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GEB were fine. Although admittedly all they had to do was pass my details onto Peco. The only issue I've ever had with GEB is their website not being up to date with what's in stock, regarding yeast. I always check the site when ordering a custom kit and frequently get a call from them...

Well, much respect to Adrian at Peco. He contacted me very apologetically, and said that they would be happy to replace the faulty unit free of charge and is sending postage for me to send back the original as well, so they can find out what happened. Considering I've had it nearly a year...

Thanks. I'll be producing beers from across the range really. I'm intending to keep the brewery really local (10 mile radius max) and so can't be too focused in my range as there just isn't the population to keep me going with a limited range. My initial core will be: A pale IPA, hoppy, but...

Cheers everyone. Anyone who wants to pop by will be more than welcome. I'll post updates so you can see how it's coming, although the blog will be the best way of keeping up to date.

It's not the element that's knackered. It's the digital control box.

If they're blitzing it with the likes of those four "big" american hops, I'm kind of wondering why they bothered with the Hallertau.

My ventures in homebrew were always intended as a potential launch pad to a change in career. And after doing it for 18 months, reading everything I can get my hands on, visiting a few breweries and talking to many more I'm taking the plunge. Yes, I know there's far too many breweries...

Afternoon all, It has rather been a while since I've posted. Not that I haven't been brewing, I've just been rather busy setting up a 2.5BBl brewery in my town. Exciting times.... Anyway, After my homemade boiler melted itself last autumn, I bought myself a Pico boiler and have been using...

I guess it depends how you fund it..... loan repayments of £156 a month aren't that much but it all depends on how much you borrow, what the repayment schedule is etc. And I'm guessing I'd be topping that up wit some of my profit as well. If I was able to keep working 3 days a week in...

It would cover running costs and possibly up to 5p in a pint of start up repayments. Which on a 2.5bbl a week brew would be about £36.

Take a stab at the costs of running a central London pub. The rent alone would be eye watering. Then you've got higher staff wages, probably security on the door on busy nights. Bigger insurance premiums. You and all your suppliers have to pay the congestion charge. Etc etc etc. Don't get me...

Thankfully the pub is about 2 minutes stroll away, so a nightly check after work isn't too much of a burden. "A quick pint? Oh, don't mind if I do."

Cheers Simon. Great advice. And I may well take you up on that phone call. Got a massive deadline at work so I might leave it a couple of weeks until things calm down a tad. I agree that 13p is a bit on the tight side, which is why I've allowed 20p in my calculations. The pub itself isn't an...

Dave Porter has total costs per pint as 33p, and that includes duty. So actually, his calculations for other costs come out at only 13p per pint. That 33p sounds peanuts, but adds up to nearly £24 for a cask. Which if you're selling to pubs for £60 is quite a lot. Take off the costs from...

That £3.80 breaks down into: £2.60 for the pub including VAT. 50p for me. 20p duty. 30p to the brewery. 20p other costs. Other costs include utilities, grain, hops, cleaning and maintenance. These figures were obtained from Dave Porter at PBC. As far as a specific agreement with the...