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@dogmeat said in Beer thread:
Haven't tried it for obvious reasons but I have in the past forced the odd Tui down - at the cricket - and, based on those experiences, the review seems penetratingly accurate.
The last and only time I drank a Tui was also at the cricket. Blake Park back in the early 1990s.
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@bovidae said in Beer thread:
@dogmeat said in Beer thread:
Haven't tried it for obvious reasons but I have in the past forced the odd Tui down - at the cricket - and, based on those experiences, the review seems penetratingly accurate.
The last and only time I drank a Tui was also at the cricket. Blake Park back in the early 1990s.
I’m ashamed to say I’ve had one this year. Handed to me by the other half’s uncle at his place in the Bay, complete with a “I know you’re into that craft beer stuff but this is all I have”
A hot day so not completely awful.
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I've been seeing pics of @mariner4life yellow looking beers and they always look amazing (and kind of look like Harry Potter Butter Beers)
Finally found some and they really are delicious all appear to be Hazy IPA's
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@mn5 said in Beer thread:
@bovidae said in Beer thread:
@dogmeat said in Beer thread:
Haven't tried it for obvious reasons but I have in the past forced the odd Tui down - at the cricket - and, based on those experiences, the review seems penetratingly accurate.
The last and only time I drank a Tui was also at the cricket. Blake Park back in the early 1990s.
I’m ashamed to say I’ve had one this year. Handed to me by the other half’s uncle at his place in the Bay, complete with a “I know you’re into that craft beer stuff but this is all I have”
A hot day so not completely awful.
I think you needed a covid test if your sense of taste was that fucked.
To be fair I don't quite get the scorn for Tui (at least in comparison to it's peers).
Tui, Red, DB, Speights, Waikato etc etc are all pretty much the same beer with slight flavour profile differences
Because they are all awful (except when you are really thirsty on a hot day), regular drinkers accustomed to one will find the others not to their liking.
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@crucial said in Beer thread:
@mn5 said in Beer thread:
@bovidae said in Beer thread:
@dogmeat said in Beer thread:
Haven't tried it for obvious reasons but I have in the past forced the odd Tui down - at the cricket - and, based on those experiences, the review seems penetratingly accurate.
The last and only time I drank a Tui was also at the cricket. Blake Park back in the early 1990s.
I’m ashamed to say I’ve had one this year. Handed to me by the other half’s uncle at his place in the Bay, complete with a “I know you’re into that craft beer stuff but this is all I have”
A hot day so not completely awful.
I think you needed a covid test if your sense of taste was that fucked.
To be fair I don't quite get the scorn for Tui (at least in comparison to it's peers).
Tui, Red, DB, Speights, Waikato etc etc are all pretty much the same beer with slight flavour profile differences
Because they are all awful (except when you are really thirsty on a hot day), regular drinkers accustomed to one will find the others not to their liking.
Maybe Tui is the least 'same'?One review said that Tui was like all the generic draught style NZ beers with a bit of poo mixed in. I think this is apt.
I said “not completely awful” so this is hardly talking it up now is it ?
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With that level of judgement I am shocked they ever let you near multi million pound pieces of highly complicated tech.
Actually come to think of it having known a few Air Farce blokes I'm not surprised at all.
As you were.
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@dogmeat said in Beer thread:
With that level of judgement I am shocked they ever let you near multi million pound pieces of highly complicated tech.
Actually come to think of it having known a few Air Farce blokes I'm not surprised at all.
As you were.
Free beer!
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All this talk of Hazy beers, recently brewed a Fresh Wort Kit (FWK) from All In Brewing, their NEIPA.
Turned out very well, the colour, haze and tropical fruit forward taste were all on point. And at 7.88% ABV, packs quite the punch!
These FWK come in 15l bladders, this was the 2nd half of the bladder which I froze immediately after using the 1st half. Sat in the Freezer for about 6 weeks. For this 2nd batch I added more Dextrose to achieve the higher ABV and used a full packet of yeast.
As I ferment with the BrewArt Beer Droid it only does 10l batches, hence the reason for splitting the FWK. Thinking next time I might just use a full 10l of the FWK, then use the remaining 5l for one of my other brews instead of topping with plain water.
Happy with this.
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@nzzp said in Beer thread:
@roninwc looks hazy as fark, good stuff
Thanks @nzzp and you might appreciated this given your own background with home brewing...
After brewing the above FWK, I've now moved into "All Grain" brewing. What an adventure this has been and I have to say, I love it. I've now completed 2 All Grain brew days using the Brew in a Bag (BIAB), no sparge and no chill method.
That is, using a 19l stock pot, a large paint strainer from Bunnings for the bag and a hot wort cube, I've so far completed a NEIPA and Hazy IPA. I am using tried and tested recipes sourced from YouTubers (BrewTubers as they call themselves) and adjusting for the size of the Droid being 10l.
BrewFather has helped immensely in this regard, not just for scaling and adjusting a recipe but for things like getting the right water profile using brewing salts and pH levels.
The pictures below are from my first all grain brew day. Brewing a NEIPA using almost all New Zealand sourced ingredients. All NZ hops, Motueka, Rakau and Rawaka and a 3.6 kg total Grain Bill almost all of which were NZ grains from Gladfield:
1.3 kg Gladfield American Ale Malt
1.3 kg Thomas Fawcett Golden Promise Pale Malt
0.3 kg Gladfield Big-O Malted Oats
0.3 kg Gladfield Wheat Malt
0.2 kg Gladfield Gladiator Malt (carapils)The only non-NZ ingredients are the Golden Promise Pale Malt from Thomas Fawcett in the UK, the yeast is from Canada, Lallemand LalBrew Voss Kveik Yeast and the water is from Aus.
