Beer thread
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Latest beer currently on tap and first for the new year as I did this one over the holiday period.
Creatively called "NY23 Imperial NEIPA" @ 9.2% Boozy and Hazy AF using Idaho-7, Nelson Sauvin and Riwaka hops.
Thick hazy fruit bomb. This hop combination really hits the mark.
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So did another Hard Seltzer, this time a 12% Lychee and Guava. Turned out brilliantly, very refreshing but potent AF for these hot humid Sydney days.
Posted this in a few FB groups I belong to and interestingly, I was contacted by a fellow member who turns out to work for a commercial brewery out of WA.
Having seen a number of my seltzers I've posted, he asked if I would be okay to provide recipes and methodology which I did.
Looks like they are looking to add a Selzer on tap at their local Taphouse.
To say thanks for sharing with him, he said he'd send a couple of their beers. Today completely out of the blue as I wasn't expecting anything, beer mail this morning.
Some real crackers in the lineup including that "Sweet 16" is an Imperial Stout at 16% ABV!
Toughest choice of the day is to decide which beers to put into the fridge for Beer O'clock later this afternoon.
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@RoninWC said in Beer thread:
So did another Hard Seltzer, this time a 12% Lychee and Guava. Turned out brilliantly, very refreshing but potent AF for these hot humid Sydney days.
Posted this in a few FB groups I belong to and interestingly, I was contacted by a fellow member who turns out to work for a commercial brewery out of WA.
Having seen a number of my seltzers I've posted, he asked if I would be okay to provide recipes and methodology which I did.
Looks like they are looking to add a Selzer on tap at their local Taphouse.
To say thanks for sharing with him, he said he'd send a couple of their beers. Today completely out of the blue as I wasn't expecting anything, beer mail this morning.
Some real crackers in the lineup including that "Sweet 16" is an Imperial Stout at 16% ABV!
Toughest choice of the day is to decide which beers to put into the fridge for Beer O'clock later this afternoon.
You know very well the answer is “all of them” , and if the wife and kids food has to come out to make room, then so be it
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@RoninWC said in Beer thread:
are they having a crack at Russell Crowe?
And your Lychee and Guava sounds fantastic.
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the above tasty lineup from Ronin makes me think there should be a Grumpy Old Man beer (but I'm flexible on what type it should be).
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@Bovidae said in Beer thread:
Aucklanders, any recommendations for a craft beer pub that has a good selection of food as well? Preferably in or near the CBD.
When I lived in the CBD I liked this place for the beer. The food was ok pub stuff
Sixteen TUN - Craft Beer Bar in Auckland - Sixteen Tun
FREE HOUSE. Free from what you might ask? Well, in our case, having to stock the products of just one brewery. Unlike most beer bars, […]
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@Bovidae said in Beer thread:
That place did come up when I did a Google search. To be more accurate, not all of our group are beer drinkers so I really need a pub that serves more than just the standard pub food, and has decent craft beer. I will check out some menus.
That place is totally about the beer
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The Brewers Co-operative - NZ Craft Beer Bar & Fish & Chips
The Brewers Co-operative - NZ Craft Beer Bar & Fish & Chips in...
The Brewers Co-operative - NZ Craft Beer Bar & Fish & Chips in Auckland CBD, Auckland, New Zealand. 2,348 likes · 26 talking about this · 2,691 were here. Craft Beer Bar
Very big fan of this place, have visited here every time I make it to NZ for the past half decade or so.
Great collection of beers on tap which rotates with many of NZ craft breweries as well as very good pub food with an emphasis on seafood.
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@Bovidae said in Beer thread:
not all of our group are beer drinkers so I really need a pub that serves more than just the standard pub food, and has decent craft beer.
Vultures Lane on Vulcan Lane is the best craft beer and pub grub place in the city. Their pies are next level.
