Thanks guys.. a word of explanation:
I did indeed win the comp, but sadly will be unable to go to NY due to family and work reasons, so happily passed the trip onto the second place winner, Pocket Beers.
PB is not only a top brewer but is the sort of guy, if you saw him in town you would unthinkingly jaywalk four lanes of rush hour traffic to go over and shake his hand "hey it's good old PB over there" and he will be an excellent ambassador for Aussie Home Brew in New York.
Anyway not all doom, there was a fairly good cash component with the prize as well so I'm finally off to get my Keg Fridge tomorrow then down to Ross to get taps, tubes, regs and a tutorial on how to bang it all together. I actually have a full keg of my winning superTTL already waiting.
Next year is either West Coast USA or the Great British Beer Festival as I understand so me preparations start this afternoon :icon_cheers: :icon_cheers:
I'ts also a win for BIAB which is as important to me as one year's personal success.
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