Hey mate, are you based in Auckland?

Reason I ask, I saw you have some Wyeast 3787, was wondering if youd be keen to do a yeast trub swap? ive got some 1469 and 2000 at the mo which ive been farming...

Blenheim aye, havnt been there in ages, lucky tho that you have Renaissance and Pink Elephant down there :o)

Dont worry about it not fermenting just yet, it may take a couple of days, specially with such a high gravity beer... In fact, those smack packs are only supposed to be direct pitched into 1060 or lower, but even then its reccomended to make a starter... Id start worrying after 3 days if nothings happening...

Dont think ill be coming down south any time soon, but if I do ill let you know... We could allways do a mail swap I guess...

Let me know how the beer turns out, hope you have a good time in Europe :o)

All good that it kicked off, allways a stressfull few days huh? :oP

Id be keen to swap you some yeast? I have some 1469 West Yorkshire and 2000 Budvar lager which I can happily post you one back?

Hey mate, I wouldnt say no to a blend of those two, it cant be bad cos theyre both fairly similair yeasts :o) Or I can wait till jan, im not in a rush...

Up to you, let me know...

Cheers

Hey buddy, appreciate it but it sounds like you need it more :o) The yeastys will get a hammering with a barley wine...

Cheers anyway mate...

Hey matey it definately was me :o) I had this eerie feeling that id allready met/talked to you at some stage lol, had no idea you were one of the brewers at Renaissance, man I love your guys beers a! Went and had a Perfection last night and its on form!!

Be definately keen to grab some off of ya if you dont mind? I can allways make a starter to check the viability.. Would you be keen to meet up for a beer or two?

No worries mate, sounds good, ill see you between 3 and 6 :o)

Hey Soren, great to hear from you. Your first stop in Sydney has to be the Local Taphouse which opened a few months back. If you're visiting next weekend the Anzac Day SpecTapular is on there which showcases Aussie micros (and NZ as well of course), check the website. Next definitely head to Red Oak Brewpub. They do some great beers and the food is good too. If it's only a quick visit lastly go to The Australian Hotel, they have around a dozen taps of micros and a huge range of bottles. All are based in the city centre so easy to get to...let me know if you need contact details at all. As for bottleshops I'm not familiar of any in the city. Just ask around at the places I listed and hopefully you may be lucky in locating some of the Mikkeller brews, also look out for Flying Dog (US) and Brewdog (Scotland) who do amazing Imperial Stouts aged in Whiskey barrels! . Speaking of Mikkeller, I picked up a bottle of their Big Worse Barley Wine, I'm tempted to crack it now but nah will cellar it for a while:) Let me know if you need any other info. Oh and I can't thank you guys enough for the Bourbon porter man, I appreciate it greatly!
Cheers! Nate.

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Mate - Speechless, sounds like quite the package ;o) Cheers mate, will be sure to update you with feedback! Sounds like some interesting things youre brewing bro!

Hey mate, look out for micros like Mountain Goat Moonshine, Nail stout, Jamieson The Beast IPA, Matilda Bay has some good beers, Bridge Road too. Knappstein Reserve lager is impressive and worth sourcing out. Moo Brew PA is great as well and of course the Murray's range. Most of these should be available at the Taphouse. Enjoy Sydney and drink well...Cheers!

Again - Speechless. Im really looking forward to these beers mate! Will have to build you up a few to send down, ive got a couple still fermenting at the mo, will keep in touch ;o)

Hey Soren how was your time in Sydney? Did you try many beers over here?

Hey Soren, I see you are coming to BrewNZ. I am coordinating the volunteers. Did you know that if you volunteer for a session, you can get into another for free? Drop me an email at stephaniecoutts@yahoo.com.au if you are interested. I can send you the volunteer form. Steph.

There are more fruity flavours then citrus that come through from the 6 different hops and the combination of malts etc, No Wheat beer yeast or malt is used in this beer style. Due to our production process there is no chance off cross contamination from the wheat beer yeast. We have done an IPA which is lower in bitterness then some of the highly hopped New Zealand IPA's which you may be comparing us with.

Thanks for the feed back.

Hey bud I used Global Munich which is 25EBC, I think its the same as Munich II

Mash temp - Im not too sure sorry mate, my therm was playing up so its not what ive got written down, I used US-05 and got from about 1055 to 1020, I know it would have gone lower if I mashed around 66-67, but I was getting under-attenuation problems with all of my beers at the time...

Was still a lovely beer tho ;o)

Hey Soren, Any chance of getting a sneak preview of 8 wire brewings first effort to the Malthouse on the 8th of Nov for the APA comp? I'm sure there will be quite a few of us eager to taste if you thought it ready. Cheers

Would be great if you could, see how it goes. I'd imagine I'd want to be there too if I was putting a new beer out to the public. Thats the problem with Wellington and Blenheim, so close but so far away. I'm sure Colin would be cool with it, he's one of the judges for the APA comp.

Hey Soren, awesome. I have to drive so I'll be on beer rations tomorrow but I'll make sure your beer is one of them.

Hey Soren, Great to see the 8 wire logo sitting with the other beer taps is something someone should have taken a photo of for you. Good beer, very drinkable with a nice roasty finish and lingering bitterness. Everyone who had a pint looked pretty happy. Looking forward to your next effort.

Hi Soren

Thanks for the note.
Have been busy shifting to Wellington and trying to find a job.

Sure you can add own beers but you do need to register as a brewer, here is a link to find out more. Joe is normally pretty quick in setting people up.

All the best with brewery, I look forward to sampling some of your beers soon and providing some feedback on ratebeer.

http://ratebeer.com/Brewers/Brewer-Resources.asp

Cheers

Chris aka beerledgend

How did you get on at ratebeer.com?

Chris

Finally got to try Hop Wired last night Soren. Its insane, the best NZ IPA I've ever had, and its not like there is no competition. I hope the renaissance guys aern't too jealous! Love your work.