http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/feed/? Latest topics Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:47:34 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/fa/empty.gif http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/feed/? http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/critique-f5/stressed-dada-s-gales-festival-mild-t26.htm CyberPaddy66 I received this brew from SD about 1 week after it was bottled so I stuck it in the fridge and left it for as long as I could As with the other critique I'll approach this with an out of 5 list style... All values are out of 5 where 1 is not good and 5 is great! Presentation of bottle: 4 Pressure in bottle: 4 Liveliness of brew: 5 Head formation: 2 Head retention: 1 Initial smell: 3 Initial flavour: 3 Lingering flavour / after taste: 3 Comparison to original brew if ... critique Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:47:34 GMT http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/critique-f5/stressed-dada-s-gales-festival-mild-t26.htm#104 http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/critique-f5/stressed-dada-s-gales-festival-mild-t26.htm http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/critique-f5/stressed-dada-batemans-xxxb-t25.htm Tango Man Received it on the nicely packaged on the 29th with label and all. Very cloudy due to transit so left it to settle for a few days, then a few days more, then some more. Eventually cracked it open on 3rd August. Very lively so a little too much sugar in the bottle for the amount being fermented. Poured easily enough into the glass but any head formation died away within a few seconds. Colour was ruby in the glass. Smell was slightly tart maybe strawberry or raspberry. Good part of fizz in ... critique Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:05:17 GMT http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/critique-f5/stressed-dada-batemans-xxxb-t25.htm#100 http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/critique-f5/stressed-dada-batemans-xxxb-t25.htm http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/brewexchange-news-f1/hey-i-am-new-t24.htm bfbf
Anyway love the idea of the forum, no idea why it is not more popular!

Would love to swap some of my cider when it is ready so I will be back then!]]> brewexchange news Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:18:54 GMT http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/brewexchange-news-f1/hey-i-am-new-t24.htm#99 http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/brewexchange-news-f1/hey-i-am-new-t24.htm http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/critique-f5/tangos-chocolate-porter-t23.htm Stressed Dada Received this in the post via a jiffy bag. The jiffy bag had split at the bottom so was lucky I dont have a sneaky postman who likes beer. I think that this beer was kegged, but not too sure, Tango to advise, so the concept of decanting and priming with sugar into a bottle is new to me. The beer was pleasantly fizzy, but any head I created with the pour disappeared within seconds. The taste of the beer was quite nice, you could definately taste the overtures of chocolate, there was a ... critique Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:36:08 GMT http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/critique-f5/tangos-chocolate-porter-t23.htm#94 http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/critique-f5/tangos-chocolate-porter-t23.htm http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/okay-shall-i-start-t6.htm Tango Man My target for this year is to produce a pretty good clone of Hopbacks Summer lightening, my first attempt was using a malt extract which has come out a little dark. Anyway I would be interested in a critique of this and also a comparison of those that have managed this either AG or extract. Who's up for it? national exchange Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:15:21 GMT http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/okay-shall-i-start-t6.htm#20 http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/okay-shall-i-start-t6.htm http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/critique-f5/chris_reboot-s-old-perculier-clone-t22.htm CyberPaddy66 Sorry for all those who wanted THIS but Chris offered it to me 1st as I didn't have anything on the go at all following a bout in hospital. I'll make sure to send you a bottle of my 1st AG when I get it going (stuff ordered, in stock and paid for today ) to say thanks mate. On to the actual critique of the brew, not knowing the standard of formatting as I've not looked yet I'm going to approach this with an out of 5 list style... All values are out of 5 where 1 is not good and 5 is ... critique Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:26:38 GMT http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/critique-f5/chris_reboot-s-old-perculier-clone-t22.htm#92 http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/critique-f5/chris_reboot-s-old-perculier-clone-t22.htm http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/batemans-xxxb-t19.htm Stressed Dada
This is only my 2nd AG, so any criticism WILL be taken personally.

