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BEERVANA – A Beginners Guide
Beervana is the one time of the year that you can visit a single location in New Zealand and try the largest range of New Zealand brewed beers in one place. On offer there will be over 160 different beers from all around the country.
The benefits of this are you get the freshest beer from nearly every brewery in NZ, you get to discover many small breweries you may not have heard of and even less likely to visit them in… Continue
Added by nzbrewer on August 2, 2010 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments
Three Cities x Three Bars = Awesome Craft Beer in California
some really great beer bars. So as a quick guide for others traveling to
these cities. This isn't a definitive guide, as there are many more
great beer places, but these places were at the top of my wish list, and
came with many recommendations from people that know.
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Added by nzbrewer on July 26, 2010 at 2:40pm — No Comments
[REVIEW] Australian Interntaional Beer Awards 2010
http://luke.co.nz/review-australian-interntaional-beer-awards-2
Added by nzbrewer on June 16, 2010 at 2:12pm — No Comments
One way to royally stuff up a brew.
Yeah - it's been a while since I wrote one of these. I hate typing mostly... that's why. But I had a real serious incident during my brew today. You see - I had mashed in as usual. I mashed for around half an hour before I decided to start recirculating. I had already started collecting and heating my sparge water...
Then the power went off.
So instead of panicking, I decided to sprint around the house in my underwear saying this like "Un-fucking-believable"...…
ContinueAdded by JoKing on June 6, 2010 at 6:09pm — 4 Comments
Rev's USA trip
Allrighty, I just realised that I still havn't blogged about my recent trip to the US of A, so what better time than now :o) Sorry I dont have any pics but no internet at home so cant upload them...
I guess I should start by saying that all of the storys are very much true, yes there is an awful lot of craft beer in the US, and it is readily available, so available in fact that every local 7/11 or convenience store I went to at least had SNPA 6 packs for $8!!…
ContinueAdded by Reviled on June 4, 2010 at 2:21pm — 3 Comments
Beginners Guide to BIAB
Hey guys, ive been asked by Mike at brewers coop to write up a beginners guide to BIAB, if anyone has the time I would really appreciate any feedback as to how this reads from a beginners point of view?? Cheers!
Beginners guide to…
ContinueAdded by Reviled on June 4, 2010 at 1:23pm — 17 Comments
My newbie All-Grain BIAB brew day!
Added by Stu H on May 3, 2010 at 9:00pm — 3 Comments
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Added by Shiree Baldock on May 3, 2010 at 10:56am — No Comments
Yeast wranglers unite
I'm looking to build up a decent collection, I have a few strains I'm happy to share which I can give as slants or frozen vials. I have lager yeasts Saflager s23, saflager w-34/70, dry ale yeasts U-04 and US-05, and muntons premium gold. I'd be interested in some Belgian abbey/ golden ale style strains, or anything else interesting.
Added by Euan Parker on April 29, 2010 at 8:42pm — No Comments
Luke's 2010 USA Trip - Part 1 - San Francisco
The main reason for my trip was to judge at the 2010 World Beer Cup, then attend the Craft Brewers Conference. I thought I would take the time before the event to check out the beer scene in the US since it had been two years since I had been there.
So this first part is my few days in San Francisco.
Living in New Zealand and flying to… Continue
Barrels with Epic Beer in them
I purchased 12 x American Oak, Medium Toast barrels (225 litres each)
They were first filled on 19th February 2010 with some Epic Armageddon IPA
Today 19th April 2010 they were emptied back into a unitank and will be chilled down before filtering and bottling next week.
So IPA was on the wood for 2… Continue
Added by nzbrewer on April 19, 2010 at 8:24pm — 5 Comments
Weekend of beer in Brussels (Spring 2009)
Date: 18th & 19th April 2009
People: Luke Nicholas (Epic), Colin Mallon (The Malthouse) and Derek "Analysis" Walsh (International Beer Judge, including BrewNZ Beer Awards 2007)
So how did we get to this point, a little background maybe. Well I was in London for a follow… Continue
Beer engine reconditioning, part 1
this thead you'll know that I recently purchased 2 beer engines off trademe.
Seeing as my brewing inclination is towards British styles - real ale, I've been after a beer engine for ages. Usually they get snapped up quick smart by Greig (who hasn't shared with me the highly secret search/RSS query that tweets him the instant anything remotely… Continue
Added by Barry on March 6, 2010 at 12:00am — 25 Comments
hops ????
Added by Euan Parker on January 21, 2010 at 12:31pm — 2 Comments
In search of hops
looking for kind and generous individuals whom will share/send some of there hop rhizomes /cuttings. Would be much apprecitaed. :).
Added by Euan Parker on January 14, 2010 at 7:26am — 1 Comment
A Homebrewers Christmas
A kit and kilo, a drink is near!
In the mix the kit and sugar go,
The outcome a fate we all know.
The beer tastes soapy and a little shit,
The boys cry out says it's not a hit.
So what's next on this epic undertaking,
To get beer that is not painstaking.
We invest in the gear to start from scratch,
Mash tun and grain mill are part of the catch.
A little more bling we buy it all new,
The… Continue
Added by James P on December 24, 2009 at 11:10pm — 2 Comments
Around the World in 14 days to the Kapiti Food Fair
The question that springs to mind immediately, is how many regional beers you can fit in in a fortnight of perpetual jetlag. Seeing as it was my first vist to the US, I was obliged to sample a Budweiser at point of origin. While it quenched my thirst, my impression that it does not travel… Continue
Added by Herman van Kradenburg on December 1, 2009 at 9:34am — No Comments
Beer, food and culture...
just came back from a great trip to Wellington. I decided to do a 'road trip', with my dad.
Now I have always had a good time in Wellington. I have been there many times, dating back to the 1980's. It has almost always involved impromptu meetings or happenings that turned out to be blinders. Dating back to one of first visits in the late 80's, I stumbled along to the (then) Cricketer's Arms and saw 'Paul Kelly and the coloured girls', play live. I… Continue
Added by Tony on November 22, 2009 at 8:06pm — 10 Comments
Rough Wise Guy Ale
Rough Wise Guy Ale… Continue
Added by Glynn Foster on September 26, 2009 at 3:40pm — 6 Comments
Up the Ginga Irish Red Ale
I'm a… Continue
Added by Glynn Foster on September 16, 2009 at 9:23pm — 1 Comment
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