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OK I think your selling it to me - I susspect a trip to the opticiian to get a good measurement of what left of these kanckered old eyeballs and then its the plunge - I dont lack the dosh but some times I di lack the commone sense (oe at least thats what the wee lassie tells me!) Lets see where...

owe bloody hells that culd go wronfg in a big way with string everywhere !!!!!

wow if I knew where that cousre waa I would fancy giving it a go and slowly learning - maenwj=hile at the age of 53 my wife thinks I have finally flipped with my purchase of a pair of projumps - but so far I've learnt to walk without support on my first 30 mins - God knows what comes next ...

wow the concept of vari focals is a real eye opener!! I used to waer blue conatcts when I was 5 as I waas a rebel and just wanted to make a statement but now as an old fart who need galsses to get by the concept of varificol contacts is a real boon ( but not a boon gueze clapa) i wonder if i...

Petrolhead yep eou've even got me thingking that I couolf transfer to to a second vessel (keg) in that I could exclude oxygen and still have a beer with less trub (by leving the primary vessel tilted) and transferring under pressure to a second Corny .... good grief this might be a way of...

Just seen this topic but yes like Sadfield I've only done double drops to minimise sediment. Had two great oktoberfests this year (one dark and one wheat) and a plum porter and all gave great head acheers.. I must add the spunding valve as Peebee suggests (kind of) as I've got one but never...

Over January I've made 180 L of special malt beer which has just about finished fermenting so I'm going to be a very busy boy all next week eeek Next up is an attempt at a Brewdog IPA clone ...

An Ankoù - Damn good Question ... I have one so don't get me wrong but I think the real answer is its for lazy people with less time than money. I'd love to create my own rig either by necesscity or through experience but its simply was never going to be the case as luckily I'm not forced down...

OK after a long search tonight the best I could find was £23.89 for the ULTRASHIP 55 25kg DIGITAL at polypostalbags.co.uk, I couldn't find any additional coupon codes but still its a good price with 1st class delivery. The ULTRASHIP 75 is only £1 extra - but hey our grain bag are only 25 kg so...

Chippy - thanks for posting those back on. I watched them through as I wanted to know the answer too. I must admit that most of the issues he mentions have been fixed with the newer grainfathers so maybe its more a case of gravity mashing vs. reverse flow. The cost is a pain with both but you...

I must admit that after a bit of use (25+ brews), the silicone rings begin to get a bit difficult. I've taken to having the basket in the 20 L odd of water at 40 oC (acid rest temp) so its nice and wet and then gently pushing a wetted bottom plate (with seal) into the water at about 90 degrees...

Eeeeh you're making me think about it again. I was going to retire this year but SWMBO said she isn't ready and wants two more years :eek: so I'll just kep going (if it all works out!) but sure as hell look forward to it. I agree with many of the posters in terms of keeping yourself busy as I've...

Edd yup sorry I'll need to check in with you regards the heating profiles for the mashing as I'm a bit stuck there. Ordered 25 Kg of the pale malt so the bits are coming in slowly ... Thanks again for the receipe - I think the first brew attempt will be on the 12th Feb at this rate so ...

I know about getting what you pay for but I've seen a reasonable 20L barrel for about £80. I'm not saying that because I'm looking for the cheapest rubbish rather I'm Yorkshire/Scottish so have a natural tendancy when it comes to value for money :-) I've seen some obviously shoddy E-bay stuff...

Edd, Wow thanks for the information seems I need to look into pins! Hic Graham

Thanks Edd Oh yes the porters and strong ales would be fun although I know from experience its tricky to get the end result in the bottle to not "taste" lets just say 'over fermented' perhaps I start by filtering most of into the bottles to prevent errors whilst I get the hang of it Where do I...

Thanks for all the welcomes and yes I'm looking forward to some Yorkshire receipes - this is going to be fun (hic!) Graham

Hello, I'm new to the forum and just back from Belgium where I learnt a far bit about beer, commercial stuff (yum!) and also a bit about how to brew from a guy that worked with me {one of the troubadours if you want to look that craft brewer up - him not me!}. 2Cents about me: Used to brew for...