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22 hours ago, Classic Brewing Co said:

Fair enough, but the main point is I needed a Keg of beer in a hurry as my brother & his wife are coming down next week for a couple of days so at least I will have beer.

For the record I much prefer my AG brews as this is very ordinary, but there just wasn't time to get one ready.

Yes if in a hurry it will come in handy to entertain until get you're own AG stock up. 

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12 hours ago, jennyss said:

RDT2, I can't open the photos?

I downloaded it and tried to open it in Windows Photo. It needs a HEVC extension to display it and there's a prompt to download one but I haven't chased down that rabbit hole yet.

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21 hours ago, RDT2 said:

Belgian Dubbel 🇧🇪 this beer is amazing 🤩

I would put it up there with one of the best beers i have ever tasted! But don’t ask me to describe it but if I read a Belgian Dubbel definition I get it caramel with ripe banana at the finish or at least the belgian spicy yeast???? The best part of this beer is I made it from scratch including the candy! My neighbour loved it also! He also said my hazy IPA was better than the one at the brewery he attended for lunch today! But this beer i have wanted to make for a while and finally got around to it. The flavour is very complex and the colour is consistent with the colour of the candy! Can’t wait for my dad to try it! 🍻 

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Take 2️⃣ on the Belgian Dubbel I changed the settings to most compatible so I believe you can see  the images now??? Bloody updates 😥  anyway it’s a really nice 🍺 Cheers and sorry for the earlier funny format!

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Yesterday's Taste Test Challenge: 002, Coopers Sparkling Ale, bottled 22/5/23, conditioned 21 days, vs Coopers Brewery Sparkling Ale, a.k.a Coopers Red, Best After 7/8/22.

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002, poured 2nd, had a slightly bigger head. Retention was about even but Red left a little lacing, 002 left barely any at all. Red is only the lighter side of gold, 002 is in the deeper side.

Red had a good body, good (medium-high) carbonation, and a good mouthfeel. 002 had a good body, less (medium) carbonation, and an ok mouthfeel.

Red was bready, malty, somewhat bitter. 002 had some maltiness and some bitterness but also a mild sweetness.

002 was not bad and the chloramine twang had receded but it still seemed to suppress the aromas and some of the flavour.

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14 minutes ago, RDT2 said:

Take 2️⃣ on the Belgian Dubbel I changed the settings to most compatible so I believe you can see  the images now??? Bloody updates 😥  anyway it’s a really nice 🍺 Cheers and sorry for the earlier funny format!

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I can see them now on my laptop and on my phone without downloading anything else. 👍

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009, Blackbeard Schwarzbeir, bottled 6/9/23, conditioned 18 days, lagered about 7 weeks.

This bottle was primed with a medium scoop of brown sugar.

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I entered a (740ml PET) bottle of this beer in the Bayside Brewers Oktoberfest Competition. It scored 32, 29 & 29 (out of 50). 25-32 = good.

This bottle was primed with a medium scoop of white sugar.

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I also entered a (740ml PET) bottle of this beer in the Oktoberfest Competition). It scored 36, 33, & 39. 33-39 = very good.

This bottle was primed with a medium scoop (I think) of dextrose.

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I didn't enter a bottle of this beer into the Oktoberfest Competition. I'm thinking I should probably put these bottles back into the conditioning cave to see if I can improve their carbonation.

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@Kegory that is the fine line with bottled beer you mentioned about carbonation. Especially with lagers where the cooler the longer is better.

But the carbonation may suffer for the taste. I keep saying that I'm going to bottle some beer for all the bottles I collected. But is so much better from the keg.

I still need to catch up on stock after rebuild kkeggerator then need to bottle a few batches.

  

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10 hours ago, Kegory said:

009, Blackbeard Schwarzbeir, bottled 6/9/23, conditioned 18 days, lagered about 7 weeks.

This bottle was primed with a medium scoop of brown sugar.

IMG_20231030_190443785.thumb.jpg.6bb9807b301c16625e97f943325034df.jpg

I entered a (740ml PET) bottle of this beer in the Bayside Brewers Oktoberfest Competition. It scored 32, 29 & 29 (out of 50). 25-32 = good.

