Beer thread
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@MN5 said in Beer thread:
That set up looks sweet @Victor-Meldrew, flasher than mine !
It's just a standard 5L beer dispenser. I re-use 5L kegs with reusable bungs and pop them into the dispenser like store bought kegs. You can set the temperate you want dependent on your beer.
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Baridi 5L Beer Keg Dispenser Tap with Integrated Cooling - DH49
Perfectly Cooled - 5L kegs of draft beer kept fresh for up to 30 days with our simple to use pump. A wide range of beers are available in 5L kegs...
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Beer thread:
@MN5 said in Beer thread:
That set up looks sweet @Victor-Meldrew, flasher than mine !
It's just a standard 5L beer dispenser. I re-use 5L kegs with reusable bungs and pop them into the dispenser like store bought kegs.
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Baridi 5L Beer Keg Dispenser Tap with Integrated Cooling - DH49
Perfectly Cooled - 5L kegs of draft beer kept fresh for up to 30 days with our simple to use pump. A wide range of beers are available in 5L kegs...
I might drop some hints for Xmas. That would look terrific on my bench !
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There's a great buy. For this years neighbourhood Christmas piss-up, we're getting 2 or 3 together with different beers in each.
Good times!
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Beer thread:
There's a great buy. For this years neighbourhood Christmas piss-up, we're getting 2 or 3 together with different beers in each.
Good times!
……and with the cost of beers these days who wouldn’t ?
I love how high the quality is, for a fraction of the cost you can make a brew that’s pretty damn close to something you’d get from a top Craft brewery.
I do love surprising mates and family with how good it is considering they pretty much expect it to taste like uncle what’s his names shitty home brew from the 70s.
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@nzzp Pretty hard to screw up a kit! Open the tins, top up to 35L, add in the hops/enhancer, sprinkle over the yeast and leave in a warm place .
Thinking of progressing to basics with an all-grain kit, so will take your advice and pick a porter. .
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@Victor-Meldrew you'd be surprised!
Kits to Allgrain is like jar curry paste to 'made from scratch'. Both good, but one has flavours that really 'pop'. If you have space time and the urge, you won't regret it
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@nzzp said in Beer thread:
@Victor-Meldrew you'd be surprised!
Kits to Allgrain is like jar curry paste to 'made from scratch'. Both good, but one has flavours that really 'pop'. If you have space time and the urge, you won't regret it
Yeah my brewing partner and I are toying with this idea. Our argument against is that we already make beer that is pretty fucken good and we do go a bit “mad scientist” with what we add ( chillis, rum, coffee, chocolate )
We’re not quite sure it’s worth the extra effort ?
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@MN5 The kits from the smaller craft breweries use exactly the same stuff as the breweries use. Like you, people are really surprised at how good it is.
70p a pint is hard to beat, Especially when it keeps for ages.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Beer thread:
@MN5 The kits from the smaller craft breweries use exactly the same stuff as the breweries use. Like you, people are really surprised at how good it is.
70p a pint is hard to beat, Especially when it keeps for ages.
Not usually an issue for me. I’m too generous when people visit, I need to be more stingy so I don’t have to keep re brewing !
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@MN5 I like the idea of having a number of different beers in smaller quantities so I can vary things
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Beer thread:
@MN5 I like the idea of having a number of different beers in smaller quantities so I can vary things
I hear that although I have Sabre single hop IPA, Chili Pilsner, Coffee Stout and soon to brew more Pink Grapefruit IPA. A nice wheat beer after that then maybe another Stout to age for a few months. My main issue is needing to buy more bottles all the time.
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I have chinotto growing, wonder if would work like roasted, herbed and spiced up, with an ale.
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@nzzp said in Beer thread:
@MN5 said in Beer thread:
warmish Wellington evening
What is that thing you speak of?
Note, ish
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Deep Creek is the latest brewery to have financial problems.
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@Bovidae said in Beer thread:
Deep Creek is the latest brewery to have financial problems.
A real shame. I wonder how many will have to follow suit ?
Sad fact is it’s fucken hard to justify spending $13 on a single chocolate coffee stout at the Supermarket no matter how good it might be.
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I'd heard the rumour that Deep Creek were in trouble. In many ways it's a relief that it was an extraordinary one-off that has caused the issue rather than something more systemic.
The smart money was that the imminent receivership was going to be Hawkes Bay Brewing. Apparently they have big money and staff issues.
