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Friday night watching the football, I had a couple of Stockade Bre Co. offerings

Splicer XPA and Mr Fruju NEIPA. Both very enjoyable, I probably enjoyed the XPA more, but couldn't drink a heap of them (bit sweet). Also Thunder Road NEIPA that was nice enough.

Both SWMBO and daughter tried the ...

I don't profess to be anything like an expert, but if you run into any problems let me know. I'd be happy to help if I can.

Thanks for the offer Geoff. My brother has been kegging for years and hes only around the corner, so I've been leaning on him for advice.


PS. Great to hear that the good ...

Guru wrote:Nice, glad someones brewing.

About every 2-3 weeks keeps me supplied.

Currently drinking a k&b DSGA with some citra added in boil and dry (with amarillo). Really enjoying it.
Normally not an overly exiting announcement, but it's the first brew in keg for me, so it tastes sooo much better.


Planner

Guru wrote: Doesn't taste like 5.2%.

True, that XPA has caught me out.

How are the homebrews?

Drinking a k&b dark ale & k&b Coopers Pale (mid) at present, enjoying both.
Bottled a chocolate stout last weekend, and in the next few days should bottle an English Bitter.

Dusting off the homebrew gear again has also got me looking at the bottlo shelves with greater ...

I haven't been around for a while (nearly 7 years since last post :roll: ), things are certainly quieter here now.
With all this extra time on my hands I've dragged out the homebrew gear and dusted it off to restart. 4 new brews bottled now.

Lately I've been really enjoying a few different darker ...

barls wrote:2 pints while i watch the wife mow it.

I'm with barls on this one, a couple of bottles watching SWMBO mow.
If I'm forced to mow, about 40mins with a half time "orange break"

Planner

That's priceless Planner, and yes mine does have psychic abilities.

Every time, that's no exaggeration, I really do mean EVERY FRIGGIN TIME I set foot in my local home brew shop she rings me and says where are you?

I'm convinced that they're all wired in a similar fashion. SWMBO knows from miles ...

One night last week I figured there was nothing worth watching on the idiot box so decided to bottle a batch.
I still haven’t plumbed the sink in the shed, so at present am using the laundry trough for beer related activities. SWMBO heard the running water and came to investigate.

SWMBO: Don’t ...

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Oliver wrote:We'll have a beer for you, earle!

Oliver

After you have earles' beer, have one for me, but make it a good beer. I'm not sending you to NZ to drink bad beers for me

Planner

My 2c, it's finished. If you're adding lactose you obviously don't want it dry anyway. Stupid question, does the lactose ferment out completely anyway? Never used it so don't know.


Thanks Rotten

Correct, I didn't want it too dry (will be shared with SWMBO). The lactose doesn't fully ferment ...

Recipe:

10l SPC pear juice
500g lactose
Coopers kit yeast boiled in 2l to dissolve lactose
Topped up to 1045 OG (17l)
Saflager S-23

This bubbled away slowly for 2 weeks at 12deg before stopping at 1020.
So I stirred and raised temp to 18deg, no further movement. After another week I stirred ...

I even got a first notice from the post office for the first time in years. You must know people.


AusPost now offer tracking as standard on parcels, I watched online where it was going step-by-step (right down to the minute it was collected).
Had a win at the post office also, the girl behind ...

A lager yeast in an ale because of temps !?!?!
Have you done that !?? My world is about to be tipped upside down !! hahahaa !
I have never heard of that.

I'm experimenting with lager yeast in ales because of temps at present.
Just starting to drink a batch now, ale recipe with S-23 @ 12deg ...

Tipsy wrote: Na, it's a lotto, ........

Take the prize.

I agree with Tipsy, If you had picked the lotto numbers correct you would collect from Tatts for a second time.
Only difference here is that you communicate with us losers donors via a screen rather than us being anonymous.

Planner

Oliver

I had already looked at their website, thanks for the PDF, I hadn't seen that before.
Thinking I might get a satchet of the Burton Union to try as well.
Will let you know how they go, might be a few weeks as both fermenters are occupied.

Planner

Oliver wrote: The challenges of making this would surely be many,

Also a challenge for the labelmaker as well.

Yesterday while in the LHBS getting some LDME, the owner showed me the range of Mangrove Jacks yeast that he now stocks. He doesn't keep any liquid yeasts, so this extra range of dried stuff will be a bonus if it's any good. I bought a "British Ale" and a "US West Coast" to try. My hope is that they ...