Recent content by OlliesDad

This is a good news story. It proves we have nothing to fear from the YouTube generation! Personally I'd have plugged it in and put him on to defrost.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah, well I've got a one year as well so there goes my retirement!

Ha, ha, this sounds just like me! My eldest is just seven so we're starting to able to do things together, camping, hiking, geocaching. I've got a Canadian canoe which we don't get out as often as I'd like but still use now and again also cycling. I love the outdoors but limited options when we...

Nothing to lose! Count me in please. Thanks!

Took me a while to get round to ordering but they arrived today, about a week from China. They look alright, we will find out tonight as I will be bottling some zyderrrrrrr.......:thumb:

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I did think about this but was worried about watering down the "body". I know I'll drink it anyway, just kinda wanted to get it "right". Maybe I worry too much.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I did think about this but was worried about watering down the "body". I know I'll drink it anyway, just kinda wanted to get it "right". Maybe I worry too much.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hello, Rather than merely dumping a load of apple juice in an FV and bunging yeast on top, I have been experimenting with some proper "recipes" recently. Today's was a fruit TC aiming for about 7% ABV. However, I think I miscalculated the additional sugar as, upon taking an SG reading it...

This is about brewing really but I couldn't think where else to put it? Like any hobby / interest / way-of-life brewing can become costly especially if one invests in all the available accessories, gizmos, not-really-necessary add-ons etc. I have been looking at bottle drainers and came...

I just asked for cider yeast. Don't know if it makes a difference between beer / cider but I've had no problems thus far?

I usually pick up a sachet of yeast and a tub of nutrient from a well known high street shop that sounds like Bilko. Whether I am making a one gallon demi-john or 23lt bucket load I have always only chucked in one sachet, though I might varythe nutrient a bit. Today, I visited my...

On the garage floor, same as OP. One day I hope to clear the place up and maybe get a car in there.........unlikely though.....

Found it. Gonna order a couple, what have you got to lose?

I thought the blue ones were just different coloured versions of the red, so you could have "His 'n' Hers"! Does this mean all the blue ones are like this? What e-bay seller are people using?