Australia Moonshine

[STEED]

Australia suggests Vegemite sales limit amid 'alcohol abuse'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-33839742


Well I never.. :hmmm:


Tried Kraft's vegemite once, never again will I go near that stuff it was awful.

[Torplexed]

There are so many different ways to make moonshine that putting limits on condiment sales seems nothing short of a desperation move.

Maybe they'll have to resort to getting vegemite from a man in Brussels. Six foot four and full of muscle. :D

[Rockstar]

Do these noob shiners realize they can make their own yeast with some potatos, warm water and sugar? Back in the day we didnt have vegimite, turbo or brewers yeast.

I'll give them my family hooch recipe, no store bought items required. Quality shine.

[Torplexed]

Tried Kraft's vegemite once, never again will I go near that stuff it was awful.

Like haggis, it's definitely a food with a love it or hate it relationship.

I remember reading that vegemite was introduced as a wartime substitute for marmite. I'm sure some would quickly amend that to 'warcrime' substitute. :O:

[Jimbuna]

Well, at last, a use for vegemite has been found.

[Torplexed]

Well, at last, a use for vegemite has been found.

And it's not too kinky.

http://charlottecarrendar.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/vegemite.jpg

[NeonSamurai]

Wait what? That doesn't make any sense at all.

Last I checked Vegemite/Marmite is salty as hell, which would kill off all living yeast inside it (yeast HATE salt). Second, brewers yeast is pretty much all dead spent yeast that is collected after brewing where the alcohol has killed off 99% of the yeast and settled to the bottom as sediment. Plus brewers yeast is not prepared in a way that protect hibernating yeast to keep it alive, so there is almost no chance of any living yeast being found in it. This is why Brewer's Yeast is not used in making beer or ale, its a byproduct of making beer and ale.

The article and concept that you could use Vegemite to make moonshine is utterly idiotic and who ever came up with it knows absolutely nothing about brewing or shining. Seriously that has to be one of the dumbest things I've read in a long while.


PS Torplexed, she looks like she is covered in black mold.:dead:

[Eichhörnchen]

Seriously that has to be one of the dumbest things I've read in a long while.

You should read some of my stuff then...

[Torplexed]

PS Torplexed, she looks like she is covered in black mold.:dead:

It comes across to me as a mixture of Nutella and motor oil. But then I'm not up on Vegemite facials as I don't live in the bucolic territory of Not Safe Wales. :)

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/DBvX4JI1800/hqdefault.jpg

[Eichhörnchen]

http://i.imgur.com/fcka62A.jpg

[NeonSamurai]

You should read some of my stuff then...

I have, trust me :D

[XabbaRus]

Like haggis, it's definitely a food with a love it relationship.

I remember reading that vegemite was introduced as a wartime substitute for marmite. I'm sure some would quickly amend that to 'warcrime' substitute. :O:

Torp, I've fixed the sentence about haggis for you. :D

[Torplexed]

Torp, I've fixed the sentence about haggis for you. :D

Thanks. I did try some my one time in Scotland. I even made a good faith effort and had seconds.

But in the end I had to go the Mike Meyers route with full apologies to poet Robert Burns. :D

http://izquotes.com/quotes-pictures/quote-my-theory-is-that-all-of-scottish-cuisine-is-based-on-a-dare-mike-myers-133481.jpg

[Wolferz]

:doh: That stuff'll make ya go blind, Skippy:doh:

[Eichhörnchen]

Thanks. I did try some my one time in Scotland. I even made a good faith effort and had seconds.

I made a similar effort one New Years Eve and spat it out in seconds.

@ XabbaRus: have you got a Haggis Alarm on your pc or something? You always seem to know when someone starts disrespecting the haggis. Anyway, it's vile...

[Harvs]

Bunch of girls blouses, nothing wrong with haggis :yeah:

[XabbaRus]

I made a similar effort one New Years Eve and spat it out in seconds.

@ XabbaRus: have you got a Haggis Alarm on your pc or something? You always seem to know when someone starts disrespecting the haggis. Anyway, it's vile...

Yep :D. I'm not even Scottish, just lived most of my life there. Certainly puts hairs on you chest. Besides I think the USA govt agrees with you. Haggis the proper way is banned.

[NeonSamurai]

Gotta love how a thread about making booze with Vegemite has totally devolved into a thread about haggis. :haha:

[Harvs]

Because vegemite beer is just too awful to think about, in fact vegemite in general is too awful to think about.

[XabbaRus]

and Haggis is just awesome...for real men only.

[Torplexed]

and Haggis is just awesome...for real men only.

Yes, apparently it's a force multiplier of some variety.

http://cdn.meme.am/instances/53123300.jpg

[Aktungbby]

Because vegemite beer is just too awful to think about, in fact vegemite in general is too awful to think about.

WIMPS: the ultimate sandwich is Norwegian kippers, Vegemite, SPAM and capers on Jewish rye bread-onions to taste; washed down with copious amounts of HAMM"S:arrgh!: of course if there's lutefisk... nevermind! http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/lt/lt_cache/thumbnail/610/img/photos/2015/08/09/df/00/GettyImages-185674384.jpg+http://www.na-weekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Indian_Oil_Sardinedig.jpg (http://www.na-weekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Indian_Oil_Sardinedig.jpg)+http://www.seriouseats.com/images/2012/07/20120724-spam-variations-07.jpg

[NeonSamurai]

Oh why don't I just pull out the big guns.