I would love to try an AG of some sort of Stout, but anything at the end of the day.]]> national exchange Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:14:36 GMT http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/batemans-xxxb-t19.htm#72 http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/batemans-xxxb-t19.htm http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/local-meet-ups-t14.htm chris_reboot
If anyone is interested in meeting up face to face to swap brews, or for a general drinky or two, let me know below if you are interested, and roughly where you are in the world, see if we can organise something....]]> national exchange Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:02:27 GMT http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/local-meet-ups-t14.htm#55 http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/local-meet-ups-t14.htm http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/brupaks-fixby-gold-to-36-pints-t21.htm tezza Hi all. I don't have any AG on offer as I don't do it. Haven't got the time nor the space for it. I only brew kits. This is my first time offering a brew so go easy. I have on offer some Fixby Gold which is nearly 6 weeks conditioned and I think tastes good. Perfect for this time of year. Unfortunately I only have it in 500ml glass bottles. I can post if you'd like but a more local meet might be easier on the pocket? I'm not fussed either way. I don't mind what I get in return, just ... national exchange Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:02:31 GMT http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/brupaks-fixby-gold-to-36-pints-t21.htm#81 http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/brupaks-fixby-gold-to-36-pints-t21.htm http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/brewexchange-news-f1/why-don-t-we-get-started-t8.htm sam.k Infact, it seems that there is no exchanging at all.

I am, this weekend making an apple and blackcurrent cider, there will be 2 bottles up for exchange in 6 weeks.

The first two members to get an exchange sorted get them.

Future 'prizes' are planned, woodfords kits and brupacks kits may feature as prizes of your lucky.]]> brewexchange news Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:16:02 GMT http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/brewexchange-news-f1/why-don-t-we-get-started-t8.htm#32 http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/brewexchange-news-f1/why-don-t-we-get-started-t8.htm http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/show-us-yer-brew-f4/tango-s-second-attempt-at-summer-lightening-t3.htm Anonymous


Sticks dont it?!]]> show us yer brew Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:50:19 GMT http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/show-us-yer-brew-f4/tango-s-second-attempt-at-summer-lightening-t3.htm#10 http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/show-us-yer-brew-f4/tango-s-second-attempt-at-summer-lightening-t3.htm http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/critique-f5/finally-chris-reboots-coopers-old-t20.htm drewthe brew I exchanged a length of hosepipe and a bottle of Broadside AG for a bottle of Chris' Old ale and Fixby Gold. It was a strange and stressful evening as we had a power cut that lasted a good while so we were chatting in the dark. Anyway, I digress I left them in the fridge and drank them after a couple of weeks. Unfortunatly I lost my notes when tidying up so heres the tasting notes I can remember on the Old Ale. Bear in mind that I was tasting this after drinking AG beer for a while. Opening ... critique Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:06:41 GMT http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/critique-f5/finally-chris-reboots-coopers-old-t20.htm#73 http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/critique-f5/finally-chris-reboots-coopers-old-t20.htm http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/show-us-yer-brew-f4/shed-chadonnay-t18.htm mkleah ]]> show us yer brew Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:08:46 GMT http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/show-us-yer-brew-f4/shed-chadonnay-t18.htm#70 http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/show-us-yer-brew-f4/shed-chadonnay-t18.htm http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/critique-f5/drewthebrew-s-adnams-broadside-t16.htm chris_reboot About a month back DTB and I swapped some beer, and his offering was the aforementioned Adnam's Broadside AG. Apologies for no pic, fully intended to, but got distracted and ended up supping it before remembering! Description: in its clear bottle, the colour was apparent from the outset, and the extra 4 weeks conditioning in a cool dark place (the shed!) hopefully served to do it justice. The brown amber colour was similar to many bitters (although I have to confess if I've drunk ... critique Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:39:47 GMT http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/critique-f5/drewthebrew-s-adnams-broadside-t16.htm#62 http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/critique-f5/drewthebrew-s-adnams-broadside-t16.htm http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/theakston-s-old-peculier-ag-t17.htm chris_reboot
It's my first forray into AG, and very happy with the results. Won't describe what I think so I don't sway the tasting notes.

PM me, first come, first served! Let me know what you have on offer to swap with, anything considered really (except lager!)]]> national exchange Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:45:55 GMT http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/theakston-s-old-peculier-ag-t17.htm#63 http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/theakston-s-old-peculier-ag-t17.htm http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/brewexchange-news-f1/welcomeagain-t1.htm sam.k fingers crossed for stability ]]> brewexchange news Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:50:23 GMT http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/brewexchange-news-f1/welcomeagain-t1.htm#1 http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/brewexchange-news-f1/welcomeagain-t1.htm http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/adnams-broadside-t15.htm drewthe brew Brewed 3/5 and bottled 12/5.

