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Re: Special offers, sales and bargains

Postby Icefever » Sat Feb 06, 2016 1:56 am

Devon wrote:I use my Asda discount to stock up on the 5kg bags, I always maintain a nice stash of five bags



I've never seen 5kg bags at Asda...I get mine from Tesco at £2:85.
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Re: Special offers, sales and bargains

Postby Mash » Sun Feb 07, 2016 9:53 am

Found these yesterday in our garden centre for £19.95

Very useful and very shiney!

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 51&alt=web
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Re: Special offers, sales and bargains

Postby Phantom » Sun Feb 07, 2016 10:05 am

Icefever wrote:

I've never seen 5kg bags at Asda...I get mine from Tesco at £2:85.

A quick bit of maths shows that to be a little dearer than necessary for a 5kg bag.......

Most recently it's been about 42p per kg in the local pound stretcher in 1kg bags..........

Though I have noticed that the 5kg bags working out more that just getting 1kg bags of late........
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Re: Special offers, sales and bargains

Postby Icefever » Sun Feb 07, 2016 11:42 am

I know mate I've come to the same conclusion...it's just I have about 4x5kg bags in the cupboard under the stairs. I think it's time to follow in my fellow stillers foot steps and take a hike to one of the buget shops. :D
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Re: Special offers, sales and bargains

Postby Phantom » Sun Feb 07, 2016 11:53 am

Icefever wrote:I know mate I've come to the same conclusion...it's just I have about 4x5kg bags in the cupboard under the stairs. I think it's time to follow in my fellow stillers foot steps and take a hike to one of the buget shops. :D

Purely by accident, it's the second closest to me. I can even walk it if I want to mess about carting 30 kg or so back (but I'm too lazy and use the car)...... ::) ;D
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Re: Special offers, sales and bargains

Postby Brewhunter » Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:45 pm

Mash wrote:Found these yesterday in our garden centre for £19.95

Very useful and very shiney!

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 51&alt=web


I got a similar 'stella' pot but with straight sides, top quality and comes in very handy
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Re: Special offers, sales and bargains

Postby Easydrinker » Mon Feb 08, 2016 12:34 am

Mash wrote:Found these yesterday in our garden centre for £19.95

Very useful and very shiney!

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 51&alt=web



I see shiny - ness, I don't see anymore than one of my SS saucepans roped in for a stint
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Re: Special offers, sales and bargains

Postby Mash » Mon Feb 08, 2016 7:18 am

Easydrinker wrote:I see shiny - ness, I don't see anymore than one of my SS saucepans roped in for a stint
Am I missing something?

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Re: Special offers, sales and bargains

Postby Brewhunter » Wed Feb 17, 2016 7:17 pm

750ml swing top bottles in Aldi £1.69
(And they are full of fancy lemonade)
https://www.aldi.co.uk/premium-italian- ... 8020906000
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Re: Special offers, sales and bargains

Postby Easydrinker » Thu Feb 18, 2016 12:18 am

What a nice gift for someone that likes "posh Lemonade".
Even better when you volunteer to recycle the empties for them!

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Re: Special offers, sales and bargains

Postby Brewhunter » Thu Feb 18, 2016 12:40 am

Easydrinker wrote:What a nice gift for someone that likes "posh Lemonade".
Even better when you volunteer to recycle the empties for them!

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I hoping the kids will like it >:D
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Re: Special offers, sales and bargains

Postby Benoit » Thu Feb 18, 2016 5:40 pm

Saw these for those needing ferrules, I know my last recommendation for these fell flat on its face sizing wise but these have a technical drawing in the description which shows them to be nearly 51mm across the top. Add into that 2mm ish of copper pipe & it puts them within the diy brazers grasp
https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/291630550477

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Re: Special offers, sales and bargains

Postby Seagull » Sat Feb 20, 2016 1:03 pm

Tate and Lyle 1kg sugar at 45p in Poundstretcher

Always 2 x 1kg bags of Whitworths for £1 in Iceland
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Re: Special offers, sales and bargains

Postby Easydrinker » Sun Feb 21, 2016 12:19 am

Benoit wrote:Saw these for those needing ferrules, I know my last recommendation for these fell flat on its face sizing wise but these have a technical drawing in the description which shows them to be nearly 51mm across the top. Add into that 2mm ish of copper pipe & it puts them within the diy brazers grasp
https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/291630550477

Benoit



That seems to be a good deal to me.Maybe someone trying them would report back?

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Re: Special offers, sales and bargains

Postby Toper » Sun Feb 21, 2016 12:21 am

I have been having enormous difficulty in locating a source for peated malt,

Here is a link to a source for a grain which others here have used before. I have just ordered 2 x 25 kg:

https://homebrewshop.be/en/speciality-m ... 25-kg.html

If anybody else knows of a cheaper source I would be delighted to hear of it.


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