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Not really an introduction ,more a notice of return ..... .....after a vehicle incident I sustained serious injuries that lead to stroke and wheelchairs and all sorts of boring malarky.....but now the Shocker is back ....somewhat less shocking and the worse for wear but with a nice gaff near...

Been away for a while , so I present this link as a homecoming gift to you all ..... http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Burglar- ... story.html enjoy . Turns out I know the bloke too , dont know whether that says more about me or him ..... :wha: :?

Had a brew belt round a FV the other night , in the morning the inner wires had melted through the orange outer sheath and fused all the plastic . Not amused . First time I have used one NOT on a glass DJ or without a timer plug . Wont be doing that again . :? :hmm:

My current lever crown capper leaves a circular dent in the middle of the cap . This never happened with my old stock of caps but since buying fresh caps recently its become a regular event . I have a batch of lager that I bottled with the last of my old caps and partly with the new . The ones...

Just got a bottle of Gold Miner bottle conditioned ale from the CoOp , made by the Freeminer Brewery in the Forest of Dean and quite pleasant it is too . I am intending to save a litle to culture the yeast and I was wondering if anyone knew anything about this lot and their beer , particularly...

In asda yesterday I saw that they had a load of 40L bins , big round , tall bucket with flip top lid , for £4 . Very cheap , and they have the recycle triangle with "5" in it which means they are polyprop , I believe , but I dont know if they are food grade or not . On a recent fact finding...

I am in process of making a plastic bucket into a boiler with a kettle element , all that is fine , no problems (so far!) but I am spoilt for choice on the insulation . I choose to insulate as it gives me potentially less heat loss and quicker boil as well as the option of holding a temp more...

Is anyone out there able to help me out of a tight spot ? I need a stockpot picked up from an address in High Wycombe ASAP and then wrapped up for me to send a courier to pick up . I bought the pot on e bay , the seller wanted "pickup only" but agreed to me sending a courier . I paid the man ...

Anybody seen one of these in the flesh.... http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/10130845/ just out of interest . You know , stainless steel , 70L and all that . Probably not something you could put on a burner , but interesting nevertheless

I am having worries about the next batch of lager to be bottled . The Coopers Draft which was made as a lager is coming from the bottles flat since it needs to be served chilled . It was kept two weeks in the warm before going into the cold . Since refrigeration suppresses the fizziness of the...

I accidentally made a batch of extract based dark lager , OG 1050 , FG 1012 . When I say accidentally , I mean the dark part , not that I tripped over the cat and made some lager as I fell . It has fermented with its lager yeast , sat in a secondary and been fined . Now I plan to transfer to a...

I am looking at my first AG but since it will be just me drinking it and for logistics and storage space reasons it will be a short length and will be going in a full size top tap king keg . Now , I have had a cap put on my spending and have got to manage with what I have so the obvious...

Anyone tried a manual adjust voltage controller on their electric boiler element ? Like this ... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3800W-SCR-Ele ... 5185wt_906 or even this ... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/POWER-VOLTAGE ... 393wt_1187 I was going to use my Variac.....but I just looked at the label and...

Does anyone have any suggestions as a simple , reliable , first proper AG brew for me ? I will be king kegging this brew , I am a fan of draught bass and real ales but more of the pale and golden variety than dark . A slightly lower strength would be good as it will be a daily drinker . I...

Following links from another post I came across this ... http://waylandworks.com/draftbeer.htm#Home Draught Dispensing which , if you scroll down to the third section is about CO2 levels in beer and how they work and temperatures and so on , plus summing up home dispensing of a kegerator...

In a conversation earlier I suggested to someone that they brew their newly acquired coopers kit short , that is , use the one tin and half the specified water and no sugar or other additives . Being all full of myself and acting the expert I was then brought up short when Johnny Newcomer asks...

I have been following links and ended up at Coopers website , wherein I found a whole list of recipes for extract brews based around their one can kits .Theres some quite interesting stuff for those who may want to branch out a bit without fulling taking up the cowl , signing away their soul and...

Just stopped in the local for a half , Roche in cornwall , and they had a new seasonal beer on ,rocking rudolph . So , nothing loath , I had a half ....or tried to - it was vile . I dont know if it was just raging acetic contamination or the brew itself but it was akin to the worst rough cider...

I have finally secured another 60L pot , aluminium , (to replace the one that "went missing" ie: someone weighed it in) from e bay for under £20 .Problem is that its a "pick up only" that is to far away to pick up but the seller kindly agreed to let me send a courier . In the past I have...

Anybodies experiences in growing their own hops ? I know that one could not produce a comparable cropping item in the garden without a lot of work , or so I have read - but I know at least one person on this forum is at least planning to grow their own ;) The desirable varieties are out...