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Thanks Milliner. Really looking forward to sampling a range of others' brews. I've given up on getting my friends here to sample my brews as it was a useless exercise.

In terms of packaging, when I sent beer in hahn premium stubbies (thick glass) i used bubble wrap and a cardboard post pack box. Now that I send tallies, I use a wine pack box from Aust Post and nothing else. What do you bottle in? I think you probably need to get some sort of box. Haven't worried about thermal insulation.

Next draw will be Easter 2012.

Cheers

I bottle in coopers longnecks. Never knew about the wine box thanks for the tip. Will try to get off today or tomorrow. Cheers and enjoy the spoils of your ill gotten gain

I don't have anything bottled at the moment. But your jacket is ready to go. PM your address.

Sent today. F**k me I see what your wife was whinging about postage. Hope ya enjoy anyway. Look forward to your feedback. Cheers, Paul

Earle, congrats.

I am about to go to Sydney this morning, and will also be away over Christmas and early into January. Will mail you your winnings when I'm back, but won't be until about mid January.
I have an AIPA bottled about 2½ weeks ago, and will test one before I send it to you. If I'm happy, that's what you'll get. If I'm not, I'll probably send you a stubby each of a Stout (aged 1½ yrs now) and a Belgian Dark Strong (aged 1 yr now).

So, you'll have to have some patience, but you will get your winnings eventually.

jello wrote:I don't have anything bottled at the moment. But your jacket is ready to go. PM your address.

PM sent. Bugger, just realised I'd pm'd Jeff instead of Jello. Jeff hasn't been active on the board since 2008, but you never know????

At 3XL the jacket is going to be too big for me as well. I'm happy for it to be held for the next lotto draw.
Cheers

warra48 wrote:Earle, congrats.

I am about to go to Sydney this morning, and will also be away over Christmas and early into January. Will mail you your winnings when I'm back, but won't be until about mid January.
I have an AIPA bottled about 2½ weeks ago, and will test one before I send it to you. If I'm happy, that's what you'll get. If I'm not, I'll probably send you a stubby each of a Stout (aged 1½ yrs now) and a Belgian Dark Strong (aged 1 yr now).

So, you'll have to have some patience, but you will get your winnings eventually.

No worries Warra. I'm away for a bit over christmas as well, so it will be good to have a few beer arrive in January to enjoy. I'm sure if you send me something that you're happy with, it will be great. Cheers

milliner1986 wrote:Sent today. F**k me I see what your wife was whinging about postage. Hope ya enjoy anyway. Look forward to your feedback. Cheers, Paul

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Afternoon Earle, your bottle of "honey bitter" is in the wine box ready to be posted am tomorrow. I hope you enjoy it and again well done. As we have experienced postage costs to Tas. in previous lotto we took out a loan for yours

barrelboy wrote:Afternoon Earle, your bottle of "honey bitter" is in the wine box ready to be posted am tomorrow. I hope you enjoy it and again well done. As we have experienced postage costs to Tas. in previous lotto we took out a loan for yours

Cheers BB. After yesterdays announcment by the RBA I hope you got a good interest rate

G'day Earl, I just bottled a brew and it tasted all right out of the hydrometer jar so I sent you a bottle.
I forgot to put the brewsheet in though.

It was a double batch with 5kg Munich 2, 5kg pils, 1 kg caraaroma, 100g Roast barley and 1kg brown sugar. Bittered with cluster and vanguard.

My brother brewed half with US-05 and I did my half with Wyeast 3522.

It will need some time in the bottle.

OT does anyone know an easy way of cut and pasting a recipe from beersmith 2. It was very simple with beersmith 1

Cheers Tipsy,

With the 3522 this would be some type of belgian? When you say time in the bottle do you mean just carbonation, or longer for some aging as well?

Cheers

earle wrote:
With the 3522 this would be some type of belgian?

Yep, first time I've used it though so I can't give you any feedback.

earle wrote: When you say time in the bottle do you mean just carbonation, or longer for some aging as well?

I'd say both, it came out at 6% and with the grain bill I'd guess a month or three would probably be good.
That said, I will be trying it every couple of weeks cos I'm impatient so I can give you a heads up if it's tasting any good.

