Recent content by Bjorn Toulouse

I found that white spirit is good for getting the glue residue off.

You have some points, but, there is a problem. If you let them work then that would encourage more to come. The other problem is if they fail in there application where and how would you send them back? Brexit imho has got a lot to answer for. But even before brexit there was a problem of...

Could do what the Italians did

@ Old Dog New Tricks, Alex Salmon got me into home brewing the first time he mentioned minimum unit pricing! Never looked back. Now hamsa is talking about increasing it. Its enough to make me buy a still. Every time we are away in the MO HO and are out of Scotland we come back with Gallons of...

@ Omega, that is the most positive article I have read in months. The reports I have been reading point to low moral due to lack of ammunition. The Ukrainians have (from what I have been reading) using drones and missiles to plug the gap in lack of artillery shells. Nothing sadder than a bradley...

Any of the gone with the wheat range, bogging. I only brew kits and there are some belters out there. I predominately brew Coopers Euro lager, lovely after 3 months conditioning. Basically every month I get a coopers euro and whatever is on special. Most are darker than the picture on the tin...

The world is not on the brink of war. It could be though. Trump comes into power and halts all US aid and support to Ukraine and Taiwan. Russia wins war in Ukraine. China invades Taiwan. Russia invades Moldova (its russian just like Ukraine). Russia Pressurises the Baltic states (they also are...

I wonder how much he will be getting from Trump or the Russians. Putin has never told the truth, It will be nothing more than disinformation aimed at uniformed Americans to bolster Trumps chances in the elections and hopefully weaken support for Ukraine. One thing for sure it will only be...

Funny how a post on the downfall of the Torys comes round to immigration, brexit anyone? Up here we still miss all our Polish hotel staff. Its not going to be the same with all male sub Saharan staff. If the Tory's really wanted to stop illegal migration all they would need to do is shut down...

often true but not always, I have had expensive clothes that weren't worth a quarter of the price. Look at cars, the expensive brands often are not at the top of the reliability poles. A quick example the BMW X2, currently a three month wait to get recall work done. Glad I never bought it.

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I brew it I drink it, just got through an IPA man it was a struggle. I really should stop brewing IPAs, but I'm a sucker for a good deal. 2 coopers kits for £10. When beer is that cheap you really cant complain.

I have yet to find a red wine kit sub £40 that doesn't taste like alcoholic Ribena. The Beaverdale kits are much better.

Nothing they do makes sense just now. They don't know what they are doing. Interesting that they reduced the duty on sparkling wine. Italy, France and Spain will be happy, pity about the UK distillers. Sombody in the cabenet must like fizz. Time to buy a still.

shouldn't make much difference in Scotland we already pay about 20% - 25% more for beer in the supermarkets (and the extra money goes to the retailer not the government) bloody minimum unit pricing. Just means I wont be importing as much from England.