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Hey all, thought I’d check in. Say gday and happy brewing. I’m Still home brewing, although it’s been about 2 months since I kegged anything. Should change that in the next few weeks after a house move and get Back in the saddle. in other news, I’ve moved on from the Belgian brewery and scored a job with QLD giants Black hops. Going from a relatively relaxed environment to a full scale production brewery that pushes out 12,000L of wort a day has been quite the adjustment. Lots of things to learn. I also entered Padre’s Australian lager in the recent Royal QLD food and wine awards and scored a bronze medal for my efforts. The beer even out scored xxxx bitter in the same category chat soon

Bunker Beer… COPA all grain. Yum!

The loose hop matter gets sucked into it through the tap I imagine. Meanwhile, a red ale or two while I catch up on a couple of footy games after finally getting home

My first AG in the glass. Only day 2 in the keg but tastes magnificent. Needs a bit of time to clear up.

the never ending SMOTY. i was expecting this keg to blow on the weekend but it keeps on delivering.

Aussie Lager has cleared nicely (although you wouldn’t think so due to condensation) and in my new/old Swan Lager glass I paid a hefty $4 for a couple of days ago! A fitting combination IMO!

Saison Session Ale Added 100g Galaxy for a dry hop when I cold conditioned the beer. It's amazing. Very very fruity with some good solide bitterness

Had the neighbours round for a few Paddies Day pints. The pour was a bit irregular but they didn’t mind

When a beer looks like this after 15 minutes, I know I’m doing something right Helles at 4 weeks in the keg. A little more time and it’ll be even better.

my attempt at last years' swooping season brown ale ROTM is a winner

Duval AG clone, on my last few bottles. This one is working out to be a really nice brew. Several months in the bottle, worth the wait

Delicious home brewed stout. Easter has come early. Chocolate, coffee, rum. More kick than mule on steroids.

Mixed berry sour - YUMMO

Second partial mash now on tap - a collaboration effort from the guys on the forum - cheers guys. Just as good as any FWK I've bought. A perfect lawnmower beer on these hot days, and yes the lawn does need a mow

Coopers extract Pale Ale fermented with Voss Kveik.

I have a work mate who doesn’t brew anymore so he said I could have all his stuff, FOR FREE. I offered him some money but he wouldn’t take it, kegs are clean, and some other bits & bobs, taps etc. 2 x Coopers Fermenters (not in pic) Feels like I won the lotto. Was about an hour each way to pick them up but it was well worth it. I now have 19 kegs, not sure what to do with them all, more brewing I guess.

Oh my.

Coopers Pale Ale, new Batch This one was dry hopped with East Kent Golding Great Flavour

I tried biofine a couple of times, hated it. It created a strange hazy layer on the bottom of the fermenter about 2 inches high, like the yeast or whatever it was didn't drop and compact properly. I still have the bottle of it in the fridge Gelatine is probably better although I don't particularly like it much either. Maybe I used it wrong when I did try it, but it made the yeast sediment quite fluffy and easily disturbed, which defeated the purpose really. Polyclar is fantastic. It drops out into the trub and takes the polyphenols with it. This pilsner was a little hazy with yeast after it was first kegged, but time has dropped that out and it's now pretty much crystal clear

A partial mash lager. Gladfield ale malt. Hallertau Mittelfrüh, w34/70. Really nice and still only young

2nd try of my Fruit Salad ale. This is vastly bette than the first dud, light, melon and passion fruit flavours, good carbonation and head, fairly clear. There must have been a dud bottle or more in the batch. This was my 50/50 experiment with an el dorado dry hop in half the batch. Both equally enjoyable, perhaps the el dorado dry hop adds some flavour which makes it better. Would make this again, perhaps with Galaxy and some Carapils also.

Got to keg the AG COPA today. Can't wait to have a taste. Possibly only 2 sleeps away from a sneaky sip.

Gave the lens a spit and polish Happy Friday everyone

Nail Red Ale clone is good!

Berry sour - lovely and refreshing on a humid day. I was in the garden until 0930 today - then done, too bloody hot - love it!!!

Just another Coopers Pale Ale on a Glorious afternoon What can I say, Just drink It

Well more of an update on my goings on i know i am boring you of all this. but its keeping me motivated to keep on truckin along been back on my weekly injections for a month now had to start at the lowest dose so i dont shock the pancreas to much which was 4 weeks of .25 next sunday i push up to .5 for two weeks As i recall from last time i mention i was 151kg down from 160kg. well i have now broken the 150 and not out on 148kg so i am still going south in the right direction i am starting to feel changes with in the body , i am starting to be able to stand longer and walk alot more then i once was, i think i could start walking to the pub now with a bit more ease on Friday night Tonight instead of going to the gym i went to water Aerobics with my partner as my knees and back still ache bit and thought the pool will be alot easier and less taxing on the body and wont punish my knees to much .. well i wont say to the wife i loved it or enjoyed it , but it was good and a few golfing mates was there as well so it was much easier and relaxing then not knowing anyone . So i have decided to cool the gym down a bit and do water aerobics and go to the gym on the off days . i'm sick of eating like rabbit but its gotta be done for the best .. i haven't felt this good in such along time and hope by the next time i post about weight and health i have good reports to come . As most likely by then i have been to my heart specialist and he gives me some better news anyway have fun guys

The fridge is no oil painting, but has been delivering some good icy cold beers lately..

