Facts

Zwooby facts

2014

13-06-2014 - Established, we bought our first gear items.
16-06-2014 - First brew ever. A partial mash with liquid yeast, in a pot on gas - Brew001
14-12-2014 - First All Grain brew, an all Grain kit- Brew002

2015

14-02-2015 - First brew alone with the GrainFather and I used home made Candi sugar for the first time - Brew004
17-02-2015 - First time I dry-hopped a beer - Brew006
19-03-2015 - First ever that I used fresh hops - Brew008
03-04-2015 - First time fermented in a fridge, but not well temp controlled - Brew009
16-04-2015 - First time I used special ingredients (Coriander, Orange peel) - Brew011
24-04-2015 - First ever a brew in the middle of the night - Brew012
09-04-2015 - First time used Oak chips - Brew013
13-06-2015 - First brew with honey and first beer ever entered in a competition, rated a GOOD beer - Brew016
24-06-2015 - First brewed with fruit (Cranberry) - Brew019
15-08-2015 - Brewery moved to Manukau, New Zealand
24-08-2015 - First brew in a shower - Brew020

2016

02-04-2016 - Brewery moved to Auckland, New Zealand
09-04-2016 - First time done 3 brews in one day
09-04-2016 - Brew25 - Brew025
09-04-2016 - Brewed with Co-brewer Ingrid - Brew027
02-10-2016 - Brewed my first medaille winning beer - Brew032
19-11-2016 - Brewed with Co-brewer Arjan - Brew034
18-12-2016 - First beer that was kegged - Brew035

2017

08-03-2017 - First beer brewed with homefamred hops - Brew040
23-04-2017 - Brewed bronze medaille winning beer - Brew044
25-11-2017 - We started temp controlled fermenting - Brew046
23-12-2017 - Brewed with homegrown Coriander seeds and home grown lemon - Brew049

2018

27-02-2018 - Brewed my first gold medaille winning beer - Brew056
25-04-2018 - Brewed bronze medaille winning beer - Brew057
25-04-2018 - First beer made with own captured wild yeast, which won a bronze medal - Brew058
18-05-2018 - Brewed bronze medaille winning beer - Brew059
15-06-2018 - Brewed bronze medaille winning beer - Brew061
26-10-2018 - First time re-used a wild yeast, yeast cake - Brew069

2019

01-03-2019 - First time I ordered a 25kg bag of grains, in this case 25kg of Weyermann Pilsner malt
01-09-2019 - Brewery moved to Tauranga, New Zealand
05-12-2019 - Build 8 tap Keezer - Keezer