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Title: June meet
Post by: admin on May 09, 2013, 09:26:06 AM
Is provisionally pencilled in for the 1st. This is the Saturday of the bank holiday weekend.

Would it suit more to move it to the 8th?
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: brenmurph on May 09, 2013, 09:39:06 AM
yep Ive planned a trip away in my camper tent
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: ColinC on May 10, 2013, 11:43:45 AM
I'll be away that weekend too.
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: Saruman (Reuben Gray) on May 11, 2013, 05:26:46 PM
I'm good either weekend but if anyone wants to meet up for drinks anyway on the bank holiday Saturday,  I have nothing better to do.
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: lordstilton on May 12, 2013, 08:49:05 AM
First Dublin match of the championship on the 1st..i will be in croker watching the mighty blues start the campaign to bring Sam back to his rightful home on the liffey
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: delzep on May 17, 2013, 10:58:39 AM
Can probably make the 1st

Probably can't make the 8th
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: delzep on May 21, 2013, 10:51:45 PM
No more interest for this?

Could be the stout-off that was mooted a couple of months back....
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: delzep on May 21, 2013, 11:03:42 PM
Might be working that day :(

Title: Re: June meet
Post by: delzep on May 21, 2013, 11:16:36 PM
Only just started the job :D
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: lordstilton on May 22, 2013, 10:46:13 AM
New Baby due that date..I'll leave the imperial stout down with Tube this week so mine is there for the filling.
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: imark on May 22, 2013, 12:25:18 PM
+1 Congrats!

Are we defo doing 8th? I'm going to be away then. :(
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: Saruman (Reuben Gray) on May 22, 2013, 12:50:19 PM
I'm probably good on any Saturday.
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: imark on May 22, 2013, 12:54:38 PM
I'll put a poll on a new thread. I like a good graph!
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: brenmurph on May 22, 2013, 03:55:17 PM
wat time on the 8th? need to put it on my calender
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: delzep on May 23, 2013, 09:02:57 PM
Looks like the 8th is good for me. At Tubes or in the County?

Time for a list methinks

1. delzep - smoked blonde ale and ropey weissbier
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: delzep on May 24, 2013, 08:06:58 PM
Anyone looking to join up with paid membership and for whatever reason has difficulties doing so online can pay on the day of the tasting (8th of June).
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: imark on May 24, 2013, 09:21:54 PM
Quote from: delzep on May 24, 2013, 08:06:58 PM
the day of the tasting (8th of June).

Ahem! The vote's open til 27th and I'm still hoping for a late surge for the 1st   ;)
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: delzep on May 24, 2013, 09:35:30 PM
everyones away on the 1st
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: brenmurph on May 24, 2013, 10:06:08 PM
DEFO CANT MAKE 1ST
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: imark on May 25, 2013, 03:30:14 PM
Quote from: delzep on May 24, 2013, 09:35:30 PM
everyones away on the 1st
there's a poll. But the 8th is in the lead. I can't make 8th anyway.  :(
People gonna be missing either date (summer eh!). Should we try to keep normal Liffey Brewers meets to Thursday in LC and supplement with special events like barrel fill to weekends during the summer?
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: Dodge on May 26, 2013, 12:11:28 AM
It looks like the 8th is in the lead. At least it will allow Saurmans beer to finish.

