Toast Beer / Homebrew Thread

[ThePezDispenser]

DanWCE & FKASC Goat is in the Woollies docket today $44 carton or $10 6 pack.

Why’s it cheaper to buy 4 six packs than a slab?

 

[Bender_]

Why’s it cheaper to buy 4 six packs than a slab?

They won't let you buy 4 though, once you purchase 1 they take the docket off you.

 

[FKASC]

So is this like when you spend x amount at woolies you can use the receipt as a voucher to get the cheap deal at BWS or whatever?

 

[Bender_]

So is this like when you spend x amount at woolies you can use the receipt as a voucher to get the cheap deal at BWS or whatever?

Yeah exactly, think I spent about $30 last night on normal groceries and it was on there.

 

[Bender_]

DanWCE I dunno if you're a coffee w***er too, but Filament Coffee have a canned cold-brew they've made with Citra hops. It's pretty good, I'm no sommelier like you and can barely notice the hops but you might get a kick (pun intended) out of it.

 

[DanWCE]

DanWCE I dunno if you're a coffee w***er too, but Filament Coffee have a canned cold-brew they've made with Citra hops. It's pretty good, I'm no sommelier like you and can barely notice the hops but you might get a kick (pun intended) out of it.

Sounds very interesting! And yeah I'm a bit of a coffee nut. I use Karvan beans in my machine at home. Do you know who is stocking these cold brew tins?

 

[Bender_]

Sounds very interesting! And yeah I'm a bit of a coffee nut. I use Karvan beans in my machine at home. Do you know who is stocking these cold brew tins?

South of the river I got them from a place in Vic Park called Antz in Ya Pantz cafe - they do their own nitro cold brew squealer fills too. Personally I prefer their nitro cold brew, nicest black coffee I've ever had.

Stockists

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www.filament.coffee

Apparently they have taps at Freo Dr Liquor store - I imagine you'd be across that!

 

[FKASC]

South of the river I got them from a place in Vic Park called Antz in Ya Pantz cafe - they do their own nitro cold brew squealer fills too. Personally I prefer their nitro cold brew, nicest black coffee I've ever had.

Stockists

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www.filament.coffee

Apparently they have taps at Freo Dr Liquor store - I imagine you'd be across that!

Antz has massively good ratings on Zomato and stuff IIRC but man what a s**t name for a cafe

 

[DanWCE]

South of the river I got them from a place in Vic Park called Antz in Ya Pantz cafe - they do their own nitro cold brew squealer fills too. Personally I prefer their nitro cold brew, nicest black coffee I've ever had.

Stockists

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www.filament.coffee

Apparently they have taps at Freo Dr Liquor store - I imagine you'd be across that!

Freo Dr is walking distance from my new office I think. Booya!

 

[Bender_]

Antz has massively good ratings on Zomato and stuff IIRC but man what a s**t name for a cafe

Totally. And it's full of stinky hipsters but their coffee is pretty amazing.

 

[Bender_]

Check out the cold brew counter:



Serious business.

 

[Bender_]

Brew day campaigners.

Getting my sparge on:

 

[Bender_]

Boil going nicely, only bittering hops for this one - no other hop additions:



Orange peel and coriander seeds crushed and ready to go:

 

[Bender_]

And into the ferm fridge to cool a few more degrees before pitching:



Appears I'm a few points under the target gravity. Smells deliciously zesty as * though.

 

[FKASC]

And into the ferm fridge to cool a few more degrees before pitching:

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Appears I'm a few points under the target gravity. Smells deliciously zesty as fu** though.

Nice one!!! You can always just add a bit of dissolved dry malt extract to the fermenter to boost the gravity a little.

bet it’ll taste delicious. What’s the yeast?

 

[Bender_]

Nice one!!! You can always just add a bit of dissolved dry malt extract to the fermenter to boost the gravity a little.

bet it’ll taste delicious. What’s the yeast?

It's cool, if it means 4.5% vs 5.5% I can deal with it.

 

[Bender_]

Oh FKASC the yeast is Wyeast Witbier smack pack. I just go to them, pretty safe and reliable albeit more expensive.

 

[FKASC]

Oh FKASC the yeast is Wyeast Witbier smack pack. I just go to them, pretty safe and reliable albeit more expensive.

i reckon I might make one this summer

 

[DanWCE]

Okay now I'm thirsty

 

[Here2tellyouwhy]

And into the ferm fridge to cool a few more degrees before pitching:

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Appears I'm a few points under the target gravity. Smells deliciously zesty as fu** though.

Here's a question for you folks.

Having been out of the brewing game for a few years now I missed the conical fermenter thingo.

Are they worth it? I still have my crusty Coopers FVs and considering getting back into brewing with a Robobrew and the like. Cheers.

 

[Bender_]

Here's a question for you folks.

Having been out of the brewing game for a few years now I missed the conical fermenter thingo.

Are they worth it? I still have my crusty Coopers FVs and considering getting back into brewing with a Robobrew and the like. Cheers.

I'd say probably not. I got mine after my first batch because I lost a few litres when having trouble syphoning off the large flat bottom - this could've been remedied with a cold crash (I didn't do) and tipping the fermenter so it collected in the corner. I can be a bit of a worrier so I find being able to watch the fermentation great, and the cone/collection container down the bottom is handy simply for separation of the gunk before syphoning. A seasoned campaigner like yourself would probably see it as pointless though.

 

[FKASC]

My only fermenter upgrade has been the Fermzilla Unitank https://www.kegland.com.au/kegland-fermentasaurus-2-27l.html

The fact it is conical hasn’t made much difference - the collection container is almost impossible to undo and makes it impractical and too cumbersome for what it achieves. You can collect yeast other ways and I just dry hop during fermentation so that oxygen is used up.

However the fact it’s pressure rated and allows you to do closed transfers is great.

if I was going to get another fermenter I’d consider the cheaper Fermzilla All Rounder https://www.kegland.com.au/fermzilla-30l-all-rounder-pressure-rated-keg-fermenter.html

 

[Here2tellyouwhy]

Great advice lads. That last one looks good for the price.
A normal 30L PDFE barrell is about $30 anyway.

 

[FKASC]

Great advice lads. That last one looks good for the price.
A normal 30L PDFE barrell is about $30 anyway.

You’ll need to get a pressure kit (carbonation caps and a floating diptube) with it - about $15-20 maybe - but it’d be worth it.

It also makes a lot more sense if you are kegging rather than bottling as there is no spigot, and filling up bottles using beer lines can be a pain unless you have the right gear.

Now that I’ve had it for a while I wish I saved the money and didn’t buy the unitank and got the all rounder instead, but they hadn’t been released at the time I made the purchase.

 

[Here2tellyouwhy]

You’ll need to get a pressure kit (carbonation caps and a floating diptube) with it - about $15-20 maybe - but it’d be worth it.

It also makes a lot more sense if you are kegging rather than bottling as there is no spigot, and filling up bottles using beer lines can be a pain unless you have the right gear.

Now that I’ve had it for a while I wish I saved the money and didn’t buy the unitank and got the all rounder instead, but they hadn’t been released at the time I made the purchase.

I be doing very limited bottling. IE zero. But pressurised transfer sounds good.
Still have my trusty 60L FV for the bulk brews on the old rig