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Funny, that was exactly what was in my head when I posted

Not a particularly funny joke, but a totally unacceptable reaction. where is the line drawn? Is it ok to assault someone over any perceived slight? Can we start glove slapping and arranging duels in municipal parks? He responded like a child.

Yeah, that’s the puppy and yes 19L kegs. I can‘t lay my hands on them to measure at the minute, but I think they’re a little shorter and a little wider than the most common variant - metal loop handle on top - I got them years ago from Normanumpa on eBay and used them in an old “David” Heineken...

A mixed bag, mainly Punk, Ska and Hardcore, but with a light smattering of Alternative, Electronica, Rap, Metal, Motown and Pop. Ramones Dead Kennedys Operation Ivy Bad Religion The Rezillos Capdown Bracket Screeching Weasel Bad Astronaut The Hives The Interrupters Propagandhi Beastie Boys Amyl...

In the end I got two Hotpoint RLA36 fridges, one as a temp controlled fermenter and the other as a crash cooler / kegerator. Each fridge holds 3 corny kegs, or two and a gas cylinder comfortably.

You‘ll enjoy it when it arrives, I still miss the 150mbs virgin connection from my last house. Local homes and businesses are signing up to pledge the government voucher to openreach but we’re still along way off. I don’t even know if there are enough properties here for it to be possible to...

Pretty much the same here. In fact the speed is so bad I don’t even bother with a landline, I rely on on a 4G modem with EE, even then I’m lucky to get 20mbs down and 15mbs up. In the summer I’ll try raising and reorienting the antenna to see if I can improve things by a couple of mbs!

Just to throw my hat into the ring..... I use to do 6L stove top BIAB batches in a 14L pot and really struggled. By the time I’d factored in grain volume, absorption, boil off, dead space etc I was at the rim of the pot making moving it very tricky. At the minute I’m doing BIAB 12L (packaged)...

when I first played the early AC games I really enjoyed the switching between modern day and memories. I had hoped that the series would expand and explore the story and the origins of the apple and the creators. Sadly it never happened and instead the animus turned into a distracting...

I dreamt of retirement when I was a kid 😆 For me work has always been something that gets in the way of life, not the focus of life, as it is for some. There are just so many more interesting things to be doing, reading, watching, playing, exploring, etc, etc

Just to throw it out there, I ferment in a corny, then closed transfer to a second corny to cold crash and serve. I like that I can keep everything sealed and away from oxygen, light and bugs. I can easily see when fermentation activity has slowed / stopped using a spunding valve too. Works for...

Like Chippy I love the Assassins Creed series, also Fallout, Skyrim etc. I use to play a lot more FPS but got a bit bored with the small worlds and repetitive game play. A couple of birthdays ago my wife got me a secondhand WiiU just to play Zelda, it has emulations of loads of the original...

Absolutely agree, I’ve had some excellent and unusual beers that I’ve paid a premium for, as Clint said the occasional “treat”. However, there are also some pubs around here that charge £7 for a Peroni, I can’t see how they vacant justify it, needless to say I don’t frequent these establishments...

That means you earnt approx £26500 (gross) a year at a time when the average UK salary was £18848 or almost exactly the current average for Wales, I wouldn’t describe that as “paltry”. In fact had these beers existed at the time you’d probably be their target market, just an observation not a...

Fond of a DIPA every now and then, I liked Brewdog Mr President when I could get it in Tesco. I toyed with doing a Black IPA today but went with a Rye IPA in the end, it’s a nice beer for the autumn with a bit more body and a little roasted nutty element. Just cooling Now (no chill), should be...

Agreed, and incidentally the oatmeal extra stout is I brewed last years is one of my fav brews, interested to swap recipe.

I enjoy having a NEIPA very occasionally but I generally find the prevalence of US style IPAs pretty boring, a lot of examples are pretty poor, thin, unbalanced and sometimes soapy. I enjoy a beer with food too and find the big hoppy styles just don’t work well with a lot of meals - spag bol...

If the OP is asking the question I have a feeling that they already know the answer. The number of calories in alcohol is second only to pure fat, there’s a reason why there’s such a thing as a beer belly! Drinking 3/4 of a bottle every night is contributing an additional 500 to 700 calories...

Rather than panicking about building new houses how about filling all the empty properties, penalise those who leave their “investments” unoccupied and derelict and impose a hefty tax on second home and holiday home owners who make plenty of rural and coastal communities unaffordable for those...

Wow that looks great, very jealous athumb.. I’ve been brewing for years but had started to wind down a bit and sell stuff off. Moved house last year and new neighbour had just started brewing so rekindled my interest, anyway we have decided to build a brew space in his workshop and need a...