This bottle was primed with a medium scoop of white sugar.

IMG_20231030_195001696.thumb.jpg.8c731487bddcc6fade7c988d9701f1de.jpg

I also entered a (740ml PET) bottle of this beer in the Oktoberfest Competition). It scored 36, 33, & 39. 33-39 = very good.

This bottle was primed with a medium scoop (I think) of dextrose.

IMG_20231030_201738142.thumb.jpg.b111414b66fce8f8798480954907bbff.jpg

I didn't enter a bottle of this beer into the Oktoberfest Competition. I'm thinking I should probably put these bottles back into the conditioning cave to see if I can improve their carbonation.

Just spotted a typo: the white sugar primed beer scored 36,33 & 30 (not 39).

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18 hours ago, Kegory said:

009, Blackbeard Schwarzbeir, bottled 6/9/23, conditioned 18 days, lagered about 7 weeks.

This bottle was primed with a medium scoop of brown sugar.

IMG_20231030_190443785.thumb.jpg.6bb9807b301c16625e97f943325034df.jpg

I entered a (740ml PET) bottle of this beer in the Bayside Brewers Oktoberfest Competition. It scored 32, 29 & 29 (out of 50). 25-32 = good.

This bottle was primed with a medium scoop of white sugar.

IMG_20231030_195001696.thumb.jpg.8c731487bddcc6fade7c988d9701f1de.jpg

I also entered a (740ml PET) bottle of this beer in the Oktoberfest Competition). It scored 36, 33, & 39. 33-39 = very good.

This bottle was primed with a medium scoop (I think) of dextrose.

IMG_20231030_201738142.thumb.jpg.b111414b66fce8f8798480954907bbff.jpg

I didn't enter a bottle of this beer into the Oktoberfest Competition. I'm thinking I should probably put these bottles back into the conditioning cave to see if I can improve their carbonation.

Congratluations on the good scores in the competition!

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1 minute ago, Cheap Charlie said:

Congratluations on the good scores in the competition!

Thanks mate. I thought they were good beers, clean fermentation, no off flavours or aromas, but I'm still finding my feet brewing so it was reassuring to get those kinds of comments from the judges.

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1 minute ago, Kegory said:

No. The labels had to be completely covered: competition rules. I reckon they'd have scored triple figures if labels were allowed 😉

Yeah, last time I entered a comp you had to put a rubber band around the printable label they emailed you & you didn't get the bottles back. That's in SA anyway.

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20 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said:

Yeah, last time I entered a comp you had to put a rubber band around the printable label they emailed you & you didn't get the bottles back. That's in SA anyway.

Yeah, similar. The competition labels had to be taped on with clear tape and completely cover any other labels. 

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This is the last bottle of the AG Brewed IPA, I much prefer the kegged version but that has long gone. Better than not having a beer. I will be brewing a AG Pale Ale in a day or to, I must get myself a 5l keg for the brew that doesn't fit in the Corny 19l & then I can eliminate bottling to a degree.

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1 hour ago, Classic Brewing Co said:

then I can eliminate bottling to a degree.

I save the bottles for brews like stouts strong ales, and other non-everyday beers. It's good to have a few back ups that you can "cellar".

p.s. some really great shots from that new phone of yours - it looks like there is additional lighting there - looks quite professional 🤔

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20 minutes ago, Cheap Charlie said:

I save the bottles for brews like stouts strong ales, and other non-everyday beers. It's good to have a few back ups that you can "cellar".

p.s. some really great shots from that new phone of yours - it looks like there is additional lighting there - looks quite professional 🤔

Cheers, I know I have to bottle a few but after all these years of brewing I am well & truly over bottling.

I agree with you on the Stouts & Darks etc. but I am going for a portable keg setup in addition to the keg fridge.

The cameras in the S23 Ultra are quite spectacular boasting a 200mp rear camera, I have to be careful downloading files as some of the files are 20-30mp.

You can also shoot 8k video!

https://www.samsung.com/au/smartphones/galaxy-s23-ultra/specs/

 

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