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    so, where are you smuggling the hops in from? or concentrate?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gerbil
    so, where are you smuggling the hops in from? or concentrate?
    Just buy the concentrate form the UK.

    This is what I'm quaffing right now...

    Victorian Bitter
    In the 19th century, malts were darker and hopping rates higher than they are today. So Victorian Bitter is a dark, full-bodied bitter with a sweeter finish; balanced by a high level of bitterness and true hop character. This is a popular darker bitter served in the rowdy inns of Victorian Britain and often now served as a guest ale in English pubs. Serve at 13°C (55°F). Makes 40 UK pints.
    50 +/-5 °EBC, 45 +/-5 °EBU
    And this is the next one on the list...

    Executive Bitter
    This outstanding, classic English well hopped ale, with a deep bronze colour modelled on premium bitters available on draught in English pubs. A smooth, malty and well-balanced beer. Serve at 13°C (55°F). Makes 40 UK pints.
    35 +/-5 °EBC, 40 +/-4 °EBU
    British DiaMalt - malt extracts, barley syrup, cereal syrups, beer kits, wine kits

    If you're thinking of buying any, they're excellent. I'll share an order with you to save on postage. And if you're in Bangkok and want to sample some first, send me a PM.

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    Can you also make some real beer yourself?

    Seriously, that looks really good.

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    I used to do a fair bit of home brewing many years ago. I'd been considering ordering some concentrate but was wondering what customs would make of it. Hmmmm.....

    Problem as I see it is the room temperature. This time of year it's about right but we're coming into the hot season and that may be problem (although better a bit too warm than too cold for fermenting)?
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    Just seen that British DiaMalt have a Thailand agent.

    Home Page - Chemico Thailand

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    If you want to make a real quality beer you need to skip any kind of malt concentrates and go for a full mash brew. Timothy Taylors is one of my favourites, in BKK hops and grain can be found here

    Rowatthai Co., Ltd.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gerbil
    Problem as I see it is the room temperature. This time of year it's about right but we're coming into the hot season and that may be problem (although better a bit too warm than too cold for fermenting)?
    I have an external thermostat on my spare fridge, so it gets set at 20 Deg for fermenting and it's at 5 Deg now for quaffing.

    Quote Originally Posted by Gerbil
    Just seen that British DiaMalt have a Thailand agent.
    I have been in touch with Diamalt about this already, but we need to order a 'reasonable' amount in. Again, if you want to take this further, let's get together and sort it out.

    Quote Originally Posted by Fabian
    Seriously, that looks really good.
    Amazingly, it tastes really good, too. It's only 2.5 weeks old (in the bottle). I primed the bottles with malt rather than dextrose for that fuller flavour.

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    Quote Originally Posted by madjbs
    If you want to make a real quality beer you need to skip any kind of malt concentrates and go for a full mash brew.
    Not these new ones. They're ace.

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    How did you set up the external thermostat, there are brewers ones you can oder from oz but I would think it would be possible to do a home job cheaper.

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    Hmmm.... have to think about it a bit. Haven't really got time for a new 'hobby' at the moment but I do have a spare fridge that could be modified..... decisions, decisions...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gerbil
    there are brewers ones you can order from oz but I would think it would be possible to do a home job cheaper.
    I ordered mine from Aus. I had to modify the plugs on it, but it works really well.

    Quote Originally Posted by Gerbil
    I do have a spare fridge that could be modified
    It doesn't need to be modified if you get one of them. ^

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    Quote Originally Posted by madjbs
    in BKK hops and grain can be found here
    I called them once and the guy denied all knowledge of malted barley and hops. Twas a bit odd.

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    weird, how long ago was this? I spoke to him a few months back and he gave me prices and everything, perhaps he has been warned about supplying stuff to unlicensed brewers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by madjbs
    weird, how long ago was this?
    About 2.5 years ago.

    Maybe the phone number I got from ThaiVisa was wrong? No worries, everything I've got so far has been free samples apart from the thermostat.

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    Had the pleasure of a sample of marmers beer last night

    i think it might have been good, i dont remember a thing this morning

    seriously, well done sir, a fine tipple

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    I really love the Bavarian Beer "Tucher" particularly it's Helles Hefeweizen. Non German Hefeweizens just don't taste the same. Never seen Tucher or Pauliner in Big C though, however there is a decent Austrian restaurant in Patong with a good German Hefeweizen on tap.

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    I've tried brewing my own and can never seem to get the yeast to fully ferment the sugars out and get a very sweet beer at about 2.5% alcohol. It's a hell of a lot of work cleaning out the bottles before bottling and I gave up on it, I did however have best tasting results by using distilled water as the malt concentrate already contains all the minerals from the original water.

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    I tried a new beer the other day called Federbrau, it had a musky flavour and is 4.7%

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    ^ Fcuking horrible, must be an aquired taste; I gave my bottle back - it was like drinking rainwater from an ashtray

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    Quote Originally Posted by nightowl2548 View Post
    I've tried brewing my own and can never seem to get the yeast to fully ferment the sugars out and get a very sweet beer at about 2.5% alcohol. It's a hell of a lot of work cleaning out the bottles before bottling and I gave up on it, I did however have best tasting results by using distilled water as the malt concentrate already contains all the minerals from the original water.
    It's always a good idea to start the yeast off at the exact temperature before you add it to the wort, you also need to make sure you aerate the wort sufficiently.

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    Quote Originally Posted by good2bhappy View Post
    I tried a new beer the other day called Federbrau, it had a musky flavour and is 4.7%
    They claim it to be "german style". Do you normally like german beer and what kind of beer does it resemble?

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    I tried a couple of Oirish beers last night.

    first up was the O'Hara's Irish Pale Ale. Not sure what makes it an 'Irish' Pale Ale as it seemed like a direct copy of an English one. This came in a decent sized bottle (500ml) but was still overpriced in my opinion at 190B. It's rated at 5.2% which was about 1.2% too much as the delicate taste was swamped by the syrupy sweetness of that extra alcohol. This kind of nonsense may work for crappy lagers, but not in a decent beer. Shame that.

    6/10



    Next up was their Irish Red. I thought this may end up tasting like a wet Irish Red Setter, but thankfully it didn't. Lighter in strength at 4.3% the flavour had more room to manoeuvre and after the initial sweetness one was left with a nice bitterness on the tongue. A much better balanced beer than the Pale Ale, the only downside was again the price at 159B for a 330ml bottle. 7.5/10



    The most striking thing about tasting these beers was just how used to drinking crappy Euro style beer I have got. At first, I was a bit overwhelmed by the full bodied, full tasting beer and it took a few slugs to re-educate my mouth.

    The other shock was the price, which means these are not going to be on my regular shopping list, even with the bulk discount price of somewhere around 3500B for 24 small bottles.

    We'll be getting Pedigree in cans soon, so I will hold out for them (if the price is right). I will also review the O'Hara's Stout when I get round to it, but I'll give the range of ciders we have here a miss, as I only like vinegar on my chips.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog View Post
    I tried a couple of Oirish beers last night.

    first up was the O'Hara's Irish ...... chips.

    That's a long time between drinks (since your previous review).

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    Quote Originally Posted by palexxxx
    That's a long time between drinks (since your previous review).
    I don't drink much.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog
    I don't drink much.
    Obviously. It shows in your sense of humor (or lack there of).

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