Back Brewing Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 15 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said: I have been saving this one for a moment while I was alone, every time I have attempted to open it someone is at the door. It is a powerful brew; the rum is a nice addition & having a malty backbone it complements the spicy notes, this is definitely not a session beer. I quite like it & wouldn't mind getting the recipe. You can really smell & taste the rum. Has anyone had anything similar? His beers are good I was getting my kegs from him for a long time before I started brewing again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 1 minute ago, Back Brewing said: His beers are good I was getting my kegs from him for a long time before I started brewing again Yes, they are, I have a couple of mates with kegerators whom go there for the keg beer, I have done it a couple of times in between re- organising my AG set-up, the cans are nice & good value, good fridge fillers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegory Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 A Hazy Pale Ale at Gales Brewery in East Brunswick The brewery was setup by a former home brewer, commencing pre-planning about 5 years ago, with no formal brewing training and it was very interesting hearing about their story to this stage and their plans for the future. I tried five of their brews, my favourite being the West Coast IPA, and sampled many home brews, too. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back Brewing Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 1 minute ago, Kegory said: A Hazy Pale Ale at Gales Brewery in East Brunswick The brewery was setup by a former home brewer, commencing pre-planning about 5 years ago, with no formal brewing training and it was very interesting hearing about their story to this stage and their plans for the future. I tried five of their brews, my favourite being the West Coast IPA, and sampled many home brews, too. Would hate the cleaning job 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennyss Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 7 hours ago, Back Brewing said: Would hate the cleaning job I spoke to the brewer at Dubbo's Devil's Hollow Brewery a while back. He said the biggest part of his job is cleaning! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegory Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 14 minutes ago, jennyss said: I spoke to the brewer at Dubbo's Devil's Hollow Brewery a while back. He said the biggest part of his job is cleaning! I bet it is. At Gales they said they had an infection early on and had to throw away three (500L) batches and were going close to running out of beer. They'd cleaned the fermenter after the first one, of course, but it wasn't in the fermenter. Turned out it was in the cooling or filtering system (or somewhere in the tranfer) and it wasn't until they found the rust, that part of the system wasn't stainless it was just plated, that they were able to get rid of it (replacing the parts with stainless steel). 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBillett09 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 I read on a Reddit home brewing community someone said: “home brewing is actually a cleaning hobby with beer being a by-product” that’s accurate! 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBillett09 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 19 hours ago, Kegory said: I bet it is. At Gales they said they had an infection early on and had to throw away three (500L) batches and were going close to running out of beer. They'd cleaned the fermenter after the first one, of course, but it wasn't in the fermenter. Turned out it was in the cooling or filtering system (or somewhere in the tranfer) and it wasn't until they found the rust, that part of the system wasn't stainless it was just plated, that they were able to get rid of it (replacing the parts with stainless steel). That’s a commercial nightmare for a startup brewery! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegory Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 5 hours ago, NBillett09 said: I read on a Reddit home brewing community someone said: “home brewing is actually a cleaning hobby with beer being a by-product” that’s accurate! So very true. A cleaning AND sanitizing hobby. I haven't looked at my kitchen in the same way since I started homebrewing 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBillett09 Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 9 hours ago, Kegory said: So very true. A cleaning AND sanitizing hobby. I haven't looked at my kitchen in the same way since I started homebrewing I would say that they are degrees on the same spectrum. In that something can be cleaned but not sanitized, but something cannot be sanitized without being cleaned. Not to ignite a philosophical debate 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegory Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 6 minutes ago, NBillett09 said: I would say that they are degrees on the same spectrum. In that something can be cleaned but not sanitized, but something cannot be sanitized without being cleaned. Not to ignite a philosophical debate But I like philosophical debates I guess the definition of the words is important, it always in in philosophy. If something was given a dose of radiation sufficient enough to kill any microbes would that be "sanitized?" You could do that without removing the dirt. