NZ Case Swap 11 Expressions of Interest

[Peter Smith]

All the talk of case swap beers always gets me going again... lets do an NZ case swap for the last weekend of June  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:

1. Brew a beer you're proud of and want other brewers to try and give feedback on.
2. Post your recipe as a separate thread in the NZ case swap group - feedback from others'll be posted under your own recipe thread.
3. 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. 
4. How many you send in will depend on the interest we get ----> total number to contribute = number of brewers in the swap minus 1
5. Get your beers to a central point under your own steam.
6. The organisers then make up a bundle of mixed cases and send them out. 
7. 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? 

All that said last time there where only AKL people and it was free... lets see what happens.

I promise not to send in something I have not actually tasted this time  8)

[Crusader-Rob]

Great work Peter.

I assume I'll get mine after the weekend. Just let us know how much and an acc number for $$ transfer.

[Tilt]

Nice work Peter, looking forward to a good variety of beery treats to try.
It'll be good practice for my tasting skills too so keen to contribute to and read the feedback on this bunch of beauties.

[Duncan Emo]

Thanks Pete  for organising it - hopefully my offering is drinkable - looking for any tips for improvement for a newbie case swapper!

Cheers

[Crusader-Rob]

Just a quick note for those involved, luckily they found the missing original package and was delivered yesterday.
So in the spirit of more feedback I'll be giving a couple to a couple of Chch Realbeer members, and taking some to our next meet at the end of august. I hope everyone's ok with that.
And cheers to Peter for his help in sorting the lost items/replacing the items accordingly.