I can't make the 1st or 8th as such but will make the evening party if its still going. ( that work thing really gets in the way! )
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: delzep on May 27, 2013, 10:52:25 PM
The people have spoken...its the 8th. Can it be added to the calendar and twittered?
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: delzep on June 01, 2013, 02:07:28 PM
Tried adding it to the calendar but couldn't figure out how to
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: CARA on June 02, 2013, 12:25:31 PM
I was gonna add my name but it's there as if by magic already!! Would ya mind if i came out on the train before that? Or are ya busy beforehand?
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: delzep on June 02, 2013, 12:34:05 PM
It's at your gaff? How come?
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: delzep on June 02, 2013, 03:55:11 PM
So roughly 1 to 2 is barrel filling and from 2 it's the usual homebrew tasting? Suppose everyone should bring a few beers from the offie as well if we're staying at yours for a couple of hours
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: brenmurph on June 02, 2013, 04:02:24 PM
kellie & myself b dere with the barrel brew!
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: delzep on June 02, 2013, 04:46:55 PM
I'll be going from Clondalkin. Dunno yet if Kevin and Colin are going too yet but if anyone else from the area wants to share a taxi let me know
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: delzep on June 02, 2013, 04:57:20 PM
Oh yeah fair enough with the beer, I can make a massive coddle and bring it along. Perfect drinking food
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: Saruman (Reuben Gray) on June 04, 2013, 01:27:43 PM
Sticking my name down but I need to leave about 6 or so. What time is the BBQ?

1. Tube
2. Rossa
3. Cara
4. Delzep
5. Bren
6. Kellie
7. Saruman
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: Saruman (Reuben Gray) on June 04, 2013, 01:30:22 PM
No way I'm bringing it on the train  ;)

Will drop it over either on Friday evening or else Saturday before the meet.
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: delzep on June 04, 2013, 01:39:36 PM
What's everyone bringing? It's a tasting session after all
Ropey weissbier and smoked ale for me
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: brenmurph on June 04, 2013, 02:23:43 PM
Quote from: Saruman on June 04, 2013, 01:27:43 PM
Sticking my name down but I need to leave about 6 or so. What time is the BBQ?

1. Tube
2. Rossa
3. Cara
4. Delzep
5. Bren
6. Kellie
7. Saruman
8 brenmurph ( hav to leave at 3pm have party on at home)
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: IsMise on June 04, 2013, 10:36:44 PM
Quote from: brenmurph on June 04, 2013, 02:23:43 PM
Quote from: Saruman on June 04, 2013, 01:27:43 PM
Sticking my name down but I need to leave about 6 or so. What time is the BBQ?

1. Tube
2. Rossa
3. Cara
4. Delzep
5. Bren
6. Kellie
7. Saruman
8 brenmurph ( have to leave at 3pm have party on at home)
9. Is mise
Better stick my name on here, don't have much to offer but would like to be involved in the project, also want to get a rub of the barrell..... yea I know that sounds"strange", must be too much sun today  :-\
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: Saruman (Reuben Gray) on June 04, 2013, 11:57:34 PM
What's strange?  You just want to rub some old wood.  Perfectly natural.
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: Blueshed on June 05, 2013, 08:15:46 PM
Sticking my name down but I need to leave about 6 or so. What time is the BBQ?

1. Tube
2. Rossa
3. Cara
4. Delzep
5. Bren
6. Kellie
7. Saruman
8 brenmurph ( have to leave at 3pm have party on at home)
9. Is mise
10. Blueshed
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: delzep on June 05, 2013, 08:20:51 PM
gonna have enough beer glasses tube? :P
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: brenmurph on June 05, 2013, 11:14:28 PM
ill be headin in via citywest / corky park if anyone wants to be picked up at say the green isle thats fine
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: imark on June 05, 2013, 11:37:43 PM
Not able to make this one.
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: beerfly on June 06, 2013, 04:26:44 PM
1. Tube
2. Rossa
3. Cara
4. Delzep
5. Bren
6. Kellie
7. Saruman
8 brenmurph ( have to leave at 3pm have party on at home)
9. Is mise
10. Blueshed
11. Beerfly

i'll pop out too,  can also take some pictures of the barrel filling if you want
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: brenmurph on June 06, 2013, 09:42:14 PM
im in,
just transferred the cleared stout to a new vessel under a blanket of co2 of course. All set to bring it up on sat .
Im very happy with the result, hope ye agree very drinkable already  :)
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: mcgrath on June 07, 2013, 12:18:31 AM
Quote from: Il Tubo on June 06, 2013, 07:46:20 PM
That's cool Ronan!

Final call for Saturday lads! Will be buying food tomorrow...