Because of the Voss Kveik yeast, this finished fermenting in 4 days, followed by a 2 day dry hop and 2 day cold crash. Was in a keg 8 days from pitching the yeast which is excellent. Has now been in a keg in the kegerator since Tuesday. Should be well carbonated now and will have my first taste tomorrow.
Also, for those interested, Starting Gravity (SG) was 1.082 and Final Gravity (FG) was 1.021 = 8.01% ABV which is technically a Double NEIPA
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@roninwc nice work! I've been playing around with BIAB on the stovetop -it's just so easy and you can clean most things by sticking in teh dishwasher.
I pointed some mates this way too; half size batches, but plenty for one person. And very low on tools/gear.
I've got a spare food grade bucket, so have been dropping teh grain in there on an inclined sieve - just lets it drain easily. I found the bag I had wanted to slump too much; yours looks much more compact. Don't be afraid to squeeze (and beware the hot wort obviously).
Are you mashing in the oven? How are you finding the hot wort cube? I just bunged mine in the sink with cold water, and got it cool enough to transfer to my freezer quickly.
Good fun
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One of the better paddles
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@nzzp said in Beer thread:
@roninwc nice work! I've been playing around with BIAB on the stovetop -it's just so easy and you can clean most things by sticking in teh dishwasher.
I pointed some mates this way too; half size batches, but plenty for one person. And very low on tools/gear.
I've got a spare food grade bucket, so have been dropping teh grain in there on an inclined sieve - just lets it drain easily. I found the bag I had wanted to slump too much; yours looks much more compact. Don't be afraid to squeeze (and beware the hot wort obviously).
Are you mashing in the oven? How are you finding the hot wort cube? I just bunged mine in the sink with cold water, and got it cool enough to transfer to my freezer quickly.
Good fun
Yes, I give the bag a good squeeze but not enough for this first go so I ended up a little short on my wort so had to top it up with more RO water going into the cube.
Your method to use a good sized food grade bucket to capture the wort draining from the bag sounds like a great idea. I squeeze as much as I can sitting over the stock pot whilst I bring it to a boil then put it over a smaller pot to capture as much as I can of that sweet sweet wort and all it's sugar goodness
I'm not mashing in the oven but on the gas stove top which works really well for me. I do wrap the pot in 6-7 towels to keep the desired temp during the mash and that does the trick.
For my 2nd all grain BIAB, which was just this past Sunday, I did a step mash for the first time, that was due to the % of adjuncts used, namely the oats and wheat, being more than 25% of the grain bill.
So the mash was at 67°C for one hour, then raised the temp to 77°C for another 10-15 minutes.
Are you whirlpooling for your hop additions?
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@roninwc said in Beer thread:
Are you whirlpooling for your hop additions?
I do in my big pot (114L) with a pump - but not on my stovetop. Honestly, not sure it makes a huge difference to taste; the nice thing is that it collects trub and junk in a cone at the bottom of the pot, so it doesn't go to the fermenter. But even that's a 'nice to have' not making a big difference either!
Brewing is pretty tolerant
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As promised, it's only 3 days in the keg post fermentation but...
I present to you my very first All Grain in the Droid, a Double NEIPA (@8.1% ABV)
From grain to glass, this was all mine and couldn't be happier with how its turned out for my very first All Grain brew with my now deceased Droid (it completely died this morning mid fermenting my 2nd all grain, this time a Hazy IPA).
The colour, haze and mouth feel are absolutely spot on for a NEIPA.
The taste is there, just a bit green as I said, it's only been 3 days in the keg out of the Droid but another week or two, and this should be perfect.
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@roninwc said in Beer thread:
As promised, it's only 3 days in the keg post fermentation but...
I present to you my very first All Grain in the Droid, a Double NEIPA (@8.1% ABV)
From grain to glass, this was all mine and couldn't be happier with how its turned out for my very first All Grain brew with my now deceased Droid (it completely died this morning mid fermenting my 2nd all grain, this time a Hazy IPA).
The colour, haze and mouth feel are absolutely spot on for a NEIPA.
The taste is there, just a bit green as I said, it's only been 3 days in the keg out of the Droid but another week or two, and this should be perfect.
Amazing colour difference in those shots. Both look awesome.
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@voodoo said in Beer thread:
@roninwc said in Beer thread:
As promised, it's only 3 days in the keg post fermentation but...
I present to you my very first All Grain in the Droid, a Double NEIPA (@8.1% ABV)
From grain to glass, this was all mine and couldn't be happier with how its turned out for my very first All Grain brew with my now deceased Droid (it completely died this morning mid fermenting my 2nd all grain, this time a Hazy IPA).
The colour, haze and mouth feel are absolutely spot on for a NEIPA.
The taste is there, just a bit green as I said, it's only been 3 days in the keg out of the Droid but another week or two, and this should be perfect.
Amazing colour difference in those shots. Both look awesome.
Yeah, it is litterally the same Beer, the first pic outside and the second inside but I had a few sips ,(okay, to be honest I drank half of it then topped it up) and the second pic is inside.
The only difference is the lighting but crazy how it looks different depending on the direction and diffusion of the light source.