Of course as I've only tried it from the hydro sample it might end up undrinkable

I reckon hydro samples are usually a pretty good indication

Tipsy wrote:OT does anyone know an easy way of cut and pasting a recipe from beersmith 2. It was very simple with beersmith 1

I didn't use BS1 that much so can't comment on the differences, but the way I do it in BS2 is to select (not open) the recipe in the Recipe tab. That will display the recipe at the bottom of the screen in "Classic Recipe" format, which I think is the default. In the Report pulldown change it to "Plain Text". You can then select and copy from this window.

I hope this makes sense, and is what you were looking for.

As I say, there may have been an easier way in BS1 and if there's a better way in BS2 I'd love to know!

Cheers,

Oliver

Just taped up the wine box containing my Imperial Rye Landlord. Will post tomorrow.

750mL of a 11.4% beer - I'd advise sharing it or not drinking anything prior.

Subtle this beer is not.

Enjoy!

Oliver wrote:I didn't use BS1 that much so can't comment on the differences, but the way I do it in BS2 is to select (not open) the recipe in the Recipe tab. That will display the recipe at the bottom of the screen in "Classic Recipe" format, which I think is the default.

Thanks Oliver,
I had it so the "preview pane" closed and couldn't work out how to get it back but I found it.


97-AG59
Belgian Specialty Ale
Type: All Grain Date: 15/11/2011
Batch Size (fermenter): 48.0 l Brewer: Luke & Paul
Boil Size: 52.3 l Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 75 min Equipment: Double Batch
End of Boil Volume 49.9 l Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 44.0 l Est Mash Efficiency 70.0 %
Fermentation: Lager, Single Stage Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:
Ingredients


Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
5.000 kg Pilsner, Malt Craft Export (Joe White) (3.2 EBC) Grain 8 41.3 %
5.000 kg Munich II (Weyermann) (16.7 EBC) Grain 7 41.3 %
1.000 kg Caraaroma (Weyermann) (350.7 EBC) Grain 9 8.3 %
45.0 g Cluster [7.90 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 12 18.2 IBUs
45.0 g Vanguard [5.20 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 13 12.0 IBUs
0.100 kg Roasted Barley (Joe White) (1398.7 EBC) Grain 10 0.8 %
1.000 kg Brown Sugar, Light (15.8 EBC) Sugar 11 8.3 %
48.0 l Antwerp, Belgium Water 1 -
6.00 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 3 -
4.00 g Salt (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 4 -
2.00 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 5 -
0.60 g Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 6 -
6.40 g Chalk (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 2 -
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 14 -
1.0 pkg Belgian Ardennes (Wyeast Labs #3522) [124.2 ml] Yeast 15 -

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.058 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.056 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.007 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.7 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.0 %
Bitterness: 30.1 IBUs Calories: 523.6 kcal/l
Est Color: 45.0 EBC
Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 12.100 kg
Sparge Water: 34.5 l Grain Temperature: 22.2 C
Sparge Temperature: 75.6 C Tun Temperature: 22.2 C
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.20

Mash Steps
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 31.95 l of water at 71.8 C 64.4 C 75 min

Sparge Step: Drain mash tun, Batch sparge with 2 steps (34.5l, 17.2l) of 75.6 C water
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Keg Volumes of CO2: 2.3
Pressure/Weight: 86.48 KPA Carbonation Used: Keg with 86.48 KPA
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 7.2 C Age for: 30.00 days
Fermentation: Lager, Single Stage Storage Temperature: 15.6 C
Notes

R.F.I.
Created with BeerSmith


All sorted Thanks

Now in the hands of Australia Post

Cheers Doc. I think Aust post do extra runs leading up to christmas so it might get here in reasonable time.

Good on yer Earle.

I have a choice of two.

There is one lonely longneck of my BIAB Little Creatures attempt (Lean & Hungry Ale), which has been pretty well received previously.

Otherwise I have a newly bottled BIAB SNPA-type ale, with plenty of late Amarillo and Cascade. First taste last night was pretty good; a bit cloudy (all my brews start off cloudy and clear after a while), and the hops could do with a bit of a rest to mellow a touch. Should be right to drink by Australia day, with a few days in the fridge to settle.