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBillett09 Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 @Kegory given that the Britannia dictionary says the definition is sanitize is: to make (something) free from dirt, infection, disease, etc., by cleaning it : to make (something) sanitary then I would say that even though microbes were gone it still wouldn’t be “sanitary”. Because if that were so, you’d never need to clean the FV/brewing equipment, you’d just soak it in sanitizer and be done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegory Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 25 minutes ago, NBillett09 said: @Kegory given that the Britannia dictionary says the definition is sanitize is: to make (something) free from dirt, infection, disease, etc., by cleaning it : to make (something) sanitary then I would say that even though microbes were gone it still wouldn’t be “sanitary”. Because if that were so, you’d never need to clean the FV/brewing equipment, you’d just soak it in sanitizer and be done So possibly sterilized but not sanitized. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegory Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Mountain Culture Old Friend Schwarzbeir at Carwyn Cellars They're giving away German beer crates so I had to pop in and I couldn't go without trying at least one of the beers they have on tap. The electricity is out but thankfully there was enough light to read the blackboard. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 5 minutes ago, Kegory said: So possibly sterilized but not sanitized. Jeez, just clean it & sanitise everything, you will be fine. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegory Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 44 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said: Jeez, just clean it & sanitise everything, you will be fine. Just having a friendly discussion with @NBillett09, Phil. Keep your pants on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmar92 Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Sterilizing as a home brewer is impossible. Cleanliness and effective sanitation is the aim. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegory Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 It was a philosophical discussion, not a practical one. Banter, one may call it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmar92 Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 16 minutes ago, Kegory said: It was a philosophical discussion, not a practical one. Banter, one may call it. Possibly just BS I would say. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegory Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 25 minutes ago, kmar92 said: Possibly just BS I would say. Fair call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegory Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 Cage Roads Single Fin Summer Ale So I tracked this down wanting to experience the "fish guts" aroma. When I opened it I was a little disappointed to get a waft of a familiar hop aroma. I checked their website: Galaxy, Cascade, and Enigma, yeah, those are familiar names. What happened? Did @Red devil 44 get a bad batch, an old bottle? Had it been left in the sun or some other hot environment? So I came back and checked this thread. Wrong beer, d'oh. The fish guts aroma was the Burleigh Big Head Lager (maybe that should be "burley"). Now, IIRC, I've had Big Head before. Isn't that the no carb beer? I didn't like that at all. I won't go tracking that one down. Once was enough. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegory Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 Orion The Dark Japanese Dark Lager A mate sent me a picture of these this morning for some reason or other. Probably something to do with making him drink my Schwarzbeir (I also sent him that picture of the Mountain Culture Old Friend yesterday). Naturally I googled where to get 'em. Japanese Dark Lagers are supposedly based on Schwarzbeirs. So, as the foremost expert on Schwarzbeirs in my house I took it upon myself to try it out. As luck would have it I'd already arranged to visit my brother to make him drink my Schwarzbeirs today so I picked some up at First Choice on the way past. It's not bad and I can sort of see that Schwarzbeir heritage. More so than, say, a Czech or Mexican dark lager. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red devil 44 Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 30 minutes ago, Kegory said: Cage Roads Single Fin Summer Ale So I tracked this down wanting to experience the "fish guts" aroma. When I opened it I was a little disappointed to get a waft of a familiar hop aroma. I checked their website: Galaxy, Cascade, and Enigma, yeah, those are familiar names. What happened? Did @Red devil 44 get a bad batch, an old bottle? Had it been left in the sun or some other hot environment? So I came back and checked this thread. Wrong beer, d'oh. The fish guts aroma was the Burleigh Big Head Lager (maybe that should be "burley"). Now, IIRC, I've had Big Head before. Isn't that the no carb beer? I didn't like that at all. I won't go tracking that one down. Once was enough. Yeah @Kegory, it was the Burleigh Big Head Lager aka- fish gut lager. Single Fin was a very thin tasteless (no hop taste) beer. Both disappointing IMHO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltop hops Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 Haven't seen these around for a while. Serious IPA. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltop hops Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 New PL IPA. Poured a bit flat, tastes grassy compared to the Sierra. Prefer their original IPA. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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