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Brew Details
Morgans Australian Bitter
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Brew Sugar: |
2.000
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kg |
Dextrose (brewers sugar) |
| Additives:
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Priming Sugar: |
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kg |
Force carbonation (CO2 bottle) |
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Water: |
46.0
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Ltr
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Yeast: |
Brand Yeast(x3)
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Original Gravity: |
1042
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Date Down: |
31/08/01
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Final Gravity: |
1005
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Date bottled: |
5/09/01
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Est Alc Vol %: |
4.6
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Brewing temp.: |
27.0
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Primary fermentation: |
5
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Secondary fermentation: |
5
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Min use by date: |
20/09/01
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Max use by date: |
20/09/02
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| Tasting Score: |
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Appearance: 4
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Aroma: 4
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Taste: 17
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Overall: 25 /50
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Notes:
Nice Kegged beer, Quite similar to a beer on tap in a pub. And also Quite A nice drinking beer, not to flash though.
Brew Details
In the bottle
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Batch No. 2
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Black Rock Bock
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Brew Sugar: |
1.000
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kg |
Dextrose (brewers sugar) |
| Additives:
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Priming Sugar: |
0.230
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kg |
Coopers Carbonation Drops |
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Water: |
23.0
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Ltr
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Yeast: |
Brand Yeast
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Original Gravity: |
1042
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Date Down: |
8/09/01
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Final Gravity: |
1005
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Date bottled: |
13/09/01
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Est Alc Vol %: |
5.3
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Brewing temp.: |
25.0
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Primary fermentation: |
5
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Secondary fermentation: |
0
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Min use by date: |
28/09/01
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Max use by date: |
28/09/02
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| Tasting Score: |
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Appearance: 4
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Aroma: 5
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Taste: 14
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Overall: 23 /50
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Notes:
Looked like coke. Was a very malty beer, no bitterness I could taste. This is for a diferent taste, not mine particularly.
Brew Details
Morgans Australian Bitter
|
Brew Sugar: |
2.000
|
kg |
Dextrose (brewers sugar) |
| Additives:
|
|
Priming Sugar: |
|
kg |
Force carbonation (CO2 bottle) |
|
|
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Water: |
46.0
|
Ltr
|
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Yeast: |
Ale 514
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Original Gravity: |
1042
|
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Date Down: |
19/09/01
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Final Gravity: |
1005
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Date bottled: |
25/09/01
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Est Alc Vol %: |
4.7
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Brewing temp.: |
23.0
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Primary fermentation: |
6
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Secondary fermentation: |
5
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Min use by date: |
10/10/01
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Max use by date: |
10/10/02
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| Tasting Score: |
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Appearance: 5
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Aroma: 4
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Taste: 17
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Overall: 26 /50
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Notes:
Brew Details
Ryan's Beer for Daddy
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Batch No. 4
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Morgans Australian Bitter
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Brew Sugar: |
2.000
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kg |
Dextrose (brewers sugar) |
| Additives:
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Priming Sugar: |
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kg |
Force carbonation (CO2 bottle) |
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Water: |
46.0
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Ltr
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Yeast: |
Ale 514
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Original Gravity: |
1042
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Date Down: |
8/10/01
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Final Gravity: |
1004
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Date bottled: |
12/10/01
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Est Alc Vol %: |
4.8
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Brewing temp.: |
26.0
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Primary fermentation: |
4
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Secondary fermentation: |
6
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Min use by date: |
27/10/01
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Max use by date: |
27/10/02
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| Tasting Score: |
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Appearance: 3
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Aroma: 4
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Taste: 19
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Overall: 26 /50
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Notes:
This was bottled on the day Ryan was born
Brew Details
Drag-On Lager
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Batch No. 5
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Morgans Australian Lager
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Brew Sugar: |
1.000
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kg |
Dextrose (brewers sugar) |
| Additives:
|
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Priming Sugar: |
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kg |
Force carbonation (CO2 bottle) |
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|
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Water: |
23.0
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Ltr
|
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Yeast: |
Ale 514
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Original Gravity: |
1042
|
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Date Down: |
8/10/01
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Final Gravity: |
1006
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Date bottled: |
12/10/01
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Est Alc Vol %: |
4.5
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Brewing temp.: |
26.0
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Primary fermentation: |
4
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Secondary fermentation: |
6
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Min use by date: |
27/10/01
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Max use by date: |
27/10/02
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| Tasting Score: |
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Appearance: 3
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Aroma: 7
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Taste: 22
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Overall: 32 /50
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Notes:
This was bottled on the day Ryan was born.
Brew Details
Drag-On Pale Ale
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Batch No. 6
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Black Rock East India Pale Ale
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Brew Sugar: |
1.000
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kg |
Brew Craft Brewblend #15 |
| Additives:
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Priming Sugar: |
0.230
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kg |
Carbonization Drops |
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Water: |
23.0
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Ltr
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Yeast: |
Ale 514
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Original Gravity: |
1042
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Date Down: |
20/10/01
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Final Gravity: |
1008
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Date bottled: |
25/10/01
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Est Alc Vol %: |
4.9
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Brewing temp.: |
26.0
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Primary fermentation: |
5
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Secondary fermentation: |
0
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Min use by date: |
9/11/01
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Max use by date: |
9/11/02
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| Tasting Score: |
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Appearance: 5
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Aroma: 4
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Taste: 15
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Overall: 24 /50
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Notes:
Brewbleand contains Malt, corn syrup and dextrose
Should taste like coopers pale ale.
