wobblycogs
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Hi Folks,
I thought I should introduce myself. I am a pensioner who has realised beer is getting to be an expensive luxury, considering I drink it mainly because I like it, and because I like social interaction. Well those are my excuses. It's a nice way of meeting all sorts of people . The best by far outside of the PC that is!
I brewed regularly in the 1980s, but that fizzled out, when more and more pubs started to stock real ale. But now even that has become real 'pale', and most of it tastes like sludge. (Not that I have ever tasted sludge, unless you count Keg.) It's also all the rage to serve bitter beer ice cold, which isn't very nice at all. So I thought it was time I got some new equipment together, and will shortly be making a visit to ye olde Home-brew Shoppe in Newton Road.
There's only one way for me to brew, and that is by using the full-on grains, mash and sparge technique. The only Extract beer I ever made, since finding dear old Dave Line's books, was one of his recipes for Fullers ESB (Or was it ESP?). That was a nice easy recipe for 'five gallons' that tasted like proper beer. (Note I said gallons. To me a litre is what I would have used to get a ciggie going way back when I smoked.)
You'll gather I am hardly a youngster, but I can still just about get around. Not imbibing so much now, as seniority seems to slow down my consumption rate. But at least I am losing a bit of weight!
So Hi again everyone. I am slowly getting back into the swing, and I hope to make some friends along the way.
John :
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I thought I should introduce myself. I am a pensioner who has realised beer is getting to be an expensive luxury, considering I drink it mainly because I like it, and because I like social interaction. Well those are my excuses. It's a nice way of meeting all sorts of people . The best by far outside of the PC that is!
I brewed regularly in the 1980s, but that fizzled out, when more and more pubs started to stock real ale. But now even that has become real 'pale', and most of it tastes like sludge. (Not that I have ever tasted sludge, unless you count Keg.) It's also all the rage to serve bitter beer ice cold, which isn't very nice at all. So I thought it was time I got some new equipment together, and will shortly be making a visit to ye olde Home-brew Shoppe in Newton Road.
There's only one way for me to brew, and that is by using the full-on grains, mash and sparge technique. The only Extract beer I ever made, since finding dear old Dave Line's books, was one of his recipes for Fullers ESB (Or was it ESP?). That was a nice easy recipe for 'five gallons' that tasted like proper beer. (Note I said gallons. To me a litre is what I would have used to get a ciggie going way back when I smoked.)
You'll gather I am hardly a youngster, but I can still just about get around. Not imbibing so much now, as seniority seems to slow down my consumption rate. But at least I am losing a bit of weight!
So Hi again everyone. I am slowly getting back into the swing, and I hope to make some friends along the way.
John :
:thumb:
