Bought myself this bad boy as a birthday treat:
The International #1 was already my favourite beer ever. This second brewing of it is almost as good. If you can get your hands on a bottle, I highly recommend it to anyone who likes a classic farmhouse/saison style.
Thought this was interesting.
Murky lines there now.
So I popped my first ever bottle of home brew this evening. It’s definitely drinkable, so I did well with the sterilisation. The recipe I used is based of a pretty old-school pale ale (stone brewing’s original pale ale from the 90’s), as such it’s more Cooper’s than Pirate Life, but it’s not bad to drink and it packs a punch; it’s at least the 5.5%ABV that the recipe claims.
It probably needs another week or so to round out it out a bit more.
So stereotypically ESFC that photo.
Sorry, should have removed the espresso machine, added some fibro and included 5 snotty nosed kids in the background.
Looks beautiful mate. Great colour and a lovely head as well which is actually quite difficult to achieve.
How long have you had it bottled for before your cracked it?
Only two weeks. I wont crack the next one for at least another week.
Yeah save a few for a bit as I notice the carbonation changes after you crack that first. Set one or two aside for a few months as well and see how it settles a lot further down the line.
Bells Hopslam.
Easiest double IPA I’ve ever drank but paying for it this morning!
Anyone know a good bottle-o in the West Ryde area for beers?
One for @himmelblau - I’m having the Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier for the first time that I can remember right now. I see what you mean about Australian breweries not really mimicking the German style.
Do you like it?
Oh yeah definitely. Both styles are very different.
Anyone know a good site for beer recipes? Looking to get back into it again
All grain or extract?
Coopers have a heap of extract recipes.
https://us.diybeer.com/brewing-info/recipes
Also check out here:
Anyone got any good brewery suggestions for Brisbane? Preferably close to the CBD.
I’ve had good experiences with Brisbane Brewing in West End.
Newstead and green beacon are two of the best up there in my opinion. Across the river in Southbank is a craft beer bar called sacchromysses (spelling might be off) similar to bucket boys here in Sydney. Cracking selection of beers and owned and run by some great guys.
Oh yeah, +1 for Saccharomyces!
