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A 100% decidated spontaneous and wild fermented beer project based in Gladstone, New Zealand. I make the wort and the yeast makes the beer.

29/03/2026

I'm trying something a little bit different this vintage... 💨🍇

01/03/2026

He may be only 50 days old, but we're already putting the boy to work in the blendery. It was a mammoth 500 bottle run over the weekend on the single head Enolmatic filler, packaging the first bulk batch of Grape Spon, blended, and conditioned in the 600L IBC.

also had a supervisor shift to make sure we were all doing it right 🐕

13/02/2026

Way back in July/August 2025, we dropped a limited amount of 750ml bottles on the unsuspecting New Zealand market. Each of those bottles sold were only because people had seen the post on Instagram/Facebook or because they had been told about said post.

I emphasised the point that we didn't have a fancy website or webstore. Well, today that's all about to change! Today, I'm proud to announce the launch of our very own WEBSITE, where you can actually read up about our STORY, the COOLSHIP PROCESS, and even PURCHASE our beers - just like a real brewery!

www.ninebarnyardowls.co.nz

Since September last year, I've been working with a very talented individual. His technical know-how and passion - when paired with my ADHD/OCD - has become an absolute force to be reckoned with. I'll be doing a subsequent follow-up post about him and his web design side-hustle in the next week or two.

For now, head over to our brand NEW site. Check out all the awesome features and loads of nerd/beer geek information on each beer. Feel free to flick through an order or even just fill out a contact/comment form if you just want to say hi, or tell us about a bug/mistake that you might have come across on our page.

If you're under 18 - there's also something for you as well! Saying NO at the Age Gate ("You should be 18 in order to enter this website" prompt etc) will take you to a fun game (pictured). See if you're worthy enough of obtaining the rank of Master Brewer. After you get bored of not being able to achieve this seemingly unattainable title, check out some of the deals on the website that it reroutes you to... 😅

11/01/2026

It's that time of year again, folks! Tickets for Bruxelles Oamaru 2026 go on sale at 12 pm today! Don't miss out - these tickets go FAST!

https://www.trybooking.com/nzBBCX

18/10/2025

Check out the colour saturation in this gorgeous looking blend that we cracked open yesterday for... uh... science... 😍😋

This is our NVB finished on 2024 whole-bunch Merlot for 9 months - packaged in December 2024. 2024 was slightly warmer than the typical vintage for Gladstone. The fruit has a slightly higher concentration of anthocyanin, which leads to incredible colour extraction carried on to the final product. Like in a fine red wine, this red will transition from a vibrant, sparkling ruby to a more tawny burgundy with reddish-brown highlights as the beer conditions/matures, but it's still fun to track its progress as it happens.

We should also expect to exhibit the primary forward freshly picked black and dark-red fruit (blackberry, cherry, plum) aromas/flavours of the selected grape varietal evolving into more tertiary aromas/flavours of dried black/dark-red extract/dried fruits.

Opening a new blend for the first time is like opening presents on Christmas day when you were a kid. It's just so damn exciting! 😁

20/08/2025

It's a double drop of for your eve!

For those who are in town for the festival a day early, be sure to head to both and to get a double hit of grapey-goodness! 🍇🍇

Pouring from opening at both venues today! There is only 20L of each of these blends, so don't miss out!

👉NINEBARNYARDOWLS NON-VINTAGE GRAPE BLEND "Whole-Bunch Merlot" 🍺 The Malthouse

👉NINEBARNYARDOWLS NON-VINTAGE GRAPE BLEND "Whole-Bunch Pinot Noir" 🍺 Fork & Brewer

18/08/2025

There's something magical about the coolship season. After 8 years of having my wort brewed by the crew at and transported on trailer in IBC's to Gladstone, I'm finally now brewing my own wort ON SITE!

In March of this year, I acquired a brand new Braumeister 200L brewery for a steal of a price. It's a perfect size for my little operation here at Gladstone, and it allows me the freedom to brew to my own schedule. It also opens up an array of options, as far as different mash programs (such as Step or "Turbid" mashing), grain bill compositions, target IBUS etc are concerned - the options are seemingly endless with this new kit.

This season, I put down back to back batches of wort following a complex and more traditional turbid mashing method. I also increased the raw wheat composition of the grain bill from ~20%, to a more appropriate (for the style of beer I'm trying to produce) 40% - decreasing the malted barley portion from 80% to 60%. The IBU's were also increased slightly and dialed in using 2025 Nelson Sauvin and a single 90-minute addition.

Turbid mashing itself involves multiple mash temperature steps and at least one decoction pull - the later of which was temperature stabilised using my 50L Braumeister. The idea behind Turbid mashing is that you essentially create a more starchy, less [initially] fermentable wort that organisms like Brettanomyces spp. and Pediococcus spp. can chip away at further down the fermentation process, leading to more complex and interesting beers. Both of the batches of wort were brewed on the same day and pumped into the same coolship to be innoculated overnight.

