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Re: Not a friendly home distillation site

2016-10-28T04:30:14+00:00

For any that have not yet realised, Mash and Curmudgeon are most definitely "brothers under the skin" and for the reasons that Curmudgeon numbered.
Myself, I am happy that the Earth is still on it's axis and spinning, and when I find the time to remove Cortana from the task bar, I am sure all will be good.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Fri Oct 28, 2016 4:30 am

Re: Not a friendly home distillation site

2016-10-27T23:00:07+00:00

I used to make kits but I'm more into making my own from fruit juice, similar to a WOW but I use a juicer and fresh produce.

Deserves it's own thread even though much covered on other sites. I make a lot of hybrid WOW/turbo ciders (no turbo yeast involved). Somewhere between 6 and 12%, naturally carbonated and almost always including blueberry juice.

Statistics: Posted by Curmudgeon — Thu Oct 27, 2016 11:00 pm

Re: Not a friendly home distillation site

2016-10-27T22:42:59+00:00

I hope you stay too vino as apart from anything else, you know so much more than me and so by definition are more valuable to our community.

On a personal level that means I rate you highly and am glad you are here.

However (and take this as you will). I bitched at you bitching at me and you threatened to quit. That screams as can give it out but can't take it.

I DO post a lot and that isn't in doubt, however I do it 1) because it's a discussion forum, 2) because I distill and so post when drunk, 3) I believe forums benefit from activity even if some is off topic. 4) Other crap to do with post count boosting my ego and wanting to deliberately annoy people. (at least one of the above is not true)

Statistics: Posted by Curmudgeon — Thu Oct 27, 2016 10:42 pm

Re: Not a friendly home distillation site

2016-10-27T21:43:45+00:00

vino-tinto wrote:
guest5234 wrote:Glad you are back, now about these wines you make....kit or hedgerow?

I used to make kits but I'm more into making my own from fruit juice, similar to a WOW but I use a juicer and fresh produce.
I also make Port using red wine, spirit and those Still Spirit Port essences, very yummy.
But my passion is BEER, my favourite being my 10.5 ABV Imperial Stout.

Beer is my passion and I work in a pub after retiring form the fire service and I order the beer THEAKSTONS OLD PECULAIR being a particular favorite of mine.

Statistics: Posted by guest5234 — Thu Oct 27, 2016 9:43 pm

Re: Not a friendly home distillation site

2016-10-27T21:17:45+00:00

VT.
Only doing kits ATm building my
shed so i can house a grainfather.
Bought a Russian Imperial Stout kit
from Beerworks.
Very impressive, 7.8 on the scale,
left it 6 weeks to mature and that
is what I call a mans beer!!!!

Statistics: Posted by gaza the instructor — Thu Oct 27, 2016 9:17 pm

Re: Not a friendly home distillation site

2016-10-27T20:57:12+00:00

guest5234 wrote:
Glad you are back, now about these wines you make....kit or hedgerow?

I used to make kits but I'm more into making my own from fruit juice, similar to a WOW but I use a juicer and fresh produce.
I also make Port using red wine, spirit and those Still Spirit Port essences, very yummy.
But my passion is BEER, my favourite being my 10.5 ABV Imperial Stout.

Statistics: Posted by vino-tinto — Thu Oct 27, 2016 8:57 pm

Re: Not a friendly home distillation site

2016-10-27T18:35:20+00:00

Glad you are back, now about these wines you make....kit or hedgerow?

Statistics: Posted by guest5234 — Thu Oct 27, 2016 6:35 pm

Re: Not a friendly home distillation site

2016-10-27T16:45:01+00:00

vino-tinto wrote:
Thanks mate, I'm typing between sips of my homebrew Belgian Amber right now.

Ahh I love Belgian beers... I've made a Bock last year it was good....I must find the recipe out.....I'm having a weekend stilling, making apple wine, and eating & drinking.

Statistics: Posted by Icefever — Thu Oct 27, 2016 4:45 pm

Re: Not a friendly home distillation site

2016-10-27T15:57:13+00:00

It is good to see you back VT. I look forward to your future posts.

Statistics: Posted by fuf — Thu Oct 27, 2016 3:57 pm

Re: Not a friendly home distillation site

2016-10-27T15:09:30+00:00

Icefever wrote:
Hi ya....your back.....that's made my day... Mrs Ice fetch a bottle of grog I'm having a drink tonight... .

Thanks mate, I'm typing between sips of my homebrew Belgian Amber right now.

Statistics: Posted by vino-tinto — Thu Oct 27, 2016 3:09 pm

Re: Not a friendly home distillation site

2016-10-27T14:45:55+00:00

Hi ya....your back.....that's made my day... Mrs Ice fetch a bottle of grog I'm having a drink tonight... .

Statistics: Posted by Icefever — Thu Oct 27, 2016 2:45 pm

Re: Not a friendly home distillation site

2016-10-27T12:11:17+00:00

Well guys, I’m quite overwhelmed by your responses, I would never in a hundred years think I was appreciated like this.

Perhaps I went a bit far with my rant, one thing I would never do is name anyone for doing it, if this were to happen it might split this forum.

With so many asking me to stay how can I leave, so I'll kick off with a idea I have.

See "LOW TEMP STRIPPING" in Distillation (and it doesn't mean pole dancing in the Antarctic).

Statistics: Posted by vino-tinto — Thu Oct 27, 2016 12:11 pm

Re: Not a friendly home distillation site

2016-10-27T07:28:10+00:00

Well said Robert. Here is my tuppence.

I would hate to see you go VT. You are a pillar of this forum.

I will admit sometimes I interpret things differently to how they were written. So I will by definition miss the point when that happens. I know I offended you about T&L sugar. I read your post differently.

I will admit to sometimes double posting. Sometimes this is to make a point or contextually relevant. With close inspection you will see this does not increase your points, which quite frankly, I don't give a fig about or the titles. Why peeps on this site seems to get upset about my do not know.

You can call me on any of these items. Robert has in the past. I have heeded some of his advice, learn from some of his advice, challenged some of it and completely ignored some.
So while on being a big pussy :-). Robert, don't you dare go either this forum needs you.

We are all different folks, in different lives, times, skills and ages, but surely the great thing is we all come together on this forum. But we all come as human - and everything that involves.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Thu Oct 27, 2016 7:28 am

Re: Not a friendly home distillation site

2016-10-27T07:25:42+00:00

Just because someone has a lot of posts means in most cases that they like to talk on the subject they enjoy. Cannot understand why some people think it's a bad thing.

Statistics: Posted by guest5234 — Thu Oct 27, 2016 7:25 am

Re: Not a friendly home distillation site

2016-10-27T05:36:24+00:00

I'll say my two pence worth, as we are being gritty and honest, and I would hate to see VT disappear.
I have thousands of posts.
As the currently most active mod. here it would be hard not to.
I don't see any of mine as being vanity posts.
But hey, feel free to call me on that
Check out my profile, I donate to this site (and continue to do so yearly,and with happy heart, and then run AdBlocker+), that precludes me being a Master Distiller, or any of the other Titles that Jimmy dreamed up.
Equally, and not dissing any that use the Signature option here, I don't, every time I post here, I take the time to tap out my own name after posting.
I guess that we all live our lives for different reasons.
And we all have our own values.
And we may all be here, on this board for different reasons.
It's curious and timely, it was only yesterday, that I considered giving up here.
It would make my days longer.
I think the reason that I continue here is because I feel that I have not yet given enough back to balance what I have taken away.
And I mean that most sincerely.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Thu Oct 27, 2016 5:36 am