NZ Case Swap - 12 Expressions of Interest

[Peter Smith]

With so many new Grainfather brewers and in general just more new brewers  - here is a chance to see how your beer tastes against other brewers (extract and partial mash and kits welcome, even Williamswarn users).

Lets aim to have a few beers to have over the Xmas period, so to be in you would need to get me your beers by Sunday the 7th December.  This will allow you a bit of time after SOBA if entering etc .

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 - used to be minus one but lets take the extra 1 to the no 1 queen st HB tasting event just before xmas...
5. Get your beers to a central point under your own steam. - My House Auckland also CBD dropoff
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 summarize costs, if Auckland is the central point, are:about 

$10 for Auckland brewers who drop off and pick up in person

$30 for other North Island brewers

$45 for South Island brewers

[Peter Smith]

I have all beers , will be doing the swap about 8am tomorrow morning call me 5757067 to arrange pickup

Stuff be going out on mail either midday sat or first thing monday.

everything will be sent tracked

[Ryan Perkins]

Thanks for organising this Peter, busy time of year and all.

[Duncan Emo]

Agree - Cheers Peter - its beer o'clock

[mattd2]

Hey Peter,
Don't know if you got the PM or not, but I am back up in Auckland on Wednesday so could pick up then if it suits?

Pete C - when were you going to be in Tauranga again?

[Peter Church]

Hi Matt, going to be in TGA on friday late afternoon if that suits

[mattd2]

Sweet as, I'll PM you my mobile number. Just give me a text when you are free. Where are you going to be - my work is in town, just up from the new Lone Star restaurant.

[Peter Church]

Got your number already, be in that part of town around 2-3 pm if that suits

[Peter Smith]

Matt , no problem will be by my front door for you and Pete