My new set-up

[johnmac]

Having been told to move out of the kitchen, this is my new set-up:




I was keeping everything in a spare bedroom, carrying it all downstairs, mashing in the kitchen, boiling in the garden and then carrying it all back up the stairs again. No wonder I was knackered after a brew day.

I had to invest £8.99 in a workbench and £18.39 each for the trestles. A scaffold plank which I’ve been storing in the loft for 20 years has suddenly found a use!

The new set-up should save a load of labour, but I wonder what it’ll be like in the cold weather?

[Mashman]

The new set-up should save a load of labour, but I wonder what it’ll be like in the cold weather?

Cold , jackets needed for everything including yourself!

I brew outside, cold isn't to bad, just avoid the rain.

[delboy]

Isn't that a garage i see in the background, keep the car were it is on the driveway and the move the brewery into the garage, Lovely Jubbly

Like the look of the trestles they would certainly come in handy

[Jimberbob]

Workbenchamundus mate .
Looking good! I used to use a pair of knackered old B&Q trestles with a board across for my mashtun. Until one fateful day, the bleedin' lot collapsed . Luckily, the mashtun remained upright on the floor and the grain stayed in the bucket .
Those trestles look just the job though. I wish i'd thought of that.

[oblivious]

Nice, your giving me some ideas

[johnmac]

I was thinking of making a three tier set-up out of timber. I didn't because I can't make my mind up about the design and because it would take up floor space in my garage - the beauty of the workmate/trestles arrangement, is that it folds down and can be hung up on the wall.

On the other hand, to be able wheel out a brew-trolley, with everything in place, is tempting.

[johnmac]

And with your extra wood working capacity, 'er indoors can get you onto more projects around the house

Nah, I'd be too busy brewing

[J_P]

A scaffold plank which I’ve been storing in the loft for 20 years has suddenly found a use!

My Da still has the handle bars off his first motorbike in the loft it think he built the thing out of bits from a tea chest when he was on the sick when he was 16 (nearly 40 odd years ago). I wonder what he thinks that will come in useful for

I built the shelves in my beer cave out of scaffolding board as it was good and strong - can't have beer spillage now can we!

[johnmac]

JP, there's probably an ebay user somewhere who's desperate for some old handlebars.

[J_P]

JP, there's probably an ebay user somewhere who's desperate for some old handlebars.

Oh god don't tell him that it took me a week to explain e-mail to them both

[AT]

JP, there's probably an ebay user somewhere who's desperate for some old handlebars.

Oh god don't tell him that it took me a week to explain e-mail to them both

Email my dad has a hard time understanding text messages

[Scooby]

JP, there's probably an ebay user somewhere who's desperate for some old handlebars.

Oh god don't tell him that it took me a week to explain e-mail to them both

Email my dad has a hard time understanding text messages

Hey lay off the old uns, I'm your Dads age and my Mum is 82 she has an internet savings account she manages from the local Library and building society computers and occasionally mine, we have one thing in common though, can't remember the passwords

Mind you I have only ever sent 3 text messages and still don't know how I did it. My phone is 18 months old and I still have credit from the £30 that came with it