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Well played TL, from where did you get that box of delightfulness?

Why anyone would go for a slab of carlton or VB when you can spend maybe $5 more and buy a case of this I don't know....
Tis a fine drop to be sure, and it's good to know that its appreciated.

I did say as long as it was stored properly, sorry if that was misleading.

Unfortunaley Unibroue stopped exporting to australia late last year, so you'd be lucky to find any, as its pretty popular. The only places that will still have it would be small boutique bottle shops, but if you do find some, don't worry about the best before date or anything, as long as its been ...

I'm in the planning stages for my first attempt of a non-kit GB, definitely some food for thought in this thread.
At this point I'm thinking:
2.5 kg LDME
1.5 kg Ginger, peeled and minced.
Juice of 5 Lemons (too much?)
Zest of 1 lemon

Boil it all for 1 hr, ferment with Safale US-05? Can't remember ...

I did with the moonlight, but only after I'd kept it for a few months. Dunno what's up with it, but I still reckon its a good drop if one is planning on driving home. Not much else out there in the way of good lights.

Oh thank god that they're bad. I've already shotgunned Echuca for my micro-brewery...

Haha I made a stout called the Kitchen Sink Stout, but it was named thus due to me tipping half the mini-mash liquid down the sink.

good luck though, if you do go with the molasses I'd be interested to see how it turns out, though I fear the doc may be correct.

decided to just put an oil heater in my wardrobe. took all the clothes out, put the boxes of beer in, cranked the oil heater, bloody hope it works, i need them carbonated in less than three weeks...and i hope it don't cost too much....

thats a bloody good idea to wrighty, might have to look into it myself. even a old chest freezer would work, lay the blanket on the top and rig up a thermostat. could probably fit three or four brews in at once.

I've recently bottled a couple of brews, and they've been in the bottle for two weeks now. I opened one, just a stubby, last night, and it was definitely not carbonated, which i can only put down to the very low temperature that is the norm in my house. just curious as to how everyone gets their ...

when you stop the boil, take it off the heat etc i believe.

Mate of mine picked up a sixer and was kind enough to swap one for a coopers best extra. i think he may have gotten the better side of the deal though....
aroma was nice, but nothing much was happening once it got to the mouth.
That said, kudos to them for continuing to try new things. Here's to ...

i'm interested to see how this works out, i can see myself making the same mistake one day.
just today i almost strained my mini-mash into the sink instead of the kettle. sigh...

see if you can get a submersible heater, i've found they work better than the other options, i have two myself, keeping a stout and a wheat beer warm as we speak. the retail at $50 dollars at some places, it's worth shopping around, my first one was $80....

that kit should probably come out tasting ...

the one from july last yeah is the same one i just bottled, i took ages to actually get around to making it. so preliminary tastings will be in around a week, after that it'll be once a month, i have a feeling this one will age quite well (at least i hope it'll only be one a month, famous last words ...

add some milo to the boil next time, i dare you

no, seriously, try it. it works wonders. but yeah, looks like a nice brew.

Milo Stout Mk II
2 x Cooper's Stout Kit
1kg Dark Malt
200g Black Patent Malt, steeped
450g Milo (size of mid-sized can)
20g Fuggles for 30 mins
10g Fuggles for 10 mins
Safale S-04 x 2

bottled this one on monday, can't wait to try it. not sure if anyone is still interested in the milo vibe but meh

i wish they'd just redo the '06 version, that was quite the drop.

dam, i thought you meant someone had made a beer with nectar in it. if only...