Monthly Archives: February 2005
Thomas Cooper’s Sparkling Ale
Fermenting: 17/02/2005 Bottled: 26/02/2005 Got a big name to live up to, this one. Made exactly to the recipe, including the can of beer concentrate, a 1.5kg can of malt extract, 500g of light dried malt, and 300g dextrose. Included … Continue reading
Midweek Madness
A fair bitâs been happening so far this week. Monday night I was at Tafe, where we learnt a whole lot about html forms, and then a little bit about php programming. The only problem was, we were set two … Continue reading
Blackrock Cider: Take 2
Fermenting: 29/01/2005 Bottled: 07/02/2005 Brewed up for Phone and Elise’s engagement party this was quite similar to the previous attempt. This time I added 3L of apple and pear juice to the can. Again very dry, with similar complaints to … Continue reading
Big Weekend
Lots of stuff happened this weekend (20-21 Feb). Phone and Elise had their engagement party, which changed venue at the last minute due to a massive thunderstorm and corresponding blackout. Parramatta Council seems to use any rain as an excuse … Continue reading
All systems are go!
Today I did something a little bit exciting: I set up a blog on my home website. If you are reading this, you’ve found your way here. I set up the mysql database, configured and installed wordpress, and here I … Continue reading
Patterson’s Pils
Fermenting: 22/01/2005 Bottled: 28/01/2005 Another Wetpak from `The Country Brewer’ this one was not as memorable as the Little Creatures styled beer. A pleasant, drinkable German-style pilsener, it was fresh and high quality, but not brilliant. 7/10 Second tasting: 01/04/2005 … Continue reading