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simon

Milestone kits

Post by simon » Wed May 07, 2008 8:10 am

Just a quick note to say that the milestone kits will be back in about two weeks.
British Diamalt closed down 6 weeks ago and as the major supplier to Vina of beer and wine kits caused vina to close down as well.
so with 22 years service gone its time to start again, hopefully the springhead kits will follow shortly and the new Tap a draft system is on its way as well.
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PeteH

Post by PeteH » Wed May 07, 2008 9:14 am

great news. Who will be producing them?
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PMH0810

Post by PMH0810 » Wed May 07, 2008 10:36 am

PeteH wrote:great news. Who will be producing them?
Milestone will be. As per one of my previous posts, Milestone were never in trouble - their linkage to B Diamalt caused the "going under rumour".

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sparky Paul

Post by sparky Paul » Wed May 07, 2008 1:13 pm

PMH0810 wrote:
PeteH wrote:great news. Who will be producing them?
Milestone will be. As per one of my previous posts, Milestone were never in trouble - their linkage to B Diamalt caused the "going under rumour".

:wink:
I think it was assumed that Diamalt canned the kits, as well as the Springhead kits.

I'd be surprised if they maintain a dehydration and canning facility at the brewery in Cromwell? It's not exactly big...
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jogger321

Post by jogger321 » Fri May 09, 2008 12:48 am

This doesn't make any sense..You need a canning plant to produce these kits..I appreciate Milestone Craft brewery themselves were never in trouble..it was Diamalt who produced the kits for them that have gone bust..So who then is producing the new kits for them if its not Diamalt?

My point is that you need a canning plant to produce these kits and the only other people I can think of that have a plant capable of doing it are Muntons!

Cheers!
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Tonybrew01

Milestone kits

Post by Tonybrew01 » Tue May 27, 2008 7:32 pm

Milestone kits will be produced by Muntons. I was told this was probable by my local brew shop so i sent an email to Milestone directly. They replied saying it would be Muntons and they would be making an announcement shortly. This is excellent news as i had just switched from Woodfordes.
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sparky Paul

Re: Milestone kits

Post by sparky Paul » Tue May 27, 2008 8:03 pm

Tonybrew01 wrote:Milestone kits will be produced by Muntons. I was told this was probable by my local brew shop so i sent an email to Milestone directly. They replied saying it would be Muntons and they would be making an announcement shortly. This is excellent news as i had just switched from Woodfordes.
It is good news.

Incidentally, why did you switch from the Woodeforde's kits? They're produced by Munton's too.
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Tonybrew01

Post by Tonybrew01 » Tue May 27, 2008 9:55 pm

Hi.
I switched from Woodfordes because the Milestone ones were better. Now they will produced by MUntons it maybe different. There is another thread that suggests this maybe the case.
We'll have to wait and see if this is the case.
I also had trouble with the fermentaion process with the Woodfordes kits. Mind you the Great Eastern is one of the best kits i have ever tried.
Tony
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Post by Jim » Wed May 28, 2008 11:16 am

Just noticed this - great news.
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jogger321

Post by jogger321 » Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:07 am

Lets hope we don't end up with the same tins, different cardboard box scenario.!
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Post by StrangeBrew » Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:50 am

jogger321 wrote:Lets hope we don't end up with the same tins, different cardboard box scenario.!
Lets hope we don't end up with the same tins, different contents scenario!
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Post by Ditch » Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:25 pm

Well, they're back ~ and definitely Muntons :roll: Look.

Can't help ye on the boxes at the time of typing.
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andywills

Post by andywills » Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:08 am

has anyone been to the brewery? was looking on the internet, website says there is a shop there....wouldnt mind a bit of a nosey
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Prozac

Post by Prozac » Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:18 am

Not personally .... but I know a man who has :lol: :lol:

Not a lot of use I guess. They're in Newark aren't they.
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andywills

Post by andywills » Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:53 am

cromwell, nottinghamshire...titanic brewery is just down the road from me but unless there are at least 12 of you, they dont tend to wont let you in
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