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They are great companion plants... 🙂 And yes think it was the mixed weather, had some hot days but a lot of cold spells in between, and rain was either none for days/weeks or torrents.

Yeah I'm not organised for a green hop brew so threw some in the dehydrator at 35 degs last night, will do them in batches, vacuum pack and freeze. Regards being ready, there was a lot of brown tips not apparent in the photos, they were papery to the touch, and popped off the plant in one piece...

Guess who ordered some Windsor today... 😄

Yeah I'm pretty sure the Cascade has taken over and the Fuggles have gone? Not even sure that's possible, but the first year I could readily identify the 2 different varieties (Cascade a pointy, loose flower shape, vs Fuggle a tighter, rounded cone). All look like Cascade now, and a nice almost...

Yeah I just use EKG as a shortcut... 🙂 Did a half-arsed harvest after work. I've still got the previous years ones vacuum packed in the freezer so wasn't too fussed about yield. Actually been a poor growing year, my chillies were rubbish too. Anyway, got a few, and around half in the...

Looked at my plants this morning, reduced yield due to less sun this summer, but seems they're ready to process. I had one cascade between 2 Fuggle plants, but cascade seems to have taken over. Tempted to pull them all and replace with EKG, but wondering how hard it is to get rid of established...

Interesting question. I have one brew that gushes, a Svagdricka (Swedish for weak drink). Was my attempt at making a flavourful lower alcohol beer, that came out just under 4%, was aiming closer to 3%. Dark mild profile, mashed at higher temp. It's only this beer, I let it fully ferment out...

I looked into using a colleague's hazelnuts in a stout, he has a small orchard. Also stumbled with the oiliness of the nuts. Think roasting them was the advice I gleaned, but never went through with it...

23 litres of West Coast IPA last Thursday. Total 1360 litres

Queen at Wembley '85. Still the pinnacle of live performances...

Just saw this on Twitter. Not really a term we use here, but thought of this forum for some reason... 🙂

If you're considering dry, I used Mangrove Jack's M76 Bavarian lager for a festbier. Couple of packs from memory, ABV around 5.8%. Worked well...

Big weekend on bikes at the Munro rally. Mates were racing scooters in the pre '63 class. Lambrettas and Vespas. The #59 Lamby had an RD35O barrel and head fitted so was water cooled. Vespa #07 seized in practice, because that's 2-stroke life... 🙂

I've got a few friends who featured in it. Would have been in it myself but didn't have a bike going at the time. Could have been a bikie on an old Speed twin Triumph... A bloke I worked with appeared as an extra. They sat him down in wardrobe to give him a 1960s haircut. Looked at him and said...

Oh, interesting...

Oh very generous, cheers. I'm sure I'll find something though, I'm not overly concerned, it's just that I thought I was close to dialing in a 'house brew' and things have changed... 😀 Amongst all the complicated brews it's nice to have a simple go-to recipe. I'll have to keep a couple of the...

Yes just saw S33 mentioned in another forum comparing yeasts. I don't think CML sell here in NZ, no local brew shops seem to offer it...

Thanks, will look into it. Seems like a slightly fruitier version, similar attenuation. Readily available here too. Wonder why Windsor never came up in my searching? Be interested to hear of anyone's experience with it...

Beach racing, hill climb, drag strip, speedway and circuit racing at Teretonga (NZ's oldest motor racing venue and the southernmost FIA-recognised race track in the world). Sadly no street circuit this year...