Blog 5 – Brew Day

It came and it went … after nearly 10 hours !!! Well to say that was an experience would be about right.  What a strange feeling to have something so planned over so long be so confusing and (at times) stressful.  Nothing went wrong at all with the process, therefore one would expect the outcome to be as scripted, alas – no.  What do I mean?  Let me explain… 12:00 hours – place the “Strike” […]

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Blog 4 – The Electrics and Clean down

There really aren’t enough hours in the day are they.  I really had hoped that I would get my first Brew on and have it ready for Christmas Day; alas this is now not going to happen – still. I would rather wait and do it properly than run headlong into it and fuck it all up and lose interest I suppose – so I guess I will get pissed New Years then instead 🙂 […]

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Blog 3 – The Brew Stand

OK, this wood work lark is getting easy – somehow this brilliant and genius brain of mine has trained my once useless limbs into a sort of co-ordinated effort and with more than a modicum of success.  Don’t believe me, see below and behold the wonderous site of beauty. I know, I can barely believe it myself.  Not only did I design it myself, I went out to the local “Hardware” store (yes I have […]

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Blog 2 – The Wall

Well, its up … which incidentally isn’t the first time I have uttered those words in surprise 🙂  I can tell you that for someone like me – this was no mean feat; in fact it was a mammoth feat – one which if I am being completely honest believed would go massively tits up leaving me at the very least in casualty missing several fingers.  Alas, no – it went relatively well, too well […]

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Blog 1 – The Beginning

Well I promised a post each Tuesday and it’s Thursday; so great start to my blogging journey, still it may be the first time I am late with it but it certainly wont be the last. Good news on the brewing front. Most of my gear has turned up and the leak test at the weekend was successful (eventually) so we are ready for the deep clean and then we are ready to brew – […]

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