Case Swap 10 - Expressions of interest

[Peter Smith]

I had a chat to tilt and he suggested perhaps we aim at a swap around Sat 16th Nov to slot in between the NHB competition and xmas.   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? 

[Stu H]

I'm in - will drive to the AKL drop off point

[mattd2]

Hi Peter,

I am going to have to miss this case swap - not enough fermentation going on!

Cheers,

Matt

[Matt Lory]

I'm in & can reply on Dave Bryden's behalf that he will be too. (So that is 2 No. cases for swapping)

Sorry, I'm not in Auckland the on the weekend of the 9th so could I drop both our case swap contributions off to someone Auckland based in advance of that?  We probably be bottling from keg on Wednesday evening so could drop off then.

Cheers.

[Tilt]

Peter - I'm in for number 10 but I'll need to do a drop off at your place before the WBC.  I can't make it out to Hallertau on the 9th.  Can you PM me your address please?

[Tom C]

I'm in and will get mine to Hallertau on the 9th.

[G S]

Will have one ready for next week, so definitely in.
Afraid am also Unlikely to be able to make it to hallertau over weekend with family commitments, is there anyone on the shore I could drop off with one evening next week? Or penrose during the day ? Am fortunate enough to work near brewers coop.

Cheers
Gordon

[Richard Jack]

I'll have something interesting ready, but I'm not going to make it to WBC (whoops, not NHC, WBC). Where do I need to get the beers to?

[Peter Smith]

pm me i am in glendowie or i work in cbd in albert st

[G S]

Are we close to a quantity?
ML
SB
Tilt
Dash
Gs
RJ
Ps
Stu h
David b?
Paul h?

Could be 12?
Am dropping off with peter later this week. What's best to do re qty? Guess I'll put in a bit more than x12 and hopefully get some returns if it's too many?

[Peter Smith]

I am bottling 14 in plastic just in case, expect it to be about 10 or 12 as per your list , i will return everthing I  can.  hate beer in cans....

[paul m]

Hi Guys, i'm gonna pull out this time round, sorry. what was intended is either mostly drank or not good enough (or both!!)

[Matt Lory]

Dave B is in (He can't reply himself cos he lives in the middle of nowhere in the Hanua's during the week).