I'm excited to say that both batches went a little too well... I made minor tweaks on the second to test a couple of parameters, but I hit all my numbers. The weather gods also cooperated as well - cool, overnight temperatures as low as -3.2°C, with a light frost were ideal conditions for coolshipping. 🥶🍻

13/08/2025

I took this photo when I was walking back to the house at 0020 this morning after a 20+ hour double brewday for this years coolship season.

The moon had popped up beyond the trees to light my path. I looked back and noticed the heavy shroud of steam and mist from back towards the shed. The shed, which contains the simmering coolship of fresh (soon to be innoculated wort), and my brand new Braumeister 200L. The later of which means that I can now, for the first time since starting this project back in 2017, brew my own wort on site. It's an actual game changer!

F**k I love this time of year. This is my happy place. Not a soul around. Just me, the little native owls (Ruru/Morepork), the celestial bodies, and the friendly Gladstone microbes that are about to become my beer. 🦉⭐️🌖🍺

A more detailed coolship report will follow this little preview in the days to come.

11/08/2025

Picture for attention, and now that Otto has it... 🐕

Friends and Owl enthusiasts alike! Next week is Beervana 2025 week! That means that you only have THIS SUNDAY to place your pre-orders for our super special bottled beer! Exclamation mark!! 😮

Here at , we (still) don't exactly have a fancy webstore set up, so all orders can be made by simply emailing us at the following address. Just let us know how many you want of each bottle, and we'll sort, label, and have it ready to be collected by you from Fork & Brewer the week of Beervana (Monday 18-Saturday 23 August) 🍻

📨: [email protected]

As an introductory price, we'll also be taking 20% off the intended launch (24 August) price per bottle. This offer is only open to R18, of course.

🍇NVGB "Burgundy Blend" Chardonnay & Pinot Noir 7.5% - $30/750ml ($37.50/750ml from the 24 August)
🍇NVGB Merlot 7.5% - $30/750ml ($37.50/750ml from the 24 August)
🍇NVGB Pinot Gris 7.5% - $30/750ml ($37.50/750ml from the 24 August)
🍺NVB #1 6.0% - $24/750ml ($30/750ml from the 24 August)

03/08/2025

Today (4th August, 2025) is 🦉 INTERNATIONAL OWL AWARENESS DAY 🦉 - it's an annual event dedicated to raising awareness about your favourite aerial raptors! It's also a fine segue into us raising awareness of the fact that we are still taking pre-orders for our bottled beer, available for collection from Fork & Brewer during Beervana week! 🍾🍺

Here at , we (still) don't exactly have a fancy webstore set up, so all orders can be made by simply emailing us at the following address. Just let us know how many you want of each bottle, and we'll sort, label, and have it ready to be collected by you from Fork & Brewer the week of Beervana! 🍻

📨: [email protected]

As an introductory price, we'll also be taking 20% off the intended launch (24 August) price per bottle. This offer is only open to R18, of course.

🍇NVGB "Burgundy Blend" Chardonnay & Pinot Noir 7.5% - $30/750ml ($37.50/750ml from the 24 August)
🍇NVGB Merlot 7.5% - $30/750ml ($37.50/750ml from the 24 August)
🍇NVGB Pinot Gris 7.5% - $30/750ml ($37.50/750ml from the 24 August)
🍺NVB #1 6.0% - $24/750ml ($30/750ml from the 24 August)

29/07/2025

It's nearly been a week now, and the email orders are still rolling in. Don't end up like dad's mate here and get stuck out in the back paddock trying to cart your haul of our delicious beers away - we will bring the beers over to Wellington for you to collect from a more suitable location 😅

The initial uptake and response from people all over the country has been weirdly emotional, somewhat overwhelming, and incredibly humbling. Those who are converging on Wellington for Beervana in August will have a chance to get their hands on the first ever bottles of . We're releasing the beer at a special pre-order price, and it will be available to pick up from Fork & Brewer from 18-23 August.

Here at , we (still) don't exactly have a fancy webstore set up, so all orders can be made by simply emailing us at the following address. Just let us know how many you want of each bottle, and we'll sort, label, and have it ready to be collected by you from Fork & Brewer the week of Beervana! 🍻

📨: [email protected]

As an introductory price, we'll also be taking 20% off the intended launch (24 August) price per bottle. This offer is only open to R18, of course.

🍇NVGB "Burgundy Blend" Chardonnay & Pinot Noir 7.5% - $30/750ml ($37.50/750ml from the 24 August)
🍇NVGB Merlot 7.5% - $30/750ml ($37.50/750ml from the 24 August)
🍇NVGB Pinot Gris 7.5% - $30/750ml ($37.50/750ml from the 24 August)
🍺NVB #1 6.0% - $24/750ml ($30/750ml from the 24 August)

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