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Re: What I Did Today

Postby Curmudgeon » Tue Nov 01, 2016 9:58 pm

I guess it wasn't me that got deleted?

Today I got my specs fixed, so can annoy you again after trying to lift 25 litres of wash and failing with said specs on the same bench.

In wider off topic stuff wifey has a new mobility scooter, I have new specs oredered and paid for and back on topic I have increased from 2 to 3 x 23-25 litre washes at a time.

First recent homebrew beer kit attempt is awful and will be chucked in the still. Partly bad because I tried to stretch it to a full 40 pints and partly because my tap water just isn't nice.
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby Pyro » Thu Nov 03, 2016 7:36 am

I am in the process of finishing my first filtering run using the Exsencia. Over a week to run 13 and a bit demijohns, not overly impressed with the speed, but the produce is much improved.

Because I am pushed for space I either have to have the still or the filter running, so hopefully will have the still running again tomorrow.

I will now have a read at the input on refilling the charcoal filter and will be planning to do filtering runs more regularly, say every 5 or 6 demijohns.
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby gaza the instructor » Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:35 am

The brew shed has landed, all 16'x8' of it.
Well front bit 8'x12' is mine.
Walls door and roof will all be insulated and boarded
as will the floor.
Rather have a full bottle in front of me
than a full frontal lobotomy
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby Mash » Thu Nov 03, 2016 12:16 pm

Exciting times ahead then kitting it out.
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby gaza the instructor » Thu Nov 03, 2016 4:03 pm

Oh yes Mash. Many plans in the head.
My brew chest. A two story barrel
fridge/chill thingy. :)
ATM boarded floor with 9mm ply then
insulate and Hard wood floor.
Wall and roof lined with 30mm celotex
and 9mm ply.
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby inspector gadget » Thu Nov 03, 2016 5:42 pm

gaza the instructor wrote:Oh yes Mash. Many plans in the head.
My brew chest. A two story barrel
fridge/chill thingy. :)
ATM boarded floor with 9mm ply then
insulate and Hard wood floor.
Wall and roof lined with 30mm celotex
and 9mm ply.


Looking among my project basket bits and pieces... I have now increased the proposed shed to 8' x 16' to take into account the afore mentioned project basket.

Hope the shed goes well...

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Re: What I Did Today

Postby gaza the instructor » Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:51 pm

Cheers Mr G lots of plans little dollar.
Have not forgotten those photos, parrot
is a bit quiet ATM, unlike my other two ;D
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby inspector gadget » Thu Nov 03, 2016 11:02 pm

gaza the instructor wrote:Cheers Mr G lots of plans little dollar.
Have not forgotten those photos, parrot
is a bit quiet ATM, unlike my other two ;D



My next one (currently 635th in the long list) will have a 6mm cooling coil wrapped around it.

I cant remember where i saw one like that recently but it looked great... ;) ;)
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby Easydrinker » Thu Nov 03, 2016 11:30 pm

Only 635?
I am sure my TDL is longer..

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Re: What I Did Today

Postby gaza the instructor » Fri Nov 04, 2016 7:22 am

A man needs toys ,they are very important.
Women don't understand the rules.
The man with the most toys wins.
The End ;D
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby Pyro » Fri Nov 04, 2016 11:05 am

That’s it; filtering finished, cleaned up, still running again, and Turbo cleared a brew. All before breakfast.

Ordered a replacement brew bin yesterday, old one gave me at least 10 years service, so can’t complain. I also visited Aldi for some peach slices to make snaps.

I will do very little on the booze front over the weekend so concentrate on my ukulele and got my big boys club tomorrow afternoon, and possibly fishing on the Sunday.

Then it will be back to the grind stone on the Monday, the pears to get going and 6 sleeping jars of Christmas infusions to work.
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby gaza the instructor » Sat Nov 05, 2016 3:05 pm

Found this http://giphy.com/gifs/butt-snorkle-3o85xHaozxnZ6nGVNu
would it help any of the new guys to tell the
difference between heads and tails ;D
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby inspector gadget » Sat Nov 05, 2016 9:15 pm

Easydrinker wrote:Only 635?
I am sure my TDL is longer..

Robert.


Sorry Robert was in a dyslexic fit this morning, it should have been 365 things in my JTD file , one for every day of the week...
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby Easydrinker » Sat Nov 05, 2016 11:53 pm

Then my list is longer, 730, two for every day of the week ;D

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Re: What I Did Today

Postby Mash » Sun Nov 06, 2016 7:05 am

gaza the instructor wrote:A man needs toys ,they are very important.
Women don't understand the rules.
The man with the most toys wins.
The End ;D


Seems like the biggest TDL wins :D
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