It sure was the perfect way to spend an afternoon. Big thanks to Ian for hosting such a great get-together (btw - I don't know anything about any contamination in your water supply should any become evident). Thanks also to Deebee and Big Al for lifts there and back respectively.
Crikey I did some damage to the Dalton this morning :blink:
Thanks Ian for your generous hospitality and a great brewday. I have missed the doh' in at previous brewdays and it was great seeing a brew right from the beginning. I once again cannot recommend enough the value of chatting to other brewers and sharing the knowledge base(EG: The weizen 30 degree rule eh asher). Thanks also to Hoops for bringing some balmy QLD weather for the day.
OK I have found the keg that Hoops dropped off at the front of my place, thanks. But I cant find the quiche that Barf was going to drop at everyones door. Did you leave it in reach of the dogs Barf?
Thanks Ian for hosting a great day.
It was great to meet you all, I think i soaked up a lot of info.
I hope you dont mind if i steal some of your ideas Ian.
Hope to see you all again.
For those interested in a wine brew day i will post when i get an idea of dates for grapes
probably not as easy to organise as a beer day and the process is not as long but hey more time to drink beer.
Great day Vlad.... Niice setup you have there, plenty of room for expansion as well...
Heaps of top beers and only needed to turn my back once (when a batch sparge was implemented....)
By the way the hopping schedule for the IPA turned out to be more complex than I remembered including FWhopping a shitload of Amarillo..
Mash #39 - Big IPA
Anticipated IBU: 46.7
Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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50.00 g. Amarillo Gold Pellet 8.50 29.2 First WH
42.00 g. Cascade Plug 4.50 13.4 60 min.
42.00 g. Cascade Plug 4.50 2.7 10 min.
28.00 g. Goldings - E.K. Plug 4.20 1.4 5 min.
40.00 g. Amarillo Gold Pellet 8.50 0.0 0 min.
42.00 g. Cascade Plug 4.50 0.0 0 min.
Thanks for attending all, it was a bit easier than I had anticipated.
The beer missed its target by a country mile, so I'll call it somethimg else and drink it sooner.
Asher- you're not a real brewer unless you batch sparge.
(If anyone has any unwanted ball valves, you know where to send them, I'm sure I can fit a few more on)