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[feeutfo]

theres a microbrewery in keswick....may be worth a phonecall 

Yep, there were some Keswick ales at the beer fest where I was trying to educate Gixer last weekend.

Don't believe I got round to trying any, though.

Everything I tried was ok tbh. Except the "isle of white" which typically was the only one I had a pint of.   

[Vamps]

I need to try a couple of things, firstly leather and the go of a V6, can't be much faster than a 2.2 can it?

I may have some decisions to make over the next couple of months, swmbo estate is up for MOT at the end of August. It is a 'cracking car' lovely bodywork, but may needs discs all round etc and as it is worth about 2p the question has to be asked, fix or let her have mine.......

[05omegav6]

I need to try a couple of things, firstly leather

I'm sure Dazzle will be delighted by this news.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Ok... So how many ale drinkers? Might be able to get a poly in time :-/

I brought one to the last meet and, sadly, didn't really have enough time to settle to make a decent pint.   

That said, will be there on the Thursday this time round.  Enough time to settle from thursday to saturday evening, d'you think? 

I beg to differ. The "torque" went down rather nicely with me.

You can normally get either "bright" or "sedimented" beer by the polypin / cask. Bright is put in the container pretty much as it comes out of the pump, so doesn't need a great deal of time to settle. It's probably drinkable pretty much immediately although may be a little cloudy until it's had a couple of hours to sit. The downside is that it only remains drinkable for a couple of days.

Sedimented beer is what goes into the casks that the pubs take. It contains yeast and should still be undergoing its' secondary fermentation. This keeps the beer more lively as you have a source of CO₂ stopping it going flat. Once set up to serve, it needs to stand for 24-48 hours, preferably more, before being drinkable to allow the yeast to settle to the bottom. The advantage is that it is drinkable for probably a week or two.

Given that it's not likely to touch the sides on arrival, bright would probably be most appropriate for a meet. For best results seek out a local brewery and get a polypin of bright on arrival perhaps?

Think we got through 2 poly's last time, and a load more beside!

Torque Ale was one.  Cant remember the other

I think I brought something last time. Probably from either http://www.triplefff.com (1/2 a mile from me) or http://www.hogsback.co.uk/ (about 15 miles).

Kevin

Sadly, a lot of the beers in most pubs these days are 'bright' as it means they cna leave the lines longer between cleaning, its more convenient for serving and can be C02 pressurised to push it through the lines.

As a tip of the cask conditioned stuff, if its still abit cloudy......bottle of tonic water in it. It wont affect the taste but it clears in double quick time (an old trick that one)   

[Vamps]

Well got it all sorted, time off work, school and another night booked in the Static, so will be arriving on Thursday........

[Darth Loo-knee]

Well got it all sorted, time off work, school and another night booked in the Static, so will be arriving on Thursday........

Good man Vamps
What time you expecting to get there? I will pack the car so we will set off when Lilo gets back from school. 

[Jimbob]

We may join you Thursday too....

Whats the proc?  just turn up, or ring and book in?

[Vamps]

We may join you Thursday too....

Whats the proc?  just turn up, or ring and book in?

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Not sure for camping, I contacted the 'Great One' who suggested I checked re availability of the statics that he had booked, which I did.........maybe check with him, I doubt it would be a problem though......

[Elite Pete]

We may join you Thursday too....

Whats the proc?  just turn up, or ring and book in?

I phoned and booked the Thursday for camping telling them I was with OOF

[Debs.]

Not sure for camping, I contacted the 'Great One' who suggested I checked re availability of the statics that he had booked, which I did.........maybe check with him, I doubt it would be a problem though......

Why is a sentence that contains mention of 'camp' and 'Daz'; not a surprise!

[05omegav6]

As our office is literally next door to  WJ Kings brewery in horsham I believe that it would be neglectful down right rude not to bring something with me

[Lazydocker]

Looks like I might end up with a full 9 Gallon of beer as there's no sign of the polybox arriving in time

[MikeDundee]

Well I am going up on Thursday, hopefully get there around 6/7 o'clock if not earlier

[Lazydocker]

Well I am going up on Thursday, hopefully get there around 6/7 o'clock if not earlier

Excellent... See you there Mike

[Darth Loo-knee]

We have 3 Static Caravans booked already for the Lakes Meet. I have just been on the phone to the owner who has mentioned they have 1 Static left if anyone is interested.
If so please let me know
Daz