Put your name down if you want in! :)
I'll be there with guest.... Looking forward to it..
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: imark on June 07, 2013, 04:18:39 PM
Watched the chops brew video hop bomb posted link to. Those guys did a two thumbs quality check. All contributors taste and if 2 people don't want it in... It doesn't go in. May not be feasible approach for Saturday? Have you got all the beer at your place now?
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: delzep on June 07, 2013, 04:37:27 PM
Just to confirm that this is a homebrew tasting session as per usual except it's at tubes gaff as there is little mention of anyone bringing homebrew with them in this thread
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: beerfly on June 07, 2013, 04:57:50 PM
Quote from: imark on June 07, 2013, 04:18:39 PM
Watched the chops brew video hop bomb posted link to. Those guys did a two thumbs quality check. All contributors taste and if 2 people don't want it in... It doesn't go in. May not be feasible approach for Saturday? Have you got all the beer at your place now?

they way we did it was everyone tasted it to make sure it was ok.  your mainly checking for off flavours or infection,  its not that important taste wise as once its in the ballpark it should blend well.  definaly want to have everyone in the group taste it cause half way through when checking one fermentor i passed the glass around a second time and 1 or 2 gave totally different comments on the same sample  ;D
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: delzep on June 07, 2013, 05:32:30 PM
Quote from: Il Tubo on June 07, 2013, 05:02:28 PM
Derek, yes bring Homebrew. It'll be fairly informal tho.
It's never formal!  ;D
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: Blueshed on June 08, 2013, 10:29:10 AM
will be down @ 1 but need to leave @ 6ish. got a few btls of the Bulldog kit I won for people to try, all my first batch of cider is gone and 2nd batch is only 5 days bottled.

got some free time tomorrow and Monday evening so going to bottle a brew and put on 2 more brews, so im looking for a few little favours.

1 - anybody got crown caps for sale.

2 - looking for hops to add to a dark ale kit, was thinking Bramiling cross and Bullion.

Title: Re: June meet
Post by: brenmurph on June 08, 2013, 10:38:38 AM
ill bring 100 silver tops for ya

anyone got 3 kg malt I can buy? I just fancy a brewday tomora to do the spruce beer.

seeking any base malt but optimum is lager / pilsner malt otherwise ill make do with maris munich or pale


Title: Re: June meet
Post by: brenmurph on June 08, 2013, 10:41:51 AM
Blueshed re hops havnt got what u want but have hops if ur really stiuck

willamette, summit saaz perle galena dana (magnum x slovenian) cascade bravo

let me know asap as im heddin in an hour
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: Blueshed on June 08, 2013, 10:47:03 AM
im planning on doing the Dark ale Finlandia and a wheat beer MYOB.

have cascade, magnum, dana, galena, will, fuggles.

deffo take the caps and what hops you reckon would go with the above kits ?
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: Blueshed on June 08, 2013, 10:52:41 AM
@ 50g - 100g of Bram X would be perfect.

http://www.thehomebrewcompany.ie/bullion-100g-vacuum-packed-alpha-acid-100-2011-harvest-p-1480.html

will order here and use in my next kit, I got 4 of the dark ale kits to mess around with.
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: brenmurph on June 08, 2013, 11:00:14 AM
Quote from: Blueshed on June 08, 2013, 10:47:03 AM
im planning on doing the Dark ale Finlandia and a wheat beer MYOB.

have cascade, magnum, dana, galena, will, fuggles.

deffo take the caps and what hops you reckon would go with the above kits ?

well the wheatbeer needs no hop additions as style is lightly hopped, but  if going for some xtra aroma / flavour id stick some saaz dry hop or dana for floral / fruity.
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: Blueshed on June 08, 2013, 11:08:20 AM
will use the Dana I have then for the wheat brew and Tubes Bram X for the dark ale then.

