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Fuck that shit.So the UK GDP is down 0.7% more half a percent more than expected. So who's fault is it?
Well it's the governments obviously, but who should be blamed? I think the Queen.
Anyway I'm shocked and saddened to notice not one of you has asked me how my home brew stout is yet. It's like you don't care about ME
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Looks like Al taking a shit at work.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:14,
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Rivers of blood, Chompy. Rivers. Of blood.How's the beer, then?
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:14,
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Really nice, so nice instead of having a "test" bottle I had that and then 4 pints.Still smells a bit like bananas though, but I think that's just all the Coopers Ales.
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How much is all the kit?Just asking, you know....for a, ah, friend who is a bit skint.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:19,
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You can get a kit with everything you need for about £60+but bare minimum.
You need 25L bucket =£10
Syphon =£5
Bottles= free if you recycle
Bottle caps =£1
Bottle capper =£5-£15
Beer kit = £10-£20
Sugar = £2
(, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:24, Reply)
Then you just need more bottle caps, beer kits and sugars when you use them up.Each beer kit makes up to 40 pints, but you'll probably get more like 36 unless you like scum on the bottom
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I would recommend thiswww.tesco.com/direct/diy-beer-starter-kit/213-7435.prd?skuId=213-7435&pageLevel=
I'd also recommend splitting the cost with a mate because after the second batch you'll have more beer than you can drink.
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I know these words but I cannot understand them(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:36,
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I know, it's tough, but currently I have two cases of beer in my airing cupboard.Two on my shelf and another 23 litres of IPA to be bottled at the weekend.
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That could really hurt poppet.But I know what your accent is like so my brain is ignoring the insult and trying to find the question you just asked me?
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Monty.I noticed my office windows need cleaning.
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scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:17,
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I blame the hard working brits(
Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:18,
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It's ok Osbourne has come out and sorted it out.Apparently buisnesses have created 800,000 new jobs.
That's ok then.
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Nowt to do with meOur department's consultancy figures are up about 50%
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:20,
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It's because Stout tastes like shit.(
Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:21,
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Brewing my own stuff is something I should probably consider, would save me money in the long run.Have you tried Budvar Black? I tried it recently, absolutely excellent.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:34,
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See link up there, that's £70 for 40 pintsYou'll need patience though. Can take a couple of months for it to get to its best.
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Hmm, something worth considering over Christmas, possibly.(
Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:37,
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Very, very nice.But completely unlike any other 'lager' I've tried before.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:38,
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Ever had the black Kirin?Don't.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:39,
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Stella Black was odd but niceBudvar is lovely
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:40,
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I have not, but I only tried Kirin for the first time recentlyVery smooth, very tasty, very fucking expensive.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:40,
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Kirin Ichiban is my favourite drink apart from XO Hennessy.Woe is me.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:45,
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www.elearnenglishlanguage.com/difficulties/whoswhose.html
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rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:36,
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I am very much looking forward to pervily stalking Sportscow and Nakers next Tuesday.Move over Fiona Bruce, I have new targets.
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don't split your infinitivesthere's a good chap
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rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:47,
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I expect you to completely fail in this request.(
the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:49,
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to boldly go where no grammar pedant has gone before?(
rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:51,
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b-b-b-babyyou just ain't seen n-n-n-nothin' yet
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rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:52,
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is that a gag about me being a recovered stammerer?That's really fucking low, Swipe.
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i didn't know that i was singing. but yours makes more sense. thx for that, bbz.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:54,
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sorryi apologise that my psychic abilities in respect of your past have let both of us down
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rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:07,
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yes buti don't remember everything about everyone!
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rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:18,
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hahaha!Why else would we come to York?
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:50,
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I wen there last time I was in York!I drank some beer! It was nice!
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:06,
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It was a bit of a surprise, last time I had a pint in Coopers...(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:13,
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I dun a GoogleLooks lovely
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:19,
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I've no idea why they publish this data when they haven't actually got the final figuresIt's a bit like going "and, with 15 minutes to go, Team A are beating team B by 1 goal to nil, so let's leave it there and update the league tables!"
Arseholes, all of them. In any case it's entirely due to contraction in the construction industry, isn't it?
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:48,
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Service down 0.1%Manufacturing down 1.3%
and construction down over 5%
So it's not just construction but that's a big chunk.
