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Signed the signatures are pouring in it looks like a slot machine lol.
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I visited a fantastic restaurant called Vita Bella in Essex about a week ago for the wife's birthday and I had wild Boar ravioli as a starter but the main was incredible a fillet of venison served with a roast pear and a thick red wine sauce the venison was cooked to perfection melt in the mouth and pink inside the pear really complimented it. I tried finding it on there website but it was a seasonal special.
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I owned a fourtrack fieldman probably the best 4x4 I've owned in low 4wd it would pull an house down one of the few trucks that can legally pull 3500kgs. I've found classifieds on eBay are a better option auctions attract the dreamers and nutters. Good luck with the sale looks a real nice truck.
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Top film & amazing whos in it. Ive seen the deleted ending & directors cut, wondering if theirs any other bits ive not seen.Sell the house sell the car sell the kids There you go Waz it's surprising how much extra there is it fills in a lot of gaps you might know about this already. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse_Now_Redux
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I'm a geek where this films concerned there's an even longer version than the original I find I even watch all the names going up at the end one of the most intense films ever love it. https://youtu.be/4TAixFYnDh4
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I'll shove that bat up your arse and turn you into a popsicle. Never get out of the Boat, absolutely goddam right unless you were going all of the way. https://youtu.be/_4dFDBYWuTc
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I believe Rutland used to be Englands smallest county but it's now part of Lincolnshire or Leicestershire Melton Mowbray is pork pie central. Edited to say it still is a county according to Wikipedia only the city of London which is classed as a county is smaller well I never new that.
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I was there and witnessed that dog the truck was moving about like there was a Lion in the back of it and the noise was mental I've never forgotten it and apparently it was only a youngster.
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Well all the Christmas nonsense is over so I thought it was time for the important stuff, I racked off two barrels today and it seems to be coming along fine will rack off again in February and then bottle in March then mid April onwards start drinking can't wait. Still a bit cloudy but it was definitely drinkable patience and restraint required.
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My Patt Bitch used to make out she was all friendly with mates ferrets then as soon as she got near tried to rip their heads off we used to tie her to a spike and the noise she used to make was unbearable and non productive when ferreting my experience with terriers and ferreting was a definite no no.
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You Never Know What's Going On In People's Heads.
FLATTOP replied to walshie's topic in General Talk
I've attended a course run by the Samaritans called managing Suicidal contacts and it's all about engaging people to talk it can make a massive difference. -
You Never Know What's Going On In People's Heads.
FLATTOP replied to walshie's topic in General Talk
Walshie I am really sorry for your loss can't be easy I sympathise with his family dreadful news. I am a Rail Incident officer who deals with suicides as part of my job and most of the incidents I attend too are males very few women BTP keep sectioning them and mental health release them very quickly it's a bit of a vicious circle, the lead up to this time of year we get a lot and into the new year as well. It seems a lot of people see it as an escape of the pressures of life quite sad really. -
Cheapest I've seen them is here https://www.arborwear.co.uk/Meindl_Dovre_Extreme_GTX_Boots my son used these when he was in Afghanistan on two occasions he swears by them. I've tried stealing them from him but no luck yet lol. Edited to say they haven't included the Vat I wondered why they were so cheap.
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I use this one http://www.screwfix....CFQwo0wodks8Ieg all I would say is keep water and juice away from the electrics and when I clean mine I apply vegetable oil over the blades, very fast efficient way of pulping you will read on the net that some people say the metal blades taint the flavour of the juice I've been using mine the last threes seasons never had a problem and I picked it up second hand on gumtree £30 and it's never seen a tree before I bought it and since.
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Campden tablets I avoid I try to keep it as natural as possible if I had the bottle I would let it ferment natural as well it's just that if it doesn't work there's a risk of losing it after all the graft. 1050 isn't too bad I was expecting you to say 1058/60ish considering the part of the world your in and the fact the apples would be a lot sweeter as we are marching on into the season. Good luck with it all.
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I know a lot of people like a quick result I would suggest rice and raisin plenty of recipes in Google land it takes about 8 weeks doesn't taste that great but after the first glass it's irrelevant pissed is an understatement dribbling messed up idiot who got stuck down the side of my bed summed up my experience enjoy lol.
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One of my batches has just finished fermenting took four and a half weeks I'm pleased with where it is from 1055 to 1003ish straight in a pressure barrel locked down and into the cold shed with a concrete floor will check in about five weeks and rack off an probably bottle late February.
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Makes my little operation seem small fry compared to what you have just done you must be knackered it's not easy is it I quarter them pulp through a tree shredder and then press through a Vigo medium sized press and I'm knackered by the time I've finished and cleaned up. Good luck with the au naturel it will definetley be the best batch and I look forward to hearing what your OG is.
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Sounds like you've nailed the fermentation stage Matt I would rack it off into a clean Demi Jon put a solid bung on it, I usually rack it off about three times before I bottle it to get it nice and clear. One of my five gallon fermentation bins is fermenting really slow I know why the temperature isn't very high where it's stored but I'm gonna stick with it as a slow fermentation is good. It's like baby sitting cider every day I look it and give it some good words of encouragement, people talk to plants lol....
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Hi Shepp I try to use a minimum of 4 different types of apples at least one type crab apples and I've used big cookers as well Granny Smith type big old things. I've got a thing going with my colleagues on the Railway through the Autumn they collect the apples whilst line side and I make it and supply all the gear and we go fifty fifty a bit like a cooperative A few of the apples I used this year.
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What I usually do is let it ferment out till it's dead about 1005 or lower on the hydrometer leave it for a few days, then I either syphon into demijohns or into a plastic barrels making sure the juice comes right close to the neck so minimum air ( avoids turning to vinegar ) I then make it airtight, then leaving about a month I then rack off the lees ( The posh name for all the sediment ), I do this about three times once a month till it's really clear, then about March I bottle into dark bottles and cap and stick in my garage in a cool dark place. Then the old saying when you hear the fi
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Hi Matt rather than add sugar you can now get glucose drops that you can add to the bottles or you can add the drops to the Demi Jons prior to bottling and as the spring weather comes it normally has a secondary fermentation, I prefer it still myself. Here's an example of what I am on about. http://www.tesco.com/direct/coopers-carbonation-drops/213-3925.prd?source=others
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My first batch is very slow to start but I'm pitching exactly that yeast in my new batch in the morning..... I'm only doing 2 gallon batches at the moment...... Getting pretty obsessed to say the least! Matt It does get pretty obsessive with the yeast it's all about being in a reasonable temperature as well mines in an outside building but when the sun shines on it it gets quite warm which helps it along.The crucial bit is after fermentation keeping it airtight otherwise it can't wait to turn to cider vinegar. The only I made cider with a friend, we used white wine yeast on one 5 gal batch
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My first batch is very slow to start but I'm pitching exactly that yeast in my new batch in the morning..... I'm only doing 2 gallon batches at the moment...... Getting pretty obsessed to say the least! Matt It does get pretty obsessive with the yeast it's all about being in a reasonable temperature as well mines in an outside building but when the sun shines on it it gets quite warm which helps it along. The crucial bit is after fermentation keeping it airtight otherwise it can't wait to turn to cider vinegar.
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I've just made 12 Gallons I have in the past left it to the natural yeasts on the apples and it has been successful but this is a bit of a gamble considering the labour that involves making the cider so I don't leave to chance this is what I use. And this is the result after 24 hours the start of a healthy fermentation it goes through many stages it will stink like eggs for about a week there is a whole topic about it on the net something to do with sulphur, more to an apple than you realise complex little things.