now to tell the wife im going to bottle 20lts of beer and 15lts of cider and brew 2 beers  8)
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: delzep on June 08, 2013, 11:13:44 AM
I'm not able to make it today   :(
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: Snuff on June 08, 2013, 12:27:16 PM
Quote from: Il Tubo on June 07, 2013, 06:46:15 PM
Here's the barrel situation:

1. Tube 1 x 20L - looks not good, but replacement fermenting
2A. Dodge 1 x 20L - in the shed and ready to roll
2B. Dodge 1 x 20L - in the shed and ready to roll
3. CARA 1 x 20L - in the shed and ready to roll
4. Snuff 1 x 20L
5. Lordstilton 1 x 20L - in the shed and ready to roll
6. brenmurph 1 x 20L - travelling up on the day
7. Saruman 1 x 20L - travelling up on the day
8. McGrath 1 x 20L - in the shed and ready to roll
9. imark 1 x 20L - in the shed and ready to roll

Stewart?

I'll be over for the filling at 1pm
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: Saruman (Reuben Gray) on June 09, 2013, 12:18:14 PM
Great meet yesterday.

Shane,  I left a beer at yours.  Blueshed gave it to me to review.  It's a 1litre or so, I think it was a plastic bottle. It's eastern European beer. I left it on the windowsill in the corner. I'll have to get out off you sometime if it survives. I also forgot to give you money for the barrell.
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: CARA on June 09, 2013, 04:19:45 PM
Magic day alright, I haven't laughed and cried so much in a long time! I alo forgot about the cash and I owe dodge 13!
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: Dodge on June 09, 2013, 04:52:57 PM
I'm raging I missed a great day >:(

Well...... How did it go? Were we alright on the fill?  :D
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: delzep on June 09, 2013, 09:00:18 PM
Ragin I missed it yesterday. What brews did people bring along?
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: delzep on June 09, 2013, 09:51:00 PM
So cos there was no June homebrew tasting as yet, it can happen on the date you proposed in the July thread with the July one happening a couple of weeks later  ;D
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: delzep on June 09, 2013, 10:11:08 PM
I won't be able to make it to the "June meet". Would it be easy to cycle with do ye think?
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: delzep on June 09, 2013, 10:23:19 PM
If you're in the area that would be great. Working days on Tues and Wed though. Should be there Thurs and Fri though. Itching to start all grain brewing
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: imark on June 09, 2013, 11:41:46 PM
Sounds like it was a good day. Looking forward to seeing the pics.
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: brenmurph on June 10, 2013, 08:01:41 AM
Thanks Shane for a great day   :)
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: mcgrath on June 10, 2013, 08:57:46 AM
Yeah cheers Shane and Cliona.. really enjoyed the day.
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: DEMPSEY on June 10, 2013, 10:21:20 AM
It went well and of course Tube's angel was being the perfect angel she always is :).
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: beerfly on June 10, 2013, 03:08:02 PM
finally over came the technical hiccups and got the pictures on to the laptop.  should have these and south dublin up tomorrow
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: lordstilton on June 10, 2013, 08:16:23 PM
Raging I had to miss this.. Still no sign of this child.. Did you taste each brew before going in? Hope mine made the grade
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: IsMise on June 10, 2013, 11:20:05 PM
Yes indeed, mucho thanks Il Tubo for a great day, lovely food, tasty brews, and of course mrs. Tube for her patience.. did'nt realise those beers were that strength, no wonder I was struggling on Sunday  :-\
Hope Cara has recovered from his mishap ....
I'l bring that purloined tankard to the next meet  ;)
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: beerfly on June 11, 2013, 12:30:42 AM
handful off pictures from the day here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/38694613@N04/sets/72157634054502747/)

quick preview

the mystery beer
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2824/9010463905_9fe5df289e_z.jpg)

filling
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3719/9010435621_9590f3d11c_z.jpg)

enjoying the sun
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3795/9010364847_eef1d8106e_z.jpg)
Title: Re: June meet
Post by: imark on June 11, 2013, 01:34:25 PM
What was the deal with that mystery beer? Tube...you making oud bruin and you didn't tell us?