Wardhog]

Where are people finding the Cooper's PET bottles? I can probably scrounge 12-15 of them, but will need to find more, and I haven't seen them in the supermarket for a long time.

Hairofthedog, was that you in Dave's shop last night, around 5.30? I thought it was, but wasn't sure, I'll say g'day next time.

 

[warrenlw63]

Wardhog

Big W usually has plenty of them.

Must get my skates on and grab some too.

Warren -

 

[therook]

Where are people finding the Cooper's PET bottles? I can probably scrounge 12-15 of them, but will need to find more, and I haven't seen them in the supermarket for a long time.

Hairofthedog, was that you in Dave's shop last night, around 5.30? I thought it was, but wasn't sure, I'll say g'day next time.

Wardy,

Big W in the City have them.

Rook

 

[SpillsMostOfIt]

Kmart, as well.

 

[Leigh]

Wardy,

Big W in the City have them.

Rook

Had , I bought their last box yesterday LOL

Hopefully they'll restock quickly...

 

[andreic]

OK, ingredients ordered... this weekend I will brew my 2nd attempt at an Irish Dry Stout for the swap - I hope it will be much better than last year's effort

1. Peels - No idea yet
2. Fents - second effort kolsch or a Boh Pills
3. Wardhog - Harold
4. Rook - Amber Ale
5. Maple - Rye something or other
6. Andreic - Irish Dry Stout
7. Hairofthedog - Blueberry Wheat ?
8. Chris Taylor - Weizenbock
9. SpillsMostOfIt - Austramerican Pale Ale or, failing that, a Brigalow Ginger Beer kit.
10. Haysie- Oatmeal Stout
11. Cummins - No idea yet
12. DFT - belgian dubble
13- Citymorgue2 - Spiced Xmas Ale or Brown Bavarian Lager
14. 65bellett- Best Brown Ale
15. Justin T - Dusseldorf Altbier
16. DoppelBrewer - Doppelbock
17. NRB - dunno yet
18. Mark_M - APA or Summer Ale (even if it is winter)
19. Alvin Ng - No idea yet
20. mortz - Munich Dunkel
21. superhero - Milk stout
22. Quintrex/Voota - Coffee Stout
23. Warren - Robust Porter
24. Leigh - Amber or Golden Ale
25. Hutch - London ESB

Reserve 1. Barramundai
Reserve 2. Lucas

 

[Fents]

Where are people finding the Cooper's PET bottles? I can probably scrounge 12-15 of them, but will need to find more, and I haven't seen them in the supermarket for a long time.

Hairofthedog, was that you in Dave's shop last night, around 5.30? I thought it was, but wasn't sure, I'll say g'day next time.

shop local and get dave to get them in. and yes that prob was hairofthedog you saw, he rang me after.