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2 minutes ago, buccaneer66 said:
pineapple winr works out very well, I used cartons of unsweetened juice, the fermentation was so violent it feremted out in less that a week, I had to change the airlock everyday as it was like a eruption.
It made a very strong dry wine.
Yeah, I did a Wurzel's with pineapple once. Then I cleaned up and painted the ceiling again ...
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4 hours ago, Sea Dog said:
I didn't flag this sign as useless, but then my boat actually is about 17.5 metres!
3 hours ago, Tonka said:The tunnel width signs are in metric & imperial. This should be the same
17 metres and 17 inches?
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On 05/01/2010 at 21:02, Moley said:
Not a lot around at the moment, plenty of parsnips and cheap carrots but you're looking at 6-12 months to make anything decent from them.
For a fairly quick and stupidly easy wine which is ready for drinking in 1-2 months, is surprisingly good and usually works out around 45p a bottle, take a look at Wurzel's Orange.
Ignore the brand names, any supermarket juices will do just fine.
1 litre white grape juice
1 litre orange juice
around 750g sugar
Pectolase, tannin (or a mug of strong black tea), yeast, nutrient and glycerine.
Simples
Edit: Alternate link
Fruity pink variant, half way down the first post. I've just started 6 gallons but quantities can be scaled down.
Bumping this recipe as it's back on topic
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23 minutes ago, hypnoticmonkey said:
It has been suggested that some users may enjoy a thread specifically for homebrewing.
Its a hobby I used to do a lot of around 2009-2013 but haven't don't for best part of a decade.
@Moley pretty much taught me everything I know about winemaking.
I'm currently brewing a few things, if anyone wants the recipes let me know.
Here's what I've got on the go:
- Wurzel's Orange Wine (WOW) with red grape juice instead of white
- Apple Juice and Black Grape Juice
- Rose hip and lavender (experimental sparkling)
- blackberry and cherry
- rhubarb and plum
Each one is one gallon, so 6 bottles per batch.
I used to make WoW by the 5 gallon bucketload until Aldi stopped doing their excellent and cheap pure white grape juice.
5 gallons is not much more effort, and lasts nearly twice as long as one gallon
Where are you getting your grape juice from? It should look a bit like a rosé when it's done.
Also, I didn't realise @Moley was a boater, but it's a familiar name from the other topic-specific forum!
Having just seen the rumours he's stopped doing wine and is making beer, maybe I should invite him to join SIBA as a homebrewing member ...
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28 minutes ago, MtB said:
I expect the reporter concerned made the same mistake, and I suspect it is the K&A Trust who are doing all the practical work of clearing up the towpath.
Actually reading it again, that's a vox pop quote from a random local.
Maybe CRT need more blue signs in the area ... 😁
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49 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:
Interesting I didn't know ........................
“The Canal Trust, which is run by mostly volunteers, have tried to make the canal between BoA and Avoncliff a pleasant environment.
Which one?
Canal and River Trust or Kennet and Avon Canal Trust?
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9 hours ago, Mad Harold said:
If you can afford one, would a Reflex diesel stove be better for long term fuel storage?
Nah, you'd only get two or three bags of coal on top of a Refleks ...
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7 hours ago, MtB said:
In addition to the word "VETUS" cast in two inch high letters on the heat exchanger, you mean?
In the original picture? I can't see that, the angle is wrong.
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It would have been faster to identify if it was bright yellow, but there is a clue - there's a genuine Vetus fuel filter on the pic in the OP.
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Vetus M205 I reckon.
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1 hour ago, Hudds Lad said:
usually pumping out some sort of Belgian hoover music rather than anything good
Heh. Excellent phrase, I'm going to steal it.
We know what stuff you like to listen to from the song name game, and most of the others on boats would probably prefer the hoover!
(Heathens!
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On 05/09/2023 at 12:16, DHutch said:
Wigan DD doesn't have any power provision, and is in Wigan.
There is 110V mains on site at Wigan, just look up and find the yellow connectors.
It's also the nearest dry dock to Wigan Central bar
I believe it's £300 a week now, in on Friday morning out the following Friday.
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15 minutes ago, Puffling said:
That's a keen price. New or ex-solar farm?
New, but pallet rate not singles.
And plus VAT.
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The latest quote I got was £76 each for 400W panels ...
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4 minutes ago, Tonka said:
Coming from someone who lambusts surveyors is a bit much
Not really. Alan is very clear that he won't bother with surveys again but he has extensive experience with many different boats so he essentially does his own survey.
He doesn't say that everyone else should do the same, and in fact often recommends that new boaters get a survey.
Don't get him started about BSS inspectors though
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Bingley Marine were an offshoot of a fuel tank company in Bingley.
Looking at some of the welding on my Bingley boat I have wondered if they let the apprentice try his hand at boats before allowing him to do fuel tanks ...
If it doesn't sink it's a good seam!
That's a bit tongue in cheek really, at my last survey a couple of years ago the surveyor's summary was "keep doing what you're doing and I'll see you in five years" which beats the pants off "needs overplating!"
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10 hours ago, GUMPY said:
And that's the Titty Ho Motor Company in the background
Do they produce a controversial calendar? 😁
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Just now, M_JG said:
Well that should effectively kill the activity in the politics section which is currently pretty well 99% personal attacks and very little actual debate.
There plenty of mass debaters in there though ...
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2 hours ago, MtB said:
He was over-complicating things. A reluctant vintage diesel will usually start just by aiming a blowlamp at the air intake whilst turning it over.
A lit blowlamp, obviously!
Best not do this on an engine with an air filter on it though, especially not an oil bath type!
Are you suggesting that the plastic and paper cartridge type are better than the oil baths for the blowlamp treatment?
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1 hour ago, Sea Dog said:
Hmm. I'd possibly give you "annoying drone" for the quietest ones, but have to say I'm struggling with "gentle and relatively innocuous".
That's usually preceded by a loud splash when an irate neighbour kicks it in the water ...
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11 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:
Its almost worth boating back up there just to visit
I often do. Just don't tell Ian about the geese on your return trip
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6 hours ago, Psychalist said:
Riley Green perhaps better if you want food.
Where? There's nowhere I can think of to eat at Riley Green.
Calypso Caribbean restaurant on Eanam Wharf however is a strong recommendation.
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25 minutes ago, Tony1 said:
I have been skulking away down on the Weaver, where one meets a better class of boater
What, like the fat punk? 😁
I bet you've been comparing lithium's with him ...
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