Melbourne

by **hasenpfeffer** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 7:54 pm

About two weeks ago I left my home in California and I am now a resident of Melbourne.

I like it! Except for the few superhot days when due to the unreasonable heat I have been spontaneously combusting. Also I have a sunburn. But the city is beautiful, pretty much everyone I've met has been wonderful, and the food is excellent.

I don't have any brewing equipment with me--it's all being shipped on a slow boat. But if I can get it together soon I'll grab a food-safe garbage can and start something up for when it gets here. It feels weird not having anything bubbling.

by **Urrazeb** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:16 pm

Hi HP, burn city is a great place. Welcome here mate and enjoy!

What type of still ya got?

by **crow** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:29 pm

Hi bud welcome here , not sure what part of Melbourne but theres a guy who sells then ex pickle vats 80 ltrs and 220 ltr for bugger all . He's in Craigieburn ya can find him on ebay ;-)

by **hasenpfeffer** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:34 pm

Thanks folks!

I've got an Essential Extractor Pro which I've been almost entirely running as a pot still. I'd like to build something from scratch eventually, but it'll be a while I think.

I'm a few blocks from Vic Market. I'll look up the pickle vat guy--thanks for the tip.

by **emptyglass** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:55 pm

Best smallgoods in aust at the vic market.
Myer windows at christmas, moomba, grand final (afl), great coffee in carlton, eclectic muso's in brunswick, heaps of muti cultural stuff.
Public transport inner city is good, but its only good in the city.
Good motorbike shops in elisabeth st.
China town's cool in its own way.
Welcome down under.

And as for distilling, you lobbed in the right place.
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by **Kimbo** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:22 pm

Hi HP, welcome to Oz ans welcome to the forum :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **Sam.** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 9:04 am

Welcome mate, sounds like your enjoying the summer.

Wait for the Melbourne winter :laughing-rolling:

by **unsub** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 9:25 am

Wait for the Melbourne winter :laughing-rolling:

You could experience that a couple of times a day and it doesn't even have to be winter :)) As the old saying goes, "Melbourne, four seasons in one day".

by **Lupus** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 10:28 am

Greetings HP
Welcome to Oz and the forum. Don't worry about the heat, with Melbourne's notoriously fickle weather, it will cool down soon.

Nice area around the Vic Markets. Great place for groceries:)

Miss Membourne

by **googe** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 10:28 am

40c 2 days ago, now its raining and about 20c :laughing-rolling:

by **stilltryin** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 10:33 am

googe wrote:40c 2 days ago, now its raining and about 20c :laughing-rolling:

You think thats bad Googe??

It was over 40 degrees here last Friday, now it`s -1 on Mt. Wellington overlookingn Hobart, man I hate this place! :handgestures-thumbdown:

by **crow** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 2:09 pm

Lupus wrote:Miss Membourne

:wtf: far out what sweet hell did you move to Antarctic territories or one of those rocks down that way :teasing-tease:

by **Lupus** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 2:49 pm

Mate, after 10+ years in Brisbane I still can't get used to the blasted humidity. Plus, I miss the snow, even if we do get pretty average stuff in Oz

by **Fatherjack** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 3:09 pm

hasenpfeffer wrote: Also I have a sunburn.

Welcome Mate

WHAT no sunburn in Ca??

Don't wish I lived down the road from Vic markets........but sure as hell wish Vic markets was just down the road from where I do live :laughing-rolling:

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