Yeah @April Snow you're alright eh (mind if we call you Bruce?)

5 minutes ago, tripitaka said:

 

How brilliant!! You are one of a very select number on this forum who are/were manufacturers, and full respect🙏

 

I had plans, many years ago, to start beer brewing, until my wife commandeered the garage for other purposes. The garage is supposed to be returning to my control next year, but I think the brewing moment has passed, oh well😀

I was not really a manufacturer - I made the Ginger Beer from a recipe I came across, and fancied to make for myself so I  used to get the empty stubby bottles from a near by hotel and sterilise them, and I designed and  printed up my own labels using the home printer and glued them on. Then sold the GB at the local shop as friends and family like it. A little "cottage thing" I had going on for a while. Sold them to the shop for $1 a bottle but the outlay was not much as I used to pick the wild bush lemons and use that in the GB too so even they were free.

 

 

 

 

4 minutes ago, 2Brix said:

Yeah @April Snow you're alright eh (mind if we call you Bruce?)

Bruce??????????

 

Just now, April Snow said:

Bruce??????????

 

 

 

4 hours ago, Yamaha_man said:

Starting to improve. 
I may have to put the holy grail in the freezer……

Have they just recently been released, will be 100% tracking them down

Chillin out with a few records

 

36 minutes ago, mtf said:

Have they just recently been released, will be 100% tracking them down

They were released many years ago, I’m thinking maybe 8 years.  Thinking  I paid around $250 per carton at the time. I’m yet to sample.

3 minutes ago, Yamaha_man said:

They were released many years ago, I’m thinking maybe 8 years.  Thinking  I paid around $250 per carton at the time. I’m yet to sample.

Ah, cool.

It seems a new Trooper comes out each year and it’s actually a fairly nice brew, I’ve not seen the 666 though so I must admit I got a bit excited about that one 😆

Morris Rutherglen Durif 2019

Morris Durif is a favourite of mine. I first drank a '93 with my dad when I had just moved away for uni, so it always feels like a bit of a special occasion wine, even at $23 from the local IGA.

10 minutes ago, mtf said:

Ah, cool.

It seems a new Trooper comes out each year and it’s actually a fairly nice brew, I’ve not seen the 666 though so I must admit I got a bit excited about that one 😆

 

This is very special, oh how I wish I had more, alas..... seriously good vino from the Vale.

13 hours ago, April Snow said:

Love Ginger Beer - before I moved to the Goldie, I used to make my own and keep it under the house (which was raised up) - how well I remember those midnight explosions hitting the floor boards🤣 *boom* there goes another one !!

I also used to make my own labels up & put on the empty beer bottles from the local hotel and sell the Ginger Beer at the local shop - awesome days.

People would drive out to buy it & I used to pray it would not explode in their car on their way home 🤪

 

What would you recommend from the small selection available in our stores (on our shores)?

 

 

11 hours ago, April Snow said:

I was not really a manufacturer - I made the Ginger Beer from a recipe I came across, and fancied to make for myself so I  used to get the empty stubby bottles from a near by hotel and sterilise them, and I designed and  printed up my own labels using the home printer and glued them on. Then sold the GB at the local shop as friends and family like it. A little "cottage thing" I had going on for a while. Sold them to the shop for $1 a bottle but the outlay was not much as I used to pick the wild bush lemons and use that in the GB too so even they were free.

 

 

 

 

I did the same, with my beer. Although the recipe was worked out by me from some early experiments and some info from 'extreme' brewing books. And I didn't sell it. Anything that didn't make it into my Christmas presents for the family was consumed by yours truly.

I found one thing that was truly useful (when it came to having non-exploding bottles) was a hydrometer. Most of my yeasts were fairly aggressive, so I had to make sure they were finished before I started bottling.

I still have a fair collection of empty 750ml bottles - the ones with the raised CUB (or other) mark on the bottles were also designated as still being owned by the brewery - which meant they were bloody tough and would generally blow the cap off (and not break) if you accidentally over-sugared your brew.

Edited September 29, 20223 yr by Cloth Ears

Happy Friday, cheers 🙏🍷

Beautiful out atm....

Porter it shall be 😋👍

Have a great long weekend all!

Howdy folks, it's a long weekend here in Sydney.   Will be a big one.

 

Starting off with this cracking Neb from Beechworth. 

 

 

1/3, 1/3 & 1/3 .........heaven, don't skimp on some quality Vermouth, where all the flavor comes from 🤗

Still outside, such a great evening. Tunes on, sitting with the Mrs. JD Bonded on ice.... Perfect beginning to the night! 

Cheers everyone! 🥃🥃😎

Gout meant i was off booze for a while but now that leg is better i’m going a bit harder again. Sake tonight, beer last night and 1.8Litre bottle of sake during the week.

 

Not sure what this sake is as there was nothing in english.

21 hours ago, Mendes said:

This is very special, oh how I wish I had more, alas..... seriously good vino from the Vale.

@Mendes, not sure if you heard of this winery, called Classic McLaren Wines (no longer exists). LaTesta range, especially the shiraz which was a fantastic drop in every sense of the words. I wish I bought at least a pallet to drink throughout my life. Tony De Lisio was the winemaker.

Attached photo is from online. 

 

 

#that_awkward_moment when you realise that for all this time you've been going about it all wrong 😳

My Bali gtg...!

Has anyone here tried this yet?

Time to relax...

Outside on a beautiful evening, Hibachi fired up, Yakitori, steak and some lovely

vintage juice🤙

55th vintage, very noice 👍