Case Swap 10 - Expressions of interest
I had a chat to tilt and he suggested perhaps we aim at a swap around Sat 16th Nov to slot in between the NHB competition and xmas. Expressions of interest please to get an idea of numbers.. Hopefully a full swap given the new number of case swap members recently!!
The process goes something like this:
- Brew a beer you're proud of and want other brewers to try and give feedback on.
- Post your recipe as a separate thread in the NZ case swap group - feedback from others'll be posted under your own recipe thread.
- Bottle it up in 750s - plastic bottles are best as they have to be shipped around the country using "smash and stomp" courier service. Plastic being lighter also keeps the costs down a bit too.
- How many you send in will depend on the interest we get ----> total number to contribute = number of brewers in the swap minus 1
- Get your beers to a central point under your own steam.
- The organisers then make up a bundle of mixed cases and send them out.
- Receive your case, chill, drink and enjoy while giving feedback on the beer to the brewer via their CS recipe thread.
I'm happy to be the Auckland depot again this time around.
If we get a few interested from Wgtn/ ChCh or elsewhere it might be good to have local "hubs" and organisers there too. Shipping with NZ post to Auckland (assuming this is the only depot as it was last time, that we've got 13 brewers and everyone is using PET bottles not glass) is about $20 from the North Island and $35 from the South.
Redistribution costs split over the lot of us came to about $10 each.
So to summarise costs, if Auckland is the central point, are:
$10 for Auckland brewers who drop off and pick up in person
$30 for other North Island brewers
$45 for South Island brewers
How does that all sound?
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Permalink Reply by Tilt on
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Good one Peter - thanks for offering to take on the organising this time 'round. Count me in.
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Permalink Reply by G S on
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i'm keen to have a go, hopefully my offering is up to the standards here.
Got some fairly direct feedback from the NHBC last year...!
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Case swappers are pretty tame judges really so I wouldn't worry about that - but I for one like honest feedback - even if its not good news. No better way of improving than hearing the honest truth from fellow brewers.
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Permalink Reply by Peter Smith on
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yeah I have been honest about my Moa feelings for a while now, reality has just arrieved.... (NZ sales down 30% YoY)....
I got a mixed lot of Gladfield specialty malts last night 1kg of each one, so I am thinking of doing an all NZ malt milk stout for the swap.
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Permalink Reply by mattd2 on
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I'm keen again, I'll take on the advice from the last case swap and really take a good look into my bottling process.
Also got some feedback still to post from CS9 but haven't found the time to collect my thoughts with a new baby in the house!
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Hey - I thought I was the only one who hadn't chucked in all my FB yet. I've still got Dash's Barleywine conditioning in my fridge just waiting for the right moment....
It'd be good to do a "Props" closing thread on number 9 too - its good to hear the top three faves from across the board - might have missed the chance being after the fact now though.
Congrats on the new sprog too Matt - fun times for sure.
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Permalink Reply by Richard Jack on
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Yup, keen.
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Permalink Reply by Robert McLeod on
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Yeah - I'm keen. I can be Wellington / Lower Hutt depot if anyone around these parts are keen to join in.
Otherwise I'm quite happy to ship to AKL ....
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Permalink Reply by Stu H on
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Yep keen. I've still got a wee bit of feedback to distribute as well *slaps wrist*
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Permalink Reply by Paul Jennings on
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Keen to give a caseswap a go.
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