Guest Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Hairy... you can not buy that in Tasmanian Supermarkets. I have never seen it and state legislation stipulates no alcohol can be sold at a supermarket here. You may be able to buy it in NSW but certainly not in Tassie. Jamie, you said you have seen beer in supermarkets in Tassie, you still haven't answered my question as to which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Mud Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 Hi Bill - the Woolworths iPhone app says you can buy Coopers Birrel at the Woolies in Sandy Bay (Aisle 5)- as someone mentioned, it's so low in alcohol that it's kind of considered non alcoholic, although some alcoholic products are clearly able to be sold (vanilla essence for example). Most Supermarkets in VIC have the same restrictions (though not all) but almost all of them stock this or something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Thanks Paul, I'll be heading to Sandy Bay next week now to get one to try. I wouldn't consider Vanilla Essence an alcohol product but more of an ingredient product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 In Australia, any beverage under 1.15% ABV is considered to be a soft drink. It attracts no excise tax and may be sold by supermarkets, grocery stores, the corner shop, etc. [biggrin] We've produced Birell (around 0.5% ABV) under licence for many years and we've recently started importing Holsten 0.0 - only available in some Woolies stores at the mo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Mud Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 But it is beneficial to leave it another week to allow the yeast to clean up after themselves and clear up the beer. Just a quick question about this Hairy - I've been busting my chops to keep the beer <20C - the past few days in Melbourne have been stinking hot! Do I need to maintain the temperature while the yeast is cleaning up? I read somewhere that letting it come up to room temperature is desirable though I'm not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Temperature control is really important during fermentation so you don't have to be so strict during the extra 'clean up' week. But saying that, you still don't want your beer to sit at 35 degrees. Room temperature will be fine during that stage (provided it isn't 35 degrees [happy] ) I have a fridge with a temp controller so I just leave it at around 18-19 degrees. I sometimes cold condition for the last few days, and the other times I don't. As for raising temps, I'm not sure if there is any benefit for ales but many lager brewers will raise the temps after fermentation for a diacetyl rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Mud Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 Thanks Hairy, I've dispensed with the ice and the brew is sitting at about 25C - glad not to have to worry about ice etc for the next week or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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