Beer thread
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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
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@RoninWC said in Beer thread:
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!It’s ok pal, I just assumed you were hunting out memes and would get back to me when ya could
First brew seems to be going ok so far, there was a mini cold snap midweek but luckily the bloke I’m doing it with decided to grab one of these….
Mangrove Jack's Heat Pad 220-240V 25W
This Mangrove Jack's Heat Pad ensures constant brewing temperature which is crucial for the success of brewing beer, wine or spirits....
So fingers crossed that has kept things pretty constant. We did have an electrician round midweek to install a heat pump so he had to turn the power off, it did drop to briefly to 16 degrees, that shouldn’t be an issue hopefully ?
We dry hopped over the weekend and due to do bottling mid week once we’ve done the SG reading.
I CANNOT wait to get good at this and brew some weird and wonderful beers ( chillis and coffee beans are going to be added, not to the same brew )
He wants to do a Stout but keeping the fermenter at over 26 degrees ( which is what you need apparently ) might be a problem at this time of year.
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Bit of advice needed.
Normally brew 20L from kits or grain with secondary fermentation inside a pressure keg. All good. However I've noticed people using & praising refrigerated beer dispensers which use store-bought 5L kegs of beer. See link.
I'm wondering if it's possible to re-use or get kegs which you can fill & pressurize yourself to use in these machines. Have looked online but pretty inconclusive answers - has anyone done this successfully?
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Beer thread:
Bit of advice needed.
Normally brew 20L from kits or grain with secondary fermentation inside a pressure keg. All good. However I've noticed people using & praising refrigerated beer dispensers which use store-bought 5L kegs of beer. See link.
I'm wondering if it's possible to re-use or get kegs which you can fill & pressurize yourself to use in these machines. Have looked online but pretty inconclusive answers - has anyone done this successfully?
Can’t offer any advice sorry but hopefully @RoninWC can. He’s the expert around here.
Happy to report my Golden Lager is a nice solid starting point. It was never going to be a “wow, that’s the most incredible beer I’ve ever tasted” brew but it was bloody refreshing and so satisfying to do myself.
This one is coming up next…..I need to get more bottles.
Baridi 5L Beer Draught Dispenser Tap Machine with Integrated Cooling for 5L Kegs - DH49 : Amazon.co.uk: Home & Kitchen