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which is down because this time last year it was building a fuckton of olympic stuff, I assume?recession's just a word. It's not as if these industries are suddenly losing money.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:58,
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Well it's a sign that as a country we're making less money than we were the previous quarter.It's not just a word, they don't make it up and unfortunatly a recession hits that wonderfully vague thing "confidence" and it will slow investment.
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Only because - how can I put this - people are fucking idiots.(
the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:30,
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I think it's QOTW's fault.It died then the economy did. COINCIDENCE?!?!!111!!
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TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:54,
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I think it's your fault, you horrible bitch.Morning, how are you?
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:55,
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Most things are my faultAnd I am in horrible bitch mood this morning. For no reason, other than I am a woman. And we do that.
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TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:56,
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TGB!!!!!I was praising you yesterday. ON THE INTERNET
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:12,
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Really?Did you then see sense and delete it?
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TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:19,
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No I did notMe and Al were bigging you up for your radiator/towelrail based awesomeness
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:21,
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Al was being nice too?This has cheered me up
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TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:22,
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So naturally you thought of coming here(
The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:16,
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Yes, I am learning that you lot don't grow out of this either.*grumbles*
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:25,
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it should be the other way aroundless tools posting on here = more people working, no?
obviously no.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:57,
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you're making stout?!That's never going to end with someone blind
from wanking in it
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:57,
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Made, made it's ready now.To be honest it's the quickest I've ever made been about 20 days since I put it in the can.
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I'm assuming you wrote about it up the pagebut it's hot and I'm too lazy to read. So, does it taste nice?
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:59,
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It's very nice, I am pleasantly suprised. I was expecting drinkable, not "oooh I'll put a few more in the fridge now"(, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:00, Reply)
I've recently realised that the apple trees in my gardena) aren't crab apples
b) have a SHIT TONNE of apples on them.
What are the chances that making cider wouldn't go terribly wrong?
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:05,
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easyYou will need:
Apples
Juicer
Sieves and muslin cloth
Funnels
Tubing for syphoning off
Demijohn & airlock
Campden tablets (to kill the yeast)
Yeast of your choice
Finings to clear the liquid
Bottles to store it in
A hydrometer to measure specific gravity and hence alcohol % is useful
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:07,
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uhon that list I only have apples
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:10,
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Then you can make....apples!
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:12,
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I made it once, messy but easy.See if you can hire an apple press for the day they're fun.
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I shall consider itmaybe jam would be easier
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:10,
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Apple jam?I suggest blackberry and apple crumble, best of all the crumbles
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:12,
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OMG!I am totally making this and then everyone can have some for christmas
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:16,
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I think I'd have to have an apple partyto use up the apples. Crumble, cider, jam. Whatelse does one make with apples? Although thinking about it, perhaps they'll all just get eaten by wasps
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:15,
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Fry in butter with sage leaves to have with a pork steak/chop(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:16,
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fun and practical(
Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:15,
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I blame those forrinsparticularly European ones
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:00,
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OLYMPICS!Well, some of the meeeja wants to blame everything on the Olympics (up to and including a signal failure on the met line, so why not blame it for this too?
I hope that your home brew is lovely and doesn't blind you.
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Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:02,
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how come the lympics are starting today?I thought it was later
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:12,
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They can't get all the football games into the alloted time, so they start a bit early.(, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:13, Reply)
OKso the opening is this week, right? I might stop being a curmugeon about it for 10 minutes and go into town to watch the opening on the big screen
they put that screen up specially for it. 3 years ago. I always assumed it was so we could all stare and point at it when it was announced aliens had landed.
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:17,
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It's called the Oylimpics now(
TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:23,
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I'm going to be controversial now and say this thread is shit.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:09,
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but this cup of tea is excellent(
Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:11,
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you may be a kingor a little street sweeper
but sooner or later
you dance with the reaper
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:23,
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I blame the schools. For producing a generation of retards.How's your home brew? I'm going to get a brew on soon, can you recommend a good malt extract? I got some from Wilkos but it was a bit grim, I dunno if I was doing it wrong but it was all watery. Got me pissed though.
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Major Turd for tonight only, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 14:29,
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I think I'm a bit late for this thread(
Major Turd for tonight only, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 14:30,
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