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Post by Reg » Wed May 25, 2005 9:58 pm

Now here's an interesting little device...

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Does anybody bother with this sort of thing...
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Post by Jim » Thu May 26, 2005 9:17 am

I've always fancied a grain mill, but they're quite expensive. Uncracked grain keeps far better than cracked.

Do you know how much that one is? Also what's its capacity? If it's quite small crushing 