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Yes its over two grand Mash

Doesn't it give you a good idea though.

Buy a good SS boiler for £75
Add an ALVA and some lids..

A stirring lid (not hard)
A brew lid. (a 4" hole)
A 2" ferrule lid. (very very nice)

More $$ (just) that a budget brew kettle - but what a tool.

I still think it will be a Robbobrew V3.

So, last Sunday I picked up a fallen cyclist on the icy road about 1/2 a mile from my home, and took him to A&E, about 10 miles away.
Today, he and his now ex-dislocated shoulder and his driver came by to collect his very expensive Carbon fibre bike.
I was given a bottle of Isle of Jura "Journey" Malt as an unnecessary thank you.

The point of this post is merely to state that I believe that my own Malt trumps this one, hitherto untasted.
It gives me the will to continue making my own,
I have not yet bested all of my favourite Malts, but I am hopefull.

Robert.

Well done Robert, it's great when you can compare yours against the big boys.

Today I was beaten by the HEAVY frost at my locale, I couldn't do any roofing or mole catching.
So I filtered off this years Sloe Gin.
No surprises, the usual recipe has produced something that angels drink before dying happy.
Then I tackled the Damson Vodka, deliberately made under-sugared, as I thoutht the Damsons were rather sweet.
This ardous task of add sugar, taste and repeat took awhile.
And then awhile longer.
I got rather squiffy.
Pretty sure I nailed it in the end, and my neighbour stopping by for a Friday beer, sampling it seemed to agree, as he sent his good lady to fetch Pizza from the freezer, and a marvellous evening was spent.
Not even xmas yet!

Robert.

A unexpected day off and an unexpected happy end to the week. Nice

I do like the Friday beer idea. A chap in the village gives me a hand 1 day a week during the summer and we always end that with a beer. Very nice. But I tend to miss it this time of the year.

Friday is P.O.E.T.S. day Mash.
Piss Off Early Tomorrow Is Saturday.
And Friday eve is builders teatime.
Well it is according to The Toy Town
Building Corporation.

Friday is the highlight of the week in our village, it's the day the chip van comes.

Yeah we have one of those comes on Friday.
Great stuff Fish & Chips with a beer on
Friday for tea yummmmmy

No visiting fish and chip entrepaneurs where I live, and the nearest chippy is 6 miles away.
I normally have to make my own, but next Friday they are being brought in to mark the start of xmas festivities.
Bring it on!

Robert.

Ours is cunningly disguised as a London bus! Very good they are too. With sitting space upstairs.

Where do they do the cookin'?

Robert.

Upstairs for sittin
Downstairs for cookin

only three more sleeps until the last 'Best' fish and chips of 2018.
'Tis more exciting than chrimbo.

Robert.