M64
Homebrew.
October 12 2015
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RHP User
9 years ago
When I was back in Scotland there used to be a big street market once a month in my hometown. One day these two young lads rocked up, set up a stall and had 2 types of beer to sell. ( Making it in one of their sheds.) We bought some and it was quite punchy, so we went back and got more at the next market. Cue ten years later and the boys are millionaires, selling many types of their boutique beers worldwide, and its ever growing in popularity. You can buy it in some bottleshops here and I see a couple of the bars have started stocking it. I would love to say the company name but dont think its allowed on here. Anyway, from dreams in a wee shed to worldwide success, a great story for the two young guys!
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Seachange
9 years ago
i dont know anything about home brewing, however, i can say I am a fan of good homebrewed beer. some of my friends and a couple of men I went out with were very much into it... like the search for the holy grail of hops... lol I prefer some body in my beer, dont mind it cloudy.. prefer it on more malty side. ... On a warm day, nothing beats a glass of cold malty beer.... Coopers style or Little Creatures. Fat yak is also good. always appreciate a good Belgian beer as well, with some honey blends. yum...
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RHP User
9 years ago
Brew dog ?
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RHP User
9 years ago
...... but it tends to give me immediate hay fever .... eyes are red before the first pint ..... and sneezing like the proverbial brewery horses tail end
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RHP User
9 years ago
Thats the one!
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RHP User
9 years ago
...and I like Brewdogs stuff too..they make some mean Imperial Stouts. Like Tokyo, Paradox, Dog C, etc etc. I'm having a go at brewing something interesting now...using the Coopers Irish Stout as a base, and I've added licorice, palm sugar, coffee, more hops and lactose. So I'm looking for a strong, bittersweet, coffee and aniseed experience, like the Brewdog stuff...but I'm not kidding myself here. This is only my third batch and I'm just having fun with this. It's just like cooking really...except the sanitation is even more important. ☺
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RHP User
9 years ago
I worked at the Sail and Anchor once... Before that though, I worked at the Queens in Highgate. In the 80s it was an everyday pub owned by an ex-footballer, frequented by footballers and there were plenty of pool tables. That's where I learned to play, lol. It's an upmarket boutique beer tavern these days with no pool tables... which is... not my thing. All in all, I'm a very boring Carlton Midstrength drinker but do enjoy tastes of the boutique beers at tastings or from the glasses of other family members hehe. The best home brew I remember was stout from hubbies Pop. Rich and creamy... mmm... Peachy
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RHP User
9 years ago
Hate in when the pool tables go, at least we don't have pubs full of poker machines ! (For those who don't know the only pokies in WA are at the Casino, it would be certain death for any government that wanted to change that.)One of the first things I noticed about the East coast was the almost total lack of quality beer on tap, thank goodness thats changed, even the bland pubs here have a James Squire on tap. The West is truly blessed when it comes to beer choice, the Swan Valley 30 min from cbd has a host of Breweries to visit and Margaret River has heaps, and now quite a few in between. Love it.
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QLDtwo4fun
9 years ago
Each Sunday we would make a pilgrimage to the Green Beacon in Teneriffe to fill my growler and partake in the sacrament of craft beer. It was even helping me loose weight as I shunned commercial beers in favour of the full bodied freshness of craft beers. But now they are ruining my life, if I go for a lunchtime walk in the city there are bars selling craft beers; calling me. I once despised shopping centres, now I have to drag myself away from Indooroopilly; there is a bar with craft beers. Like sirens luring sailors onto the rocks the craft beers call, I've started to find the weight I lost. There is only one solution, I'll have to buy bigger clothes.
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RHP User
9 years ago
...I've found that with quality craft beer...like anything...you get what you pay for, in general. If your willing to let the moths out of your wallet and take a gamble on something unknown once in a while, there's some truly amazing beers out there. Don't think about the price...because just like fine wine or quality food, you don't consumeit in great quantities. The really good stuff is often too strong for that anyway.Live a little...
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RHP User
9 years ago
Coincidentally, I happened to be at the unofficial opening of Burswood way back when because my partner at the time worked on the building. I spent my wedding night there too. Few have been my visits there but my memories are strong. And ne'er a $ of real money have I lost, indeed while no profits have been made either lol. I'm not a gambler. Said while I'm currently watching a movie called, 'The Gambler'. Funny. The end of actually, he's not really a gambler either, apparently. I do love happy endings. Peachy
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RHP User
9 years ago
Quoting 'Koolgrey' ...I've found that with quality craft beer...like anything...you get what you pay for, in general. If your willing to let the moths out of your wallet and take a gamble on something unknown once in a while, there's some truly amazing beers out there. Don't think about the price...because just like fine wine or quality food, you don't consumeit in great quantities. The really good stuff is often too strong for that anyway.Live a little... thanks for the insight. I will be more adventurous with beer from now on.
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neapolitan_guy
9 years ago
In Ireland travelling with mates the curtains in the backpackers were opened to discover a brewery in the backyard and Kilkenny has been my local international beer choice since, Guinness doesn't travel well and taste like liquid velvet here as it dose in Ireland. Coopers Pale Ale my locally brewed beer choice, last aust owned commercial brewer and a good beer. Toro my prefered home brew, maybe rhp sandgropers could get together and put a home brew together and and meet and greet to follow enjoying our brew. Cheers
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RHP User
9 years ago
I have to clean out my garage and arc up the mash tun ? Well it's been gathering dust for too long now.
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RHP User
9 years ago
I just remember Dad's home brew and the top's popping off in the middle of the night. And his home made wine burnt a big whole in the grass! Pusscat xxx
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RHP User
9 years ago
Quoting 'Koolgrey' It's just like cooking really...except the sanitation is even more important. ☺ Why?The clue is the reason is not "just" like cooking
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RHP User
9 years ago
...in the sense that it's a creative food science. Flavours and ingredients can be combined in many ways, with the further variables of temperature and time to get the finished product. When your experimenting, there is really few "wrong" combinations. Just preferences. Sanitation is not so important in cooking because of the time required for harmful bacteria to multiply is not measured in the days and weeks that it is for brewing. Technically, brewing and fermenting goes completely against the principals of food safe handling that we are tought to practice. I wouldnt recommend marinating a steak for 2 weeks at room temperature before cooking it, for example.
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RHP User
9 years ago
Is controlled spoilage.
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RHP User
9 years ago
The reason sanitising is so important is to prevent beer spoiling bacteria. Hops are bacteriostatic, which means that they inhibit the growth of (some) bacteria, there are no known pathogens toxic to humans that will grow in the presence of hops. This is one significant reason why hops are used in brewing, they are also good for bitterness and aroma.
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RHP User
9 years ago
about the only thing I've "brewed" is ginger beer that went alcoholic in the bottles as it wasn't drunk soon enough after bottling. My Mum (I was 16 at the time) forbid me from making any more as it made my best friend totally pissed as she insisted on drinking a whole bottle! This is an interesting thread, though I don't think I'll be home brewing soon.
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Seachange
9 years ago
have you guys tried Matso's Broome Brewery's Chilli Beer? That has a kick in it!!! Bought a six pack last week from Dan Murphy and tried it this arvo. Whooa!!! Best taken with some fried tapas or beef jerky or creamy garlic mushrooms or prawns.... to take the edge off the chilli taste in beer. I find the chilli too overpowering. Would be more interesting if the heat was less... Interesting just the same. Will I buy it again? No but I sure did try it. Hot. hot hot.
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