Beer

[suityou01]

Does anyone on here brew their own? I have done for years. I do tend to stockpile. Been benched for ages, and just sitting here with a nice fine pint of FU-Alaistair-Darling, with a white head on it. Just wondered is all.

 

[wurzel]

Does anyone on here brew their own? I have done for years. I do tend to stockpile. Been benched for ages, and just sitting here with a nice fine pint of FU-Alaistair-Darling, with a white head on it. Just wondered is all.

No, I do wine beacuase I've got a huge f-off vine out the back which does me for about 5 gallons each year. Have to add quite a bit of sugar mind you because the grapes never have the required sugar content owing to our lousy climate.
When I first did this a few years back I was shocked at how hard it was to find the kit - I had to drive a fair way to a specialist shop to get it. I remember when I was a kid in the 70s, my folks had no problem getting it from places like Boots and Woolworths - it was obviously much more popular back then. Perhaps with the current economic outlook it might be making something of a comeback, who knows?

 

[suityou01]

No, I do wine beacuase I've got a huge f-off vine out the back which does me for about 5 gallons each year. Have to add quite a bit of sugar mind you because the grapes never have the required sugar content owing to our lousy climate.
When I first did this a few years back I was shocked at how hard it was to find the kit - I had to drive a fair way to a specialist shop to get it. I remember when I was a kid in the 70s, my folks had no problem getting it from places like Boots and Woolworths - it was obviously much more popular back then. Perhaps with the current economic outlook it might be making something of a comeback, who knows?

Wilkinsons has taken over that role. Some larger Boots still do.

 

[wurzel]

Wilkinsons has taken over that role. Some larger Boots still do.

Don't have them round here. The bloke I go to is just a village store owner who has "diversified" a bit.

 

[suityou01]

Don't have them round here. The bloke I go to is just a village store owner who has "diversified" a bit.

are you rural wurzel?

 

[voodooflux]

Does anyone on here brew their own? I have done for years. I do tend to stockpile. Been benched for ages, and just sitting here with a nice fine pint of FU-Alaistair-Darling, with a white head on it. Just wondered is all.

It's something I've been meaning to try for years - we have a very good homebrew supplies shop locally.

I attended a local CAMRA gig last weekend and was chatting to some students who were extolling the virtues of homebrew at great length

 

[wurzel]

are you rural wurzel?

Zummerzet - but Spain for the time being!

 

[wurzel]

I attended a local CAMRA gig last weekend and was chatting to some students who were extolling the virtues of homebrew at great length

Students! F**k me, they must be getting hard up. I seem to recall that you could get blasted on a bottle of Thunderbird red for less than 2 quid back in the day . The there was Gold Label barley wine, Clan Dew etc etc.....

 

[suityou01]

Students! F**k me, they must be getting hard up. I seem to recall that you could get blasted on a bottle of Thunderbird red for less than 2 quid back in the day . The there was Gold Label barley wine, Clan Dew etc etc.....

I could get to like you. Pray carry on wise one.

 

[voodooflux]

Students! F**k me, they must be getting hard up. I seem to recall that you could get blasted on a bottle of Thunderbird red for less than 2 quid back in the day . The there was Gold Label barley wine, Clan Dew etc etc.....

Crikey, there's a name that causes a spasm in my stomach

I recall White Lightning did the trick as well.