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Here’s a thought! I can manage with no gas, but with no electricity I would need to make major modifications to household appliances in order to cope. Gas at the present time costs me just under £100 a year in Standing Charges. I wonder if I can get the gas supply cut off?

Here’s a list of things that reduce energy: Turn the heating down to 18*C in the ONE room that is used. Turn all other heating OFF. Put on warmer clothing if you are cold. (This includes thermal underwear.) Have ONE shower (or bath) per person per week. (It’s amazing how quick you can bathe in...

Nope! It was a dust-bin! Just one that didn’t manage to cope with the weight of 23 litres of beer when I went to lift it up, to syphon the brew into bottles! asad.asad.

Cheapest available from Wilko. It got scratched over the years and now acts as a plant-pot for my chillies! It has been replaced by an el-cheapo from The Range! BTW, great questions that I wished I had asked!

Search “Mead Recipe” on this Forum and you get 10 pages!

I did the same … … right up until a carrying handle broke off and 23 litres of fermented brew went down the cracks in the shed floor … … then I bought a proper Fermenting Vessel! However, I still check the handles before EVERY brew! athumb..

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For wine, if it isn’t included in the kit, I use this from Wilko … https://www.wilko.com/wilko-wine-stabiliser-30g/p/0022657?gclid=CjwKCAjw3qGYBhBSEiwAcnTRLjTuuUc4wtbJ_re9WmB8_Pzd_VHhcZFOJCNJRTYt31c6HRCo_ckuCxoC77AQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds athumb.. PS With a “natural end”, the problem is that it...

A pint of Wilko Cerveza, treated to 250ml of a Citra Hop Tea and kegged on the 22nd July. Absolutely delicious! athumb.. athumb..

The layer on the top is called the “krausen”. By “quiet” I presume it doesn’t bubble whenever you are looking! This may mean that the fermentation is not completed! I suggest you just leave it alone for another week or so (to ensure that fermentation is completed) and then move on to...

Oh dear! Yet another “Tory believer of all things printed by the right-wing press!” I couldn’t find anything “recent” when I Googled “recent Corbyn comments”, but I did find this about a Tory Councillor on Sky News: “The councillor tweeted a photoshopped picture of Jeremy Corbyn with a poppy...

Ah, the cry of the True Blue! If one can’t blame Labour go for anyone else and add the adjective “simple”! “Simple” (being defined as “easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.”) is a word that is often used by someone who fails to comprehend the complexity of a situation. asad.

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Er … maybe it took a few thousand years for men to realise that women were doing it wrong? Incidentally, where were these women when the (now run by men) brewing companies started to brew rubbish, but managed to sell it by freezing our taste buds? :coat::coat:

That’s nowt lad! T’chippy near me asked me to explain what “wi’ scraps” meant! BTW, when you get older, it’s hard to keep garden peas on your fork so it’s better to order “mushy peas”; and as for asking for a “babies head” they look at you as if you’ve gone mad! Britain - the land of dialects...

Let’s start by blaming the party that has been in power for many years … … then, if there is any blame left, we can start looking at the rest! aheadbutt BTW, since 1979 the Conservatives have been the ones to blame for nearly 70% of the time; and for 100% of the time since 2010! i.e. 12...

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Agreed! However, they have no need to have a riot at the moment because M. Macron declared a cap on Energy Profits last year … … and those “No-Hopers” in the EU also moved to protect their citizens! PS 1. EDF is currently suing the French Government! 2. Remember when, a few years back, the...

I always use: 500g of DME instead of the recommended sugar. Any hops as a Hop Tea. Works well for me! athumb..

“How long is a piece of string?” as my brother used to ask! I’ve consumed a Batemans Beer that was many years out of date and it tasted fine! On the other hand, three years into “Conditioning”, I poured some Barley Wine down the drain ‘cos nothing made it any better. It all depends on the...