2012 Easter Lotto

by **Sonny** » Tuesday Apr 17, 2012 9:14 pm

BB as a previous recipient of a Dr Smurto Stout, I'd be giving serious consideration to the below option.

drsmurto wrote: Stubby of an oak aged imperial stout, 12 months in a keg with oak, almost 12 months in the bottle.

You just can't buy this stuff in a shop mate.

by **Tipsy** » Tuesday Apr 17, 2012 9:34 pm

drsmurto wrote:Ah, since everyone else is doing I'll offer you choices, afterall it's a democracy, not a dictatorship.

Sorry BB, but in my home I'm definitely El Presidente and as such have decided to send you a Munich Helles with a bit of homegrown Saaz and Tettnang.
It is still a bit green so hold on to it for around a month before drinking.

Cheers

by **barrelboy** » Wednesday Apr 18, 2012 6:26 am

No problems Tipsy, look forward to it. I will Sonny, I was hoping the good doc would offer the Imperial Stout, thanks doc the Stout it is.

Cheers BB

by **aydanrogers** » Wednesday Apr 18, 2012 10:50 am

I have an earles stone and wood clone that I bumped the ibu up a little on with some chinook, a amber ale that is racking atm and a witbier that has only just made it to the fermenter. You have a choice of 2x330ml stubbies, name your poison.

by **barrelboy** » Wednesday Apr 18, 2012 11:32 am

Nice selection thanks aydan, a stubbie of earles wood & stone clone and an amber ale would be very nice.
Thanks and cheers BB

by **aydanrogers** » Wednesday Apr 18, 2012 7:07 pm

No worries, I will be bottling the amber on Monday so I can send them both to you. You will just have to leave the amber to carb up but the stone and wood should be fine. Hopefully they turn out fine, I haven't even tried them yet? They might still be a bit green so you can leave them for a bit. Pm me your address too.

by **hyjak** » Wednesday Apr 18, 2012 10:12 pm

Just finished bottling a mild amber so will post shortly, will need a few weeks at least but will mark it with bottling date etc.

by **barrelboy** » Thursday Apr 19, 2012 11:13 am

Big Dave's Vasodilator stout has arrived in good nick. Will let it settle and get into it Sat or Sunday. Can't wait.
Thanks Dave, and love the label.
(this is fun

, sorry people)

by **drsmurto** » Thursday Apr 19, 2012 8:56 pm

The RIS is in the post.

To do this beer justice drink it no colder than 10 C.

I personally drink it at 16 C straight from the 'cellar' but I understand some people struggle with warm beer.

by **barrelboy** » Friday Apr 20, 2012 12:05 pm

Justice will be done at about 16 degrees.
Cheers BB

by **Marty** » Friday Apr 20, 2012 4:27 pm

Just posted 1 x Amber Ale and 1 x Stout. Hope they arrive safely and are enjoyed!

by **barrelboy** » Friday Apr 20, 2012 5:02 pm

Thanks Marty and drsmurto your RIS has landed in fine condition. Will let settle and then cool for consumption.
Cheers BB

by **barls** » Friday Apr 20, 2012 7:30 pm

sorry mate, havent got near it yet the bottle is sitting there but havent had a chance to post it yet.

by **barrelboy** » Friday Apr 20, 2012 8:35 pm

No worries

by **drsmurto** » Friday Apr 20, 2012 9:46 pm

barrelboy wrote:Thanks Marty and drsmurto your RIS has landed in fine condition. Will let settle and then cool for consumption.
Cheers BB

Ris was CPBF so no settling required and no wastage

by **Marty** » Friday Apr 20, 2012 9:52 pm

Sorry Doc but what is CPBF?

by **bullfrog** » Saturday Apr 21, 2012 2:25 am

Not the doc, but he was referring to Counter-Pressure Bottle Filling. It's a way of filling a bottle from a keg without oxidising it (like the lazy "dribble method" would.)

There's no need to settle it because it wasn't bottle-conditioned (got its gas from the co2 bottle) and all other sediment settled out in the keg long ago.

Most decent HB shops sell pretty nifty CPBF beasties, but a quick google search will show you how to make a basic one, if you want to save a few bob.

by **gregb** » Saturday Apr 21, 2012 5:38 am

Here's one we prepared earlier.

Not actually used one and no affiliation.

by **barrelboy** » Saturday Apr 21, 2012 11:27 am

Tipsy, the Munich Helles arrived this morning, will put away for a month as suggested. Thanks for the brewing print out, interesting and hadn't seen one like this before.
Cheers BB
Ps I need page 69 to finish the Buckley story from the Herald Sun packaging :lol:

by **drsmurto** » Sunday Apr 22, 2012 10:10 am

As Bullfrog has said, the advantage of using the CPBF is that i keg carbonate the beer and then transfer to the bottle without oxidising it and without the need for priming sugar which means there should be no sediment.

That enabled me in this case to condition the RIS for ~12 months with slight carbonation and a stave of american oak in the keg. I tasted it occasionally to see how it was going and eventually carbonated it to my liking (quite low) and CPBF into mainly stubbies.