Recent content by VW911

Any type of preservative should be avoided (sulphites/Sulfates, etc.) I find that the cheaper apple juice cartons tend to make better cider...

I don't "boil" mine, just heat it to about 75C for about 5 minutes. Just enough to sterilise it, thus making it keep much longer. The only downside of this is that it kills off all of the lacto bacteria (the supposedly "gut friendly" bit.) It's not about gut health for me, it's the flavour!

Young's stocked a huge range of Muntons products. The main homebrew suppliers now are Bevie (once Ritchies) and Hambleton Bard. Wilko's on the way out too. The future doesn't look great for homebrew shops...

It seems that Muntons, for reasons unknown, have decided to stop supplying branded products to Young's. Muntons are probably the largest supplier of malt products to the UK homebrew market. It now looks like they are only supplying Bevie Handcraft, so obviously, Bevie will be able to name their...

Funnily enough, I also used to work in the Port of Dover in the 80's, and had many friends in both immigration, and customs and excise (as it was then). I can't say that I have ever heard of the sort of behaviour you describe in either of the professions. It was blatantly obvious that these...

I used to live in Dover. The migrants were the main reason for me and my family relocating to the southwest of the country. Had it been families fleeing oppression, I would have understood it. BUT, it was ALL young males - no wives, children, grandparents etc. Back then' (20+ years ago), my wife...

We've had a few ex-commercial hens in the past. They always lay really well, but don't seem to live as long as birds bought at POL...

Gusto Purple? Though it looks a bit bushy - mine are much taller and more "spindly"...

We have half a dozen chooks. They lay more than we can use, so often give them away to friends at work. Have always refused payment for them, as they are surplus to our needs. Get given the odd bottle of rum or bag of treats for the dogs as a "thank-you", which is nice...

Just seen that. Sad news - only 56...

Not been here for a while. Have I missed anything?

Getting bored with this now. May have to start ignoring it...

Brewgas are supplied by Hampstead Homebrew. We get all of ours from there, but not sure if they supply to the public...

Still struggling to ignore it...

Do I still have to ignore this - it was just getting interesting...