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He got 40% of the vote in 2017, Brown and Milliband only managed 30% so hardly unelectable. He gained 30 seats forcing the Tories into an alliance with DUP. A few more votes and he would have won. However Labour shot themselves in the foot by not uniting behind him and allowing the press to have...

I differ slightly in opinion on Corbyn, he was going to be a hard sell to superficial people that don't read beyond the Mail or the BBC. And he lacked the killer instinct at question time, partially because he wanted to raise the bar in debate. But compared to most politicians, he is a beacon...

What I said was "I don't consider Corbyn's policies to be communist, more common sense and centrist" the 2019 manifesto main policies were increasing health care budget, stop pension age increase, raise minimum wage, nationalise key industries (rail/water/electricity and Broadband arm of BT)...

I said his policies, not him :) Having said that, just 'cos he has an allotment and likes manhole covers doesn't make him a commie. The last Labour manifesto has been plagiarised quite a bit by Boris when it suits him. broadband for example. It was a crazy communist idea when Corbyn suggested...

I think politics has taken a huge jump to the right, I don't consider Corbyn's policies to be communist, more common sense and centrist. However he was unelectable because the media was against him as he was a threat. You don't see the press camped out Starmer's house as he's safe, he won't rock...

72 litres of Bavarian Pils 9651 litres

That's good to know guys, I have Magnum and Fuggles in stock. Last two brews until the Autumn will be a "Belgian" style IPA and a dark mild. I'll then have around10 cornies and 200 bottles, should last me until then... :)

I received a birthday present of 8 bottles or cans per month of world beers from Beer52 just as Covid started. Although I brew my own ale, I find it interesting to get beers I can't get locally delivered, and it makes me drink ale I wouldn't drink by choice. This month is Belgian month, and in...

72 litres of Bavarian pils. I was aiming for 80 litres of 1.042 but decided to leave it at 1.045 instead of liquoring back.

I finished the wiring to the downlighter above the new beer engine, tidied up, added a been menu to the cellar/brewery door and I'm about to find a good movie and have a beer. Cheers Andy

75 litres of Stout 75 litres of Citra IPA 75 litres of Special bitter 80 litres of Ordinary bitter = 305 litres so far with at least another 150 litres planned. Total = 7387

I brewed this bitter yesterday, however I found the 500g bag of Carapils on the side this morning - doh! Every brew I forget something, last brew it was the protofloc. First time using a hop rocket, smells wonderful. I was aiming for 1.036 and still hit 1.039 without the Carapils, I guess this...

I had an issue with tube heaters a few years ago. I fixed it by changing parameters on the PID so that it pulses power to the heater via the relay slower and longer. It seems they didn't like the frequent switching. Since then, this tube has lasted about 5 years and still going strong.

It was a windswept part of the downstairs barn, but when the first lockdown hit, I used the time at home to partition it off from the rest of the barn. I built the barn into a slope, so the bottom of the north end is underground, that's where the two cellars are. One of them is the brewery. The...

It's called Dr Crafty resin, 940ml for about 25 quid from Amazon. Not the cheapest but very few bubbles, I rarely resort to a heat gun to get the last few out. I have done a couple of small river tables with it but for anything bigger I will look elsewhere. Ideal size for knot filling.

I managed to find time after the brew day to fit the new taps. I made the board over the last week or so, just some interesting scraps of oak, some with burr, glued to some ply then edged with more oak. Filling the cracks and knots with resin and 3 coats of finish took a good 7 days due to the...

I brewed a bitter today and used the hop rocket. All went well, I put 100g of leaf hops in. I used a blichmann riptide pump before and after the rocket but don't think two were necessary. So it was copper - pump - rocket - pump - plate heat exchanger - FV. I was expecting issues, it took a few...

I'm just drinking Acorn Brewery's Barnsley Bitter. Mainly for nostalgia as my local pub when I was a kid was called the Acorn and it served Barnsley Bitter and it was next to me when queueing up to up to pay in the co-op. Label says Marris Otter, crystal and pale chocolate malt with Challenger...

I brewed this today, all went well apart from I forgot the protafloc, I was distracted by the missus who wanted me to nip out and get some hoisin sauce for dinner. aheadbutt Its not the end of the world but annoying all the same, hazy seems to be in at the moment wink... I decided to call it...

I have just received a message saying its dispatched, next brew is in approx 2 weeks time so I'll let you know.