Thanks folks. I'll drop by time to time, just not much to add now I'm not brewing at home. There's brilliant knowledge and innovation here though, and good people :)

Life has taken me in a direction so I'm gone. My kit at home is all gone now and I'm brewing commercially but only once a month or so. My bar is going ok and it's event season here as well so I'm doing a bit of festival and bar rental work now too. All that plus my regular audit work doesn't...

Here in the UK we have seen a general decline in consumption across all categories and it's been going on for years. People are not neccessarily looking for less expensive beer, rather there are fewer people drinking beer. For me, this is why the volume brewers pull their dirty tricks like...

My homebrew supplies side has fallen off a cliff, my take on that is people have abandoned brewing and gone back to work. I will probably close the webshop in the coming weeks. Bar rentals are good, it's been a decent year for festivals and events so far and there's a bit to come yet. As a side...

Have to say at this point, please make the link easier to find. I sat around for half an hour last time waiting for a response to messages or a post on the thread. Might well have been my tired brain missing something but I'm in no rush to repeat that experience.

How are we supposed to join if we can't see the link? What am I missing?

Where's the link?

Oh wow, cool. I've had a bit published over the years and hardly earned a bean from it :)

My little bar won pub of the season for spring, presentation was this afternoon. I'm surprised how pleased I am but there it is. A bit of validation for what we are trying to do

Nice, it's a real kick getting anything published. Well done :)

SO4 is my go to, seems very tolerant and produces really good English style beers. My mild is spot on to my mind, just right. US05 is, in my mind, a bit too punchy for a mild. That said, I really don't know how either would react to excessive temps.

That's 11pm here so see where I'm up to. I'm at the bar all day from 2pm so might be a bit weary by 11pm :)

Could always come and pull a few pints here if you're at a loose end buddy :)