Recent content by TheQuokka

Ruminated? You don't use a grain mill?

The "tulip glass" is quite appropriate for certain beers, it helps to promote a nice head and enhances aroma.

In many cases, yes - the traditional Ale glass is designed to produce a good head with low carbonation, a Pilsner glass to do the opposite, Saison is often drunk with a glass similar to a red wine glass, but with a slight necking to promote head, whilst still leaving an empty space at the top to...

I run my water from immersion chiller or still into a galvanised 44 gallon drum, then either re-use it with a pump or use the excess to water my chillies and hops. In summer I tend to use ground water for the immersion chiller as it is cooler - but the need for watering plants is greater, so it...

Actually, it is to deal with difference in local areas compared to sea level - and it was created before global warming was first observed, about 150 years ago.

Climate change is real - Al Gore's theories are BS. If you say you care about the environment and drive an diesel SUV for example - you are full of ****e. Cutting down trees to build McMansions and destroying arable lands with metallic pollution in the name of Al Gore's BS are causing far more...

I go commando, but cold crash and use gelatin. I also use a siphon - could never keep the crud out with a tap and got sick of the cleaning/infection. I used to use muslin, but don't believe enough of the flavour gets out, then you have to clean or replace the muslin, and it has to be sterilised...

Hello from South Eastern Australia. I believe my sister was up your way recently, hope there's enough alcohol left!

BTW - since we are already on rabbit trails: Does anyone know of anyone who legally produces potato vodka? It's a flavour I discovered from Russian friends that doesn't seem to exist any more.

Now I'm not knocking Scotch Whisky, even though my ancestry is Irish (we probably had to give them the whisky to convince them to wear the kilts, which also originated in Ireland.) Anyway, we both loved a good fight, and the Scots actually improved it. A good scotch is a combination of the...

There are basically two types of gin - old fashioned full flavoured gin where the vapours of a neutral spirit are passed through the botanicals to produce a complex balance of flavour and alcohol. Then there is the cheap stuff intended for trendy cocktails (classic cocktails still require a...

Even worse - we usually waste it on things like fruit, vegetables and shoes for our children. Bastards that we are!

I'm similar, but one or two of my friends/family do have rather fundamentalist Islamic leanings - I figure that while they are still willing to argue with me we're doing alright. I also have friends with similarly extreme views on "Christianity," Seikh, Homosexuality, and others - but I figure...

I didn't think I cared much and I still won't claim to fully understand your politics, but I just watched the Last Leg special on your election and I think you should all be bloody proud of yourselves!

I just don't get the connection with horses? "The end is neigh?" [BTW, I'm a ginger (or was when I had hair) - deal with it!]