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Have any of you ever 'gone off' beer? Even temporarily? I'm going through this right now. I just don't fancy it. Will I recover?

Are we up for this?

My son has just been trained as a mental health first-aider in the workplace. I'm really so proud of a young lad who is aware, thoughtful, sensitive and humane (not like me at all). This sort of thing is one of the abiding topics of our times - https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/...

Like many I'm an inveterate ebay stalker, and an occasional purchaser. At the moment, and I'm not entirely sure why, I'm looking at some old Herbert Terry angle poise lamps. They seem to range from knackered and cheap to "How Much?!?". Anyway, what are you lurking and spying on - and why...

Last batch was "off" - a wheat beer kit. 40pts down the drain. Batch before was misjudged (sugar) and flat as a fart. Batch before that was misjudged (sugar) and fizzy as flip. Holidays and work have precluded any more work. Local grain shop shut down. Post-hols I'm going to clean...

Are any of the contributors on here prepared to come straight out and admit to harbouring prejudices against ethnic groups other than white English speakers, women, LGBT, gingers? Why not come out and free yourself - say it loud and proud. I dare you.

I'm having a great time with this all-grain lark. I'm drinking my pale ale now, and in a week or two will be bottling my dark monstrosity. Immediately after I want to redeem recent bad practice with a perfectly executed brew. For that, I will need your help. I need suggestions for a truly...

I searched The Snug for the word 'Windrush' and got nothing, so here we go. The PM's lightning conductor in chief has resigned overnight. For lying. Or incompetence. Or lying while being incompetent, while implementing a toxic policy with perverse and wrong headed consequences. May's...

Just what I said (above)...

Howdy folks. After, briefly, documenting the establishment of my Brewcave, I thought I'd show how the first AG brewday in the cave went. It wasn't perfect by any means, and nor would I expect it to be, but the old adage "if you fail to prepare, then you must prepare to fail" sprang to mind a...

After buying my boiler, things are progressing. First, check the frodge still works - then gi' it a good scrub. Then clobber nails into pallets.

Evening all, Not posted too much on the brewing front. Kitchen makeover kept me busy and precluded intensive steamy boiling. I'm trying to, slowly, put together a modest mancave operation. Managed, in the last week, to blag a mash tun (insulated Thermos stylee) and a 27L burco. I'll have a...

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really? :doh:

Chums, After a couple of AG on the hob, I'm sold, and I want to develop in this area. Couple of problems now, though. Firstly, the kitchen has just had a makeover, so I need to begin planning on taking the brewing into the mancave. Secondly, not a lot of point in my getting into...

Off work this week and fancied to muck about with a stove top AG of about 6 ltrs or so. No real strategy, other than wanted to try something a little different from my first AG (which was a 100% pale malt). I was freewheeling a bit, and took no notes. Here's my, sort of recipe: 1.2 kg of...

Evening all, Very keen to try a chocolate porter AG on the hob (I haven't progressed to full-on AG yet). Looked at this recipe: http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=36357 Ingredients: ------------ Amt Name 3.75 kg...

Howdy :thumb: Do you use one of these? I do. I find it incredibly useful (and embarrassingly rewarding) at times. Do you have any golden rules about using them? After a certain time? Not if the neighbours have got windows open or washing out? Do you keep the hosepipe on standby...

BBQ beer box - £7 for 8 All decent ales, for £0.88p each. :thumb:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jul/01/samuel-smith-pub-boss-anti-swearing-crusade-sacked-on-spot discuss (without swearing?)