Homebrewing in NZ

[nifta]

Originally Posted by Ana&Steve

Very glad to hear of a "Cider Renaissance" in NZ. Tried that "scrumpie" stuff, never thought to make apples taste like petrol before.

what the.... petrol?! sheesh... heh as with anything there's good scrumpy and bad.. some scrumpy is a bit sulphur-y (a "sulphur snatch" in beer lingo), which usually isn't unpleasant.. tho one cider we had one time had an intense sulphur taste - not nice!

[Ana&Steve]

can't remember the name, bought it in Auk at King Dicks...came in a plastic 2liter bottle. blek!

[AlastairUK]

Originally Posted by Ana&Steve

can't remember the name, bought it in Auk at King Dicks...came in a plastic 2liter bottle. blek!

That's how all the best scrumpy is sold! All the wacky southwest cider I used to drink certainly came like that. It's great stuff but it used to numb my legs and impair vision after a pint or two.

[nifta]

heh yeah, the first proper scrumpy i ever had was bought from a random farm when i was wandering the country lanes in the new forest years ago. that too was in a generic plastic bottle. went back to the youth hostel, sat outside on the step and had a very enjoyable evening cracking stuff.

[nifta]

completely forgot to mention.. there's a rather good aussie beer magazine that includes home brewing articles etc. from what i understand they recently launched in NZ (and they do cover the NZ scene).

http://beerandbrewer.com/

if you sign up to their mailing list you can read (and search - very handy) the recent issues online for free for 6 months