I'm with you on that - the comp is very laid back. I will have an open mind when it comes to judging, and the best thing to do is to brew what you like to drink. At the end of the day - you are the one drinking 20 Litres of the stuff... not me.
I hear you, love your work. I will definitely try and make it (sounds very non-committal). I'll bring some brew with me either way, I'd love to catch up with you guys.
Well - that's great news, Tony. I love catching up with forum members - have made a few good friends along the way. It'll be good to meet in real life.
I'll be sending out a reminder to the group 6 weeks out anyway. Hopefully acts as a bit of "motivation".
Working on this, will prolly brew mid week when I get some caraamber.. Belgian Pale Ale, reminiscent of Leffe blonde which I used to quite enjoy allthough havnt tried in over a year...
20 litres, OG 1061, IBU's 35
4kg Global Pils
450g Munich
150g Cara-Amber
90g Melanoidin
300g Cane Sugar
Permalink Reply by MrC on March 28, 2009 at 2:37pm
Just whipped up a cheeky little Belgian Ale.
It's really just to experiment with Caramunich and T58.
You were right about that Caramunich Stu, beautiful fruit & nut.
10.5L batch
1 Macs Lager Kit
150g Caramunich
30g Carafa Special II
(grain steeped for 60 min at 70C)
T58 yeast
Planning on keeping the temp <20C (hopefully 17-18C)