Anyone wanting to exchange for something AG, pm me.

Edit 27/5 : Now gone. Unfortunatly not through the site - a builder took an interest so will be sampling the brew.]]> national exchange Tue, 12 May 2009 07:12:52 GMT http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/adnams-broadside-t15.htm#60 http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/adnams-broadside-t15.htm http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/brewexchange-news-f1/so-it-has-begun-t10.htm sam.k i today received the first exchange, from tom76.
it was packaged brilliantly and i have put in a place of honour to clear.
tom you have earned a star, i will let you know how it goes when this badboys cleared.]]> brewexchange news Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:09:25 GMT http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/brewexchange-news-f1/so-it-has-begun-t10.htm#45 http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/brewexchange-news-f1/so-it-has-begun-t10.htm http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/cracked-nelson-t13.htm tom76 Ok so I am doing a small experement in that I currently have a Woodfordes Headcracker to 36 pints brewing away in my FV, anyone care to exhange this for an NR just to see if there are any real differences between the two kits?? PM me if interested. national exchange Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:36:00 GMT http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/cracked-nelson-t13.htm#54 http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/cracked-nelson-t13.htm http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/so-how-do-we-go-about-this-t12.htm stretch_uk i think its a great idea to exchange brews and get other peoples idea's about them , and to try other peoples beers to see what you think about their's aswell, but how does one go about it ? 1 x 500ml pet bottle would be the norm ??? i would presume the receiver will just keep pet bottle as he/she would be sending one off themselves, ?? just so i know what the etiquette is, national exchange Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:28:26 GMT http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/so-how-do-we-go-about-this-t12.htm#52 http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/so-how-do-we-go-about-this-t12.htm http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/critique-f5/tom76-s-coopers-bitter-t11.htm sam.k right this is my first critique so forgive me if i make little sense. thats the bad boy. i received it on thursday last week, its taken until now to settle. the lighting is bad so excuse the pic. righty on to the critique. See - deep amber, slightly lively. smell - slight honey tones taste - sudden bitterness in the mouth which fades to be replaced with a mild caramal flavour, lingering bitterness (pleasant) in the back off the mouth. sadly the head retention is poor, ... critique Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:12:27 GMT http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/critique-f5/tom76-s-coopers-bitter-t11.htm#47 http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/critique-f5/tom76-s-coopers-bitter-t11.htm http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/great-eastern-ale-with-added-first-gold-t9.htm jimw86
Cheers ]]> national exchange Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:11:56 GMT http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/great-eastern-ale-with-added-first-gold-t9.htm#44 http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/national-exchange-f3/great-eastern-ale-with-added-first-gold-t9.htm http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/show-us-yer-brew-f4/show-us-your-labels-t2.htm sam.k
Get the pics up chaps.]]> show us yer brew Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:51:28 GMT http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/show-us-yer-brew-f4/show-us-your-labels-t2.htm#9 http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/show-us-yer-brew-f4/show-us-your-labels-t2.htm http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/brewexchange-news-f1/damn-good-idea-t4.htm EssexBrew Im new to the brewing game so this site will be a God send, im conditioning my 1st ever brew a Coopers aussie lager and im about to start my 2nd kit that i bought from BIY its a Coopers european lager after that i really fancy getting into the beers,ales,stouts and porters but as i have ever only been a lager drinker im scared to splash out on a kit that i might hate now thanks to this site i can try before i buy!
Keep up the good work !]]> brewexchange news Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:47:43 GMT http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/brewexchange-news-f1/damn-good-idea-t4.htm#17 http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/brewexchange-news-f1/damn-good-idea-t4.htm http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/show-us-yer-brew-f4/tom-caxton-best-bitter-t7.htm tom76
]]> show us yer brew Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:18:06 GMT http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/show-us-yer-brew-f4/tom-caxton-best-bitter-t7.htm#31 http://brewexchange.forumotion.com/show-us-yer-brew-f4/tom-caxton-best-bitter-t7.htm