so, where are you smuggling the hops in from? or concentrate?
so, where are you smuggling the hops in from? or concentrate?
Just buy the concentrate form the UK.Originally Posted by Gerbil
This is what I'm quaffing right now...
And this is the next one on the list...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
British DiaMalt - malt extracts, barley syrup, cereal syrups, beer kits, wine kitsExecutive 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
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.
Can you also make some real beer yourself?
Seriously, that looks really good.
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)?
You, sir, are a God among men....
Short Men, who aren't terribly bright....
More like dwarves with learning disabilities....
You are a God among Dwarves With Learning Disabilities.
Just seen that British DiaMalt have a Thailand agent.
Home Page - Chemico Thailand
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.
7 Soi Sawan Withi, Sutthisan Rd.,
Samsen Nok, Huay Khwang
Bangkok 10320
Thailand
+66 (1) 639 38 44
+66 (2) 274 81 81 - 3
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.Originally Posted by Gerbil
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.Originally Posted by Gerbil
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.Originally Posted by Fabian
Not these new ones. They're ace.Originally Posted by madjbs
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.
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...
I ordered mine from Aus. I had to modify the plugs on it, but it works really well.Originally Posted by Gerbil
It doesn't need to be modified if you get one of them. ^Originally Posted by Gerbil
I called them once and the guy denied all knowledge of malted barley and hops. Twas a bit odd.Originally Posted by madjbs
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.
About 2.5 years ago.Originally Posted by madjbs
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.
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
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.
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.
I tried a new beer the other day called Federbrau, it had a musky flavour and is 4.7%
^ Fcuking horrible, must be an aquired taste; I gave my bottle back - it was like drinking rainwater from an ashtray
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.
I don't drink much.Originally Posted by palexxxx
Obviously. It shows in your sense of humor (or lack there of).Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog
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