Monthly Archives: April 2006

Xtract Pilsner 2006

Fermenting: 24/04/2006 Bottled: 16/05/2006 I have very good memories of this beer. Last year I put it on in July, in the middle of winter, which helped this lager ferment quite coldly – about as cool as you can expect … Continue reading

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Web office

Lots of people hate the phrase Web 2.0. It implies that a completely new world wide web is being created to replace the old browsing experience, when really it is just a gradual improvement. But you can’t tell me there … Continue reading

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Toshiba Gigabeat

This week I bought myself a digital audio player. Dick Smith Electronics are selling the 20GB Toshiba gigabeat F20 for $279 – a long way below the release RRP of $449. I am not claiming that this product is the … Continue reading

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Cascade Pale Ale

Fermenting: 05/04/06 Bottled: 23/04/06 In July 2004 Cascade started making their own homebrew kits. Brewery branded homebrew kits aren’t overly great – Coopers being the exception. Coopers is actually the largest single manufacturer of home brew kits in the world, … Continue reading

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