The lone Aussie?

[blackgatebrewery]

Hey guys. I'm Tristan, 26 year old guy from Australia. Looking through here I'm feeling very outnumbered by all you Americans! I'm going to have to get good at converting ounces to grams, and gallons to liters...haha.

New to brewing. First two brews I simply used the can and hoped for the best, ended up fermenting way too warm and bottling a little too quickly.

Currently have an English bitter in the primary. Used the Coopers can as a base along with light dry malt, but also steeped some grains of my own (Crystal malt and small amount of pale chocolate malt), and adding 25g of fuggles close to the end of the boil. Rehydrated yeast (previously had pitched dry), and now have the fermenter in a fridge with external thermostat/temp controller. Planning to extend time in primary, use a secondary for the first time, and cold crash as well. Looking forward to this brew turning out better than the first two!

I'm sure I'll come across you all in a thread somewhere, looking forward to learning what I can.

 

[Rotor_Head]

Hey guys. I'm Tristan, 26 year old guy from Australia. Looking through here I'm feeling very outnumbered by all you Americans! I'm going to have to get good at converting ounces to grams, and gallons to liters...haha.

New to brewing. First two brews I simply used the can and hoped for the best, ended up fermenting way too warm and bottling a little too quickly.

Currently have an English bitter in the primary. Used the Coopers can as a base along with light dry malt, but also steeped some grains of my own (Crystal malt and small amount of pale chocolate malt), and adding 25g of fuggles close to the end of the boil. Rehydrated yeast (previously had pitched dry), and now have the fermenter in a fridge with external thermostat/temp controller. Planning to extend time in primary, use a secondary for the first time, and cold crash as well. Looking forward to this brew turning out better than the first two!

I'm sure I'll come across you all in a thread somewhere, looking forward to learning what I can.

Welcome! I have nearly no idea what I am doing with brewing simply because I have only done a couple kits with ingredients already measured out. I enjoy the dickens out of it at any rate. The people around here are great folks and I have seen a few international members. You are right, they are mostly Americans. Fortunately for all us, beer is quite the equalizer and especially so when consumed in the proper quantities. Welcome aboard.

 

[unionrdr]

We have several members from Australia & the UK. Germany, China, South Africa...you name it. All are welcome. I think we have a great fellowship around here. Some humor interspersed throughout as well, just to keep things fun & interesting. Folks here like to help each other with problems too!

 

[Homercidal]

Welcome! I think the number of American members is simply caused by the site being hosted in America, by an American. But there are many Australians on here too! I know they have paved the way with No-Chill method of brewing for several years now.

 

[ajdelange]

Hey guys. I'm Tristan, 26 year old guy from Australia. Looking through here I'm feeling very outnumbered by all you Americans!

When I used to do the SYD --> LAX run fairly frequently (UA 816 not Oceanic 816) I'd look out the plane widow approaching LAX and think to myself there's more people down there than in the whole Land of Oz.

 

[worterworld]

Welcome! You've already brewed two batches, so you're no longer new to brewing! Remember, the great thing about home brewing is the experimentation. I've been brewing for 8 years, and I still find new ways of altering recipes, and trying different ingredients. We all have a little mad scientist inside of us. Don't be afraid to fail, sometimes that's the best way to create!

 

[unionrdr]

When I used to do the SYD --> LAX run fairly frequently (UA 816 not Oceanic 816) I'd look out the plane widow approaching LAX and think to myself there's more people down there than in the whole Land of Oz.

It's like the first time I saw SoCal from 60,000' during daylight hours. Looks like a huge sandbar!

 

[blackgatebrewery]

When I used to do the SYD --> LAX run fairly frequently (UA 816 not Oceanic 816) I'd look out the plane widow approaching LAX and think to myself there's more people down there than in the whole Land of Oz.

I lived in London for a year and a half and had a similar thought many times! (although it's still a long way off the population of LA).

 

[blackgatebrewery]

When I used to do the SYD --> LAX run fairly frequently (UA 816 not Oceanic 816) I'd look out the plane widow approaching LAX and think to myself there's more people down there than in the whole Land of Oz.

I lived in London for a year and a half and had a similar thought many times! (although it's still a long way off the population of LA).

 

[blackgatebrewery]

When I used to do the SYD --> LAX run fairly frequently (UA 816 not Oceanic 816) I'd look out the plane widow approaching LAX and think to myself there's more people down there than in the whole Land of Oz.

I lived in London for awhile and often had similar thoughts! Although London is still smaller than LA.

 

[badlee]

Hi Tristan
I am a pom,living in Thailand.
Welcome