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by gobbledigook
Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:14 pm
Forum: For Sale / Wanted
Topic: for sale/swap equipment
Replies: 1
Views: 8809

for sale/swap equipment

hello :) I want to downsize my equipment, i have for sale/swap if you have any 3 gallon gear: 5gallon: brew bucket with tap (free to a good home) brew pot 25l free (not in great condition) 4 x PET storage containers, with caps, (4 normal 2xtaps) £5 each i also have 2 boxes of 24x500ml coopers PET bo...
by gobbledigook
Sat Nov 12, 2011 1:49 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: bottles up for grabs
Replies: 0
Views: 6816

bottles up for grabs

hey,

i have a shopping crate of old ale bottles (approx 40) sat out on Picton street opposite licata's.... also about 15 screw top wine bottles out there!

they are all dirty or dusty, but feel free to grab them before the recycling men do :)
by gobbledigook
Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:15 pm
Forum: General Brewing and Beer Discussions
Topic: 1st brew day :)
Replies: 2
Views: 9799

Re: 1st brew day :)

thanks for the pointers :) i shall have to work on some aspects as you've suggested, but for now i'm just happy to have actually tried the process... although tbh i think this batch is gonna be a loss as there's still 10 and a bit liters of air in the fermenter, was ok after the first week, but does...
by gobbledigook
Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:01 pm
Forum: General Brewing and Beer Discussions
Topic: 1st brew day :)
Replies: 2
Views: 9799

1st brew day :)

so hey! got all my gear together eventually :) first beer was going to be a summer lightening , but due to the brewshop not having any maris otter malt... i just used a generic youngs pale malt, not too impressed with the malt but i think its turned out alright, although i was really hungover when m...
by gobbledigook
Mon Jul 25, 2011 1:20 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: tea urn as mash tun?
Replies: 9
Views: 28809

Re: tea urn as mash tun?

after reading John Palmer's How to Brew and getting a better idea of what i'm doing ;) I have decided on: a 30ltr cool box using a braided hose manifold. and an ace 30ltr urn for a boiler... the tun should be no more than £30 - £40 to construct and the boiler is almost £80 with delivery. i'm intendi...
by gobbledigook
Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:21 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Introduce yourself...
Replies: 104
Views: 2884202

Re: Introduce yourself...

Hi, My name is Dan i came to the meeting on 16th... and had such a great time i think i'll become a regular :) I have been making wines (for simplicity) for the last 3 years, my beers have been cottage type beers such as nettle, dandelion and ginger, and ginger. Wines include juice wine, blackberry,...
by gobbledigook
Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:09 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Brizzle pubs
Replies: 1
Views: 8683

Re: Brizzle pubs

nice site :) fairly informative... integration with google maps would be nice :)
by gobbledigook
Mon Jun 20, 2011 2:28 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: tea urn as mash tun?
Replies: 9
Views: 28809

Re: tea urn as mash tun?

ok... bit more thought and reading before i run into a wall or something ;)

how to brew... purchased, can't stand reading online! will give it a thumb through before i put my hand in my pocket!

thanx for your replies :)
by gobbledigook
Sun Jun 19, 2011 4:58 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: tea urn as mash tun?
Replies: 9
Views: 28809

Re: tea urn as mash tun?

aha! i see, the mash just needs to sit. every time i look at peoples diy boilers/mash tuns they seem to be made from buckets with cooker elements (crude but effective i'm sure) but i'm just not good with the heat vs plastic thing. Plus i'm totally clumsy! something i had forgotten about.... obviousl...
by gobbledigook
Sun Jun 19, 2011 2:08 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: tea urn as mash tun?
Replies: 9
Views: 28809

Re: tea urn as mash tun?

i've seen the cool box design and the slotted copper manifold around online. i just figured you need to heat something for a while... so a tea urn is steel has a tap and variable heat control? hmmm... get the feeling i'm missing something here ;) off to google!