tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756861315815236395.post5798303188047303912..comments2008-08-28T21:41:22.962+02:00grovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090575637277836287noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756861315815236395.post-6907461663877232172008-08-28T21:41:00.000+02:002008-08-28T21:41:00.000+02:00Matthew,<BR/><BR/>If you pass through Oslo sometime I'm sure I could get you a sample. :)<BR/><BR/>The beer is nice. It has a bready flavour from the rye, with a pungent hoppiness. My wife loves it. <BR/><BR/>Next time I'll drop the rye when making an IPA. I prefer the regular version, though this was an interesting and tasty experiment.grovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090575637277836287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756861315815236395.post-15639545986105578892008-08-14T23:09:00.000+02:002008-08-14T23:09:00.000+02:00The recipe sounds great! I've not brewed with Rye - hows does it taste? Pitty I'm miles from Oslo, I'm sure a taste would have been enlightening!Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17441283371464020125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756861315815236395.post-62460875567809012112008-08-07T10:10:00.000+02:002008-08-07T10:10:00.000+02:00Hi Geir, <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your answer, interestingly, prices are not really that much higher compared to what we get here (maybe 20-30% or so). So it must be tremendously economical to brew your own beer in Norway? I remember from last time being there that prices of beer in the pubs were, well, hmmm very expensive. As for the yeast, I'm really into brewing belgian beers because you can get so close to the style with bottle fermentation. So I use the same type of yeast a lot of the time. I found that it is quite easy to propagate the yeast to use for multiple brews, so that brings the cost for yeast down dramatically. I actually revived some yeast after a year, and while I had to use some tricks (plating it out to grow aerobically and isolate a proper clean strain) it did provide great fermentation and good tasting beer. <BR/><BR/>I tried browsing the websites you recommended, and I should learn more Norwegian before I completely understand them! <BR/><BR/>Ha det bra!Bastiaannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756861315815236395.post-64888399860903919062008-08-03T21:58:00.000+02:002008-08-03T21:58:00.000+02:00Bastiaan,<BR/><BR/>Yes, you can get most ingredients and equipment quite easily here. The availability has improved a lot the last couple of years. The prices are not too bad, especially given the cost of everything else in this country.<BR/><BR/>You can check out the prices and selection of the two online HBS' here:<BR/><BR/>http://vinogbar.no/<BR/>http://petit-agentur.no/<BR/><BR/>A 25 kg sack of pale malt is typically 350 NOK and a vial of liquid yeast is 69 NOK.grovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090575637277836287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756861315815236395.post-66274398168751113862008-07-27T11:23:00.000+02:002008-07-27T11:23:00.000+02:00Dear Geir Ove, <BR/><BR/>I found your blog searching the internet with a question if its legal to brew beer in Norway. Well, it very much seems like it is.... I'm living in New Zealand at the moment, where I'm just at batch #36. I will be moving to Oslo in September and will ship most of my brewing gear. From your recipes, it looks like you can get all the ingredients I would like (such as liquid yeasts and grains). I was just wondering if its expensive to get ingredients there? Here I get my grains at cost from a brewery, so its fairly cheap... <BR/><BR/>Cheers! (or Skall!)<BR/><BR/>BastiaanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com