Hákarl (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A1karl)
Casu Marzu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_marzu)

Nuff said.

[Harvs]

Nuff said, i agree :o

[Aktungbby]

with durien for dessert! https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Durio_Zibethinus_Van_Nooten.jpg/170px-Durio_Zibethinus_Van_Nooten.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Durio_Zibethinus_Van_Nooten.jpg) I'd go neck and neck between Hákarl and lutefisk though! But then I'm biased:woot: Far more lutefisk is consumed in the United States than in Scandinavia, much of it by Nordic Americans in Lutheran (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutheranism) churches and Sons of Norway lodges.Madison, Minnesota (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison,_Minnesota), has dubbed itself the "lutefisk capital of the world... St. Olaf College:know: ('73) :yeah:in Northfield, Minnesota serves lutefisk during their Christmas Festival concerts. They also host an annual music festival called "Lutefest". :oops:It is important to clean the lutefisk and its residue off pans, plates, and utensils immediately. Lutefisk left overnight becomes nearly impossible to remove. Sterling silver should never be used in the cooking, serving or eating of lutefisk, which will permanently ruin silver. http://www.regentliquor.com/images/no_rental_fees.jpg (http://www.regentliquor.com/terms_and_conditions.php)properly served at the 'church social' with Swedish meatballs and a half-barrel ($72.95) of Hamm's... "U betcha!" :Kaleun_Cheers: I'd serve Moosehead but that's $94.95!!! EH!

[NeonSamurai]

I dunno I mean, Lutefisk is just dried white fish that has been soaked in water then in lye then in water for about 15 days total.

Hákarl on the other hand is poisonous shark, that has been allowed to both rot and dry for several months so that it isn't poisonous any more...

So lyed white fish, versus rotten dried once poisonous shark.

That or cheese riddled with maggots that go for your eyes when you try to eat the cheese.

[Aktungbby]

Well, a clothespin for the nose is in order! Hákarl may getting tougher to make however: We love our Apex Predators: "Although Greenland sharks are no longer caught on a large scale there is concern over how many are taken as bycatch by trawlers and then discarded at sea. Due to the extremely slow growth rates and low reproductive capacity it would be extremely difficult for this species to recover from any decline in numbers. For this reason Greenland shark is classed as Near Threatened by the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature)...":hmmm: http://britishseafishing.co.uk/greenland-shark/ (http://britishseafishing.co.uk/greenland-shark/)

[STEED]

I remember reading that vegemite was introduced as a wartime substitute for marmite. I'm sure some would quickly amend that to 'warcrime' substitute. :O:

War crime on all counts.

Well, at last, a use for vegemite has been found.

mudpak, slap all over your face for 10 hours then wash off and you will look like your 21 again. :shifty: :03:

Wait what? That doesn't make any sense at all.

Last I checked Vegemite/Marmite is salty as hell

Health warning eating too much can cause temporary blindness. Drink lots of cold water and see your doctor.

[STEED]

Last Haggis I saw looked like the contents of Dr. Hannibal Lecter's fridge! :huh:

[ExFishermanBob]

I like the ones from the butcher opposite my house - in proper stomachs where you can still see the veins.

Breakfast haggis are nice - little ones about the size of a golf ball.

They all differ, so if you didn't like one, try from another butcher. It's just a loose sausage of "quinto quarto" - like Roman Coratella minus the artichokes, plus oats and served with good tatties.

Frankly, from what I've read (and seen) of fast-food production, you are better off with haggis.

Good article here on various similar things:
http://blog.giallozafferano.it/chicchecris/la-coratella/

[Betonov]

Of course I'd open a thread full of food at 11pm :/\\!!

I'm trying to loose weight here :stare:

[vienna]

“Foreigners cannot enjoy our food, I suppose, any more than we can enjoy theirs. It is not strange; for tastes are made, not born. I might glorify my bill of fare until I was tired; but after all, the Scotchman would shake his head and say, 'Where's your haggis?' and the Fijan would sigh and say, 'Where's your missionary?'”

Mark Twain (Samuel Leghorn Clemens) 1835-1910


“Haggis" is a brand of nappies.' I said. 'They're good, we used them for our daughter.'
'Haggis is a kind of food too,' said Semyon, shaking his head. 'Although as far as taste goes, there's probably not much difference.”

― Sergei Lukyanenko, The Last Watch


“The national dish of Scotland is something called haggis, the specific ingredients of which I won't go into other than to say that if you can visualize boiled, inside-out road kill, you're pretty close.”

-- David Grimes quotes (American composer b.1948)



Harriet: Do you actually like haggis?
Charlie: No, I think it's repellent in every way. In fact, I think most Scottish cuisine is based on a dare.

– So I Married an Axe Murderer


... I now resign myself to the inevitability I will never be allowed to cross a Scottish border...


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