That said, probably not your group's bag. If you want more varied (fancier?) food, maybe Brew On Quay (although their pricing was eye watering last time I was there)
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@Bovidae said in Beer thread:
Aucklanders, any recommendations for a craft beer pub that has a good selection of food as well? Preferably in or near the CBD.
Maybe head to @nzzp ’s place for some home brewed crafties and some [insert some meat] wrapped in [insert some other meat] smoked on the Joe for 37 hours?
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@voodoo said in Beer thread:
@Bovidae said in Beer thread:
Aucklanders, any recommendations for a craft beer pub that has a good selection of food as well? Preferably in or near the CBD.
Maybe head to @nzzp ’s place for some home brewed crafties and some [insert some meat] wrapped in [insert some other meat] smoked on the Joe for 37 hours?
errr. this is pretty much my life. If I wasn't worried about looking like this, I'd do more of it
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@nzzp said in Beer thread:
@voodoo said in Beer thread:
@Bovidae said in Beer thread:
Aucklanders, any recommendations for a craft beer pub that has a good selection of food as well? Preferably in or near the CBD.
Maybe head to @nzzp ’s place for some home brewed crafties and some [insert some meat] wrapped in [insert some other meat] smoked on the Joe for 37 hours?
errr. this is pretty much my life. If I wasn't worried about looking like this, I'd do more of it
One of the South Park guys is looking more and more like this.
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powdered beer? From Germany? I hesitate to think what this could taste like but I'm kind of keen to try it. Might be an option for packing for a long hike.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-drink/drinks/300818393/planning-to-go-dry-try-powdered-beer
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@nostrildamus said in Beer thread:
powdered beer? From Germany? I hesitate to think what this could taste like but I'm kind of keen to try it. Might be an option for packing for a long hike.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-drink/drinks/300818393/planning-to-go-dry-try-powdered-beer
The market would be huge if there was such a thing as 'just add water' (and it tasted good)
However if it was the equivalent of instant coffee....
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@RoninWC ( or anyone else who might know )
I got a brew kit for my birthday ( can’t believe I never got one earlier but never mind ).
Complete Microbrewery Kit
A high quality Stainless Steel Fermenter is the centrepiece of the exciting new Craft Series Microbrewery Kit. It also contains a Golden Lager brewing pouch, including hops for dry hopping and Craft Series yeast to make the perfect craft brew.This home microbrewery offers a significant step up from...
That little beauty there. Very excited.
Gonna start with the Golden Lager that it came with ( I want to walk before I can run ) and have looked at YouTube vids. I’m pretty confident even I can’t fuck this up too much. The question I have is around the storage while it is fermenting……It says 18-20 degrees ideally. Whilst we’re having some unseasonably warm weather at the moment in Welly ( a high of 19 today, jeepers ! ) what would be the best way to maintain this ? The garage is always a bit warmer than the rest of the house but if it varies a bit is it an issue ?
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Hey @MN5 apologies for the slow response.
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Awesome bday gift, welcome to the world of home brewing.
In terms of best place to brew, ideally you want it in an area where the temperature doesn't change much, if at all. Somewhere in the middle of the house or in the garage if you can keep the temperature more stable.
One tip, especially if it starts getting too cold, wrap the fermenter in old jackets or towels that will add some thermal protection.
My Fermzilla came with it's own jacket but I've also used a old beach towel around it to keep temps steady.
After the larger, I'd try an ale as those can stand a little more variation in temperature and try some different yeasts such as those out of the Lallemand range which are usually very easy to find and your Local Homebrew Shop (LHS).
Once you get a little more confident with the process and tools, you can look at doing Fresh Wort Kits (FWK) which are pretty foolproof as you just add yeast and hops as per recommendations on the box or even try using extracts, Dry Malt Extract (DME) over Liquid Malt Extract (LME) for me personally. You just use a prescribed amount of water heated up and you add the DME gradually until all is well dissolved. ( see
Enjoy and happy brewing!
