Author: Joe

  • Home Grown Hops

    Well, I decided I would attempt to grow my own hops which should be interesting to use in some of my future ales. The variety I’ve gone for is Challenger. Mainly becuase they are fairly versatile. They’re based on Goldings but they have more resistance to disease so I’ve read. I ordered a hop rhizome…

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  • Spitfire 1500 Blown Head Gasket

    Now I’m sure there are people out there that say one way of doing things is better than another. I don’t claim to be a mechanic here, this is just my experience with it all. If you have any advice for people, comments are welcome, scroll to the bottom of this page. Inside the rocker…

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  • Way to Amarillo IPA

    A few weeks ago I made another brew. The kit I’ve got makes up to 40 pints, there’s loads of recipes you can follow or kits you can buy. I’ve basically got all my stuff from brewuk.com. The instructions from the site go like this: “Sanitise all equipment and rise before using. Bring 6 litres of water…

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  • Spitfire 1500 Clutch Replacement

    The clutch went a couple of weeks ago on the Spitfire 1500 so I have replaced that and the slave cylinder. I’m not a mechanic by any stretch of imagination but here’s how I did it….  First thing I had to do was get the front of the car up on axle stands. This is…

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