09/12/04
After years of nagging, finally people are listening.  So I thought we had better practice what we preach and do the Winter beers now so they get time to mature!!!  We chose the old favourite - Chocolate topping stout!!  Hope it lasts until Winter, 'cause the last one didn't!!!!!  OOOPS.

Morgan's Dockside Stout
1kg Dark Malt Extract
250ml Chocolate Topping
200g Dried Malt Additive
O.G.

21/10/04
Cascade Pale Ale 
1kg Dextrose
500g Light Malt Extract
O.G. 1050
F.G. 1010

23/06/04
Coopers Ginger Beer
Just bottled the Porter and can't afford to leave the barrel empty for too long!!!  Poppit is in charge of this one.  She wants a strong ginger beer for Summer.  I doubt it will make it to Summer!!!! :-)  We will put the brewbelt on this one.
Bottled and labelled on  15/07/04 and can't wait for it to be ready!!!!!!

Coopers ginger beer    1 can
Raw Sugar         2kg
S.G.  1050
F.G.  1010
A 5½% brew

10/06/04
Cascade Porter
We wanted to do a dark beer with a hint of honey and what better way to trial the long awaited Cascade brew.

Cascade porter    1 can
Light dried malt    1kg
Stringy bark honey    1kg
S.G. 1070 (wow!!) - 20 litres
It will be interesting where this one finishes.
Topped up 12/06/04 so final volume 22.5 litres (we have a black barrel)
So 182g/l in 20 litres = 162g/l in 22.5 litres S.G. = 1065
Ferment conducted at 14°C!!!!!  This yeast will tolerate the cold.
Perfect for winter brewing and secondary ferment in the bottles.
Bottled 23/06/04 F.G. 1015
Approx alcohol is 1065 - 1015 = 50 x 0.14 = 7%
Tasted after 4 days (As you do!!!!) and tastes great!!!!
Tasted again after 6 days and at 10 days and getting even better....at this rate there will be none left!!!  Poppit has taken 4 bottles home...