Tony's Comments

Geez us - 1.065!? Yea, that probably is more towards a strong brown or similar. I'm certainly keen on tasting that when she's ready. I was a bit worried with mine as the fermentation temp got a bit high for my liking the first couple of days. However, since the weather has cooled off here in Welly it's down to 17 - 18, more of what I was after.

I've been lucky to never have a stuck fermentation, so wouldn't even know what to do. Do you just wait or is there something you can do?

Cheers - that'll be good times! I'm doing the Kumeu Festival - but thought hard about the waiheke trip!

I'll give you a call!

Will do, happy to help in any way i can
email me here if you like jameskemp3@yahoo.co.nz

Yep Leaving for Whakatane next week, gonna be shit of a drive.

G'day. I just bottled the mild from the keg last weekend. I ended up drinking about half of it out of the keg (I was supposed to be giving it to a mate). I've set a bottle aside for you - let me know your address details and I'll post it to you.

It came up really quaffable, a bit thin on the mouthfeel, but d*mn nice drinking! I made another batch on Sunday adding a wee bit more crystal and a bit of chocolate malt.

Happy to give it a try! I'll get you to send it to my work address (the dog tends to tear open any packages left by the front door at home). Send it to:

ATTN: Nolen Smith
Flexible Learning Network
Level 4
150-154 Willis St
Wellington

I'll get the Mild posted to you tomorrow hopefully.

Mate, got your bottle of Mild boxed up. I'll post it before I head home today.

Cheers,
Nolen

Glad it made it. I had been meaning to post it all week, so when the Post Shop asked if I wanted to overnight it, I decided WTF and paid the few extra bucks.

Keen to know what you think. I brewed another batch last weekend which I transfered to secondary on Sunday. The only difference between this one and the one I sent you is that I added a bit more Crystal and a wee bit of Chocolate Malt.

Glad you liked it. I wasn't over impressed when I first tasted it, but it has grown on men quite a bit. It is definitely a quaffer and I've managed to quaff most of it already. Yea, the nose is very subtle; too subtle. I re-brewed it two weeks ago with a few small changes, will keg this weekend - we'll see.

Your brown ale was waiting for me on my desk when I arrived this morning - awesome! I've put it in the fridge here in the office and will crack it open before I head home this evening.

Cheers!

G'day. I finally got a chance to open up your Brown Ale last night. I even shared a bit with my girlfriend. It had a really nice malty flavour, however I should have let it settle a bit more, the yeast was thoroughly mixed in the beer, which was evident in the taste - but I was too keen to give it a try. I thought the carbonation level was a bit over powering for the style, but my girlfriend preferred it (she thinks mine are too "flat"). We both really enjoyed it and found it WAY too easy to drink for the alcohol level!!. ... I wanted to keep drinking after that. Very nice - thanks for sending it!!

Hey Tony,
Hop Rhizome posted via couriermail thingy. Hopefully it'll be with you toute de suite. Racked my Half Nelson IPA. Sauvin hops are interesting aren't they?

used carefully they are pretty amazing! not an expert myself, but can only say they have a real full-on character that e.g. Goldings can only aspire to.

Maybe call into my work as I have a disc here.

How did you find those notes?

Beers that you left me for Tasting. Both bottle conditioned.
Pilsiner? - highly carbonated.Good compact head.Sulphury aroma with slight grassy herbly hop. Flavour, taste like it was fermented to high, alcohol is fusal, also a bit of yeast stress. Malt/bitterness balance good.Overall Just tastes like it was fermented to high and the beer has suffered.
Amber ?, Chocolate brown colour with meduim head,aroma of chocolate,maybe some munich? and crystal. Flavour chocolate,crystal, again tastes hot, with fusal alcohol. Good malt/bitterness balance, just seems like the fermentation got out hand with the fermentation temperature.
Not sure if I am right with your fermentation temperture, either that or your yeast selection isn't quite right or healthy.
Hope my comments are not putting you off, as I know how hard it is controlling a small system.

They both taste like the ferment went through to fast and at to higher temperature, ie thats were the fusal alcohols come in and the yeast stress in the lager, apart from that they are nicely balanced.

Cheers!

First weekend I have something on the Saturday evening. Then I'll probably have something on the 20/21st as it is both my folks birthdays that week. Weekend lunchtime ales are generally pretty good as my boys usually sleep for a couple of hours then. Would be great to catch up. By the last weekend we could drink some Pot Kettle Black!

Gidday mate - no worries. That's a good choice. Had a great time each of the last few times I've been in Chch... and I've still not met the Chch realbeer boys (even though i told them to come along and say hello the last time we were at The Twisted hop). Hopefully I'll be down again before the year is out (or up your way).

Cheers mate. Good to catch up with you. Keep brewin that stout. Flick me an email with your address sometime and I'll fire you up some of that beer with the "cranberry" hops. I'll send up some that I've bottled from the keg so there'll be no sediment.