1st taste on the 6th/ tastes no good, leave it a bit.
Very tastless beer nothing like coopers
Brew Details
Dragon-Bitter
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Batch No. 7
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Morgans Australian Bitter
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Brew Sugar: |
2.000
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kg |
Dextrose (brewers sugar) |
| Additives:
|
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Priming Sugar: |
|
kg |
Force carbonation (CO2 bottle) |
|
|
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Water: |
46.0
|
Ltr
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Yeast: |
Ale 514
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Original Gravity: |
1042
|
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Date Down: |
26/10/01
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Final Gravity: |
1004
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Date bottled: |
30/10/01
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Est Alc Vol %: |
4.7
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Brewing temp.: |
27.0
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Primary fermentation: |
4
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Secondary fermentation: |
4
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Min use by date: |
14/11/01
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Max use by date: |
14/11/02
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| Tasting Score: |
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Appearance: 3
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Aroma: 4
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Taste: 17
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Overall: 24 /50
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Notes:
Getting hotter
Brew Details
Black Rock Mexican Lager
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Brew Sugar: |
1.000
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kg |
Dextrose (brewers sugar) |
| Additives:
-
Dry enzyme
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Priming Sugar: |
0.230
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kg |
Carbonization Drops |
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|
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Water: |
23.0
|
Ltr
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Yeast: |
Ale 514
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Original Gravity: |
1042
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Date Down: |
4/11/01
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Final Gravity: |
1000
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Date bottled: |
9/11/01
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Est Alc Vol %: |
5.9
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Brewing temp.: |
27.0
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Primary fermentation: |
5
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Secondary fermentation: |
0
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Min use by date: |
24/11/01
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Max use by date: |
24/11/02
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| Tasting Score: |
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Appearance: 3
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Aroma: 6
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Taste: 30
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Overall: 39 /50
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Notes:
A nice dry Mexican Lager
premo beer matey
Brew Details
Drag-on Pilsner
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Batch No. 9
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Morgans Golden Saaz Pilsner
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Brew Sugar: |
1.000
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kg |
Dextrose (brewers sugar) |
| Additives:
|
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Priming Sugar: |
|
kg |
Force carbonation (CO2 bottle) |
|
|
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Water: |
23.0
|
Ltr
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Yeast: |
ALE
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Original Gravity: |
1042
|
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Date Down: |
9/11/01
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Final Gravity: |
1004
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Date bottled: |
14/11/01
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Est Alc Vol %: |
4.8
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Brewing temp.: |
26.0
|
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Primary fermentation: |
5
|
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Secondary fermentation: |
4
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Min use by date: |
29/11/01
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Max use by date: |
29/11/02
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| Tasting Score: |
|
Appearance: 4
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Aroma: 5
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Taste: 20
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Overall: 29 /50
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Notes:
A very .light drinking beer
Quite like this beer
Brew Details
Morgans Australian Bitter
|
Brew Sugar: |
2.000
|
kg |
Dextrose (brewers sugar) |
| Additives:
|
|
Priming Sugar: |
|
kg |
Force carbonation (CO2 bottle) |
|
|
|
Water: |
46.0
|
Ltr
|
|
Yeast: |
Ale 514
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Original Gravity: |
1042
|
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Date Down: |
7/12/01
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Final Gravity: |
1000
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Date bottled: |
10/12/01
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Est Alc Vol %: |
5.1
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Brewing temp.: |
30.0
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Primary fermentation: |
3
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Secondary fermentation: |
4
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Min use by date: |
25/12/01
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Max use by date: |
25/12/02
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| Tasting Score: |
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Appearance: 3
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Aroma: 4
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Taste: 27
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Overall: 34 /50
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Notes:
Brew Details
Drag-On Sparkling Ale
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Batch No. 11
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Coopers Real Ale
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Brew Sugar: |
1.000
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kg |
Dextrose (brewers sugar) |
| Additives:
|
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Priming Sugar: |
|
kg |
Force carbonation (CO2 bottle) |
|
|
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Water: |
22.5
|
Ltr
|
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Yeast: |
Coopers Ale
|
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Original Gravity: |
1042
|
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Date Down: |
29/12/01
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Final Gravity: |
1004
|
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Date bottled: |
2/01/02
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Est Alc Vol %: |
4.8
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Brewing temp.: |
26.0
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Primary fermentation: |
4
|
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Secondary fermentation: |
5
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Min use by date: |
17/01/02
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Max use by date: |
17/01/03
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| Tasting Score: |
|
Appearance: 5
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Aroma: 4
|
Taste: 18
|
Overall: 27 /50
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Notes:
Don't really like the idear of coopers home brew
i would like this to prove me wrong
Coopers ale yeast is supposed to be a very good strain of yeast
Not Bad, Not like coopers sparkling ale though