First (proper) tasting of an AG COPA. Really love this beer. I took a leaf out of @iBooz2 Boozer’s book and started it early to get the most of the hops, good call, thanks!

A bottled Duval clone to start the evening, with a shop-bought one after. A Westmalle Dubbel clone to finish. Free cobwebs too

Oatmeal Stout this is very nice!!!! Tossing up whether to nitro or not! Was saving this for tomorrow but couldn’t help it! This was another disaster brew day that has come good!

I love Red hoppy ales and always have one if there is one on the menu and this one is no exception. At 35 IBUs I think I might have some room to add some more hops late and early and maybe some rye but this is really nicely balanced, so easy to drink!

Kegged the Coopers XPA tonight. One keg 18 litres and the other 9.1 litres at 5.4%. Sample aroma and taste were lovely. Not sure how close yet. I have a bit of a dilemma though. No space in the kegerator. Half keg of Mango Catharina Sour, half a keg of Passionfruit Catharina Sour and half a keg of Czech Budvar lined up ahead of the Coopers XPA. The Budvar can wait, but I want to get the XPA in soon to get the best dry hop aroma hit. I also want to be able to drink the Sours side-by-side. Luckily, two of the kegs in the kegerator only have about 1.5 litres left in them. Third keg is about half full. And fourth keg is soda water. Which order to assign to the next few kegs?

Some things just get better with age. 18 month old Mr.Sinister Ale, it’s a vicious drop. Still have about 8 bottles left. Will have another one next month. Took one to work and the guys just loved it. They also cracked a 17 month old bottle of Mangrove Jack’s Strawberry & Pear Cider and absolutely loved it. (As they did the Blueberry Cider). Sometimes I must do something right, ha ha

First pour Zappa Pale Ale. Very interesting beer this one. The Web says "Zappa™ is described as having unique spiciness, coupled with full on mango, backed by a sharp citrus, delightful savory and strong deciduous pine characteristics." I get a touch of mango. No real citrus. No real pine and a tonne of spiciness. Like im talking saison type spiciness. I think 8 out of 10 people wouldn't like this beer. 1 wouldn't mind it and 1 would like it. I'm in the wouldn't mind it position. Zappa is definitely unique. Like no hop I have tasted. I wouldn't use it in a single hop beer again. But I think it would go awesome in a smaller quantity in a big IPA to add some complexity. My next centennial IPA I will get some and add it in smaller quantities in the whirlpool and dry hop stage.

Homemade Beer, homemade Beef Jerky. How good is that! Buying it at the Pub would cost more than the ingredients! In one of the 50c glasses from yesterday's beer glass buy.

Just a little flashback video from my trip to Brazil 2072459539_BeersofBrasil.mp4

Kegged a Timothy Taylor Landlord clone, and a COPA clone. Stocks are back up, the keezer is full too The cold crash didn’t make any difference by the looks of things

I haven’t had one of these in years. Now I can wait another few years for the next one. Not bad but the most exciting thing about it is the bottle

Went to First choice liquor today and some how scored 12 cans for $24.50, ha ha. A six pack of Mountain Goat Steam Ale, a four pack of Balter Hazy IPA and two of this Tinnies. The can looks small but the beer is great

First beer in a week (had the flu) and one of the very few I have left as I haven’t brewed since October until last Sunday. A pint of NOG Ale, always delicious.

Thought I’d better change it up a bit. Partial mash lager with hallertau Mittelfrüh at flameout, super pride dry hop. Yummy!! no trampoline tonight!!

Coopers Bootmaker Ale Such a Good Brew, almost seven weeks in the bottle.

Sneak taste of the IPA, this is the one that I added a late steep of 60gms of Galaxy & it is alive with hoppiness, it's fruity with a nice bitterness but still a bit green, in a few more days it will develop & have better head retention. Pretty happy with this one.

Kaiju Krush - Side-by-side taste test. Commercial version Strong pineapple aroma Malty flavour with tropical notes Nice sharp bitterness Mine Much more subtle aroma (although this is the last bottle, just over two months after bottling), seems more citrus than pineapple Quite similar flavour, but smoother bitterness Hazy, whereas the commercial is clear I only dry hopped mine for two days. Maybe I could have done it for longer for more aroma. Both are really nice beers. Not identical, but the HB version is a good tribute to the original.

Sausage pizza with tomato sauce drizzled elegantly over it; then covered it with another layer of mozzarella cheese before it went in the oven. My husband does a lovely yeast crust with half and half plain and wholemeal flower; and also 'parbakes' it for about 10 minutes before we put the toppings on.

Nice big 8.5% stout. Pushing the Brewzilla to its limits with 7.5 kilo of grain.

Pint of Coopers finest, looking extra hazy. Watching UFC at the pub.

Early taste of My Bootmaker, three weeks in the bottle. I'm happy, great brew, but I will say not as good as the one I had with @Classic Brewing Co on Friday! For K&K Brewers, if you have not done this one Yet.. get it on the List. Poor photography and a frosted glass, means you can't see any bubbles.. but they are there. Top Brew!

Went to town on the tastings. Well, not quite, as each glass is quite small (compared to larger ones..) COPA, Old Perc, and a Coopers Saison KnK And a Guinness that I’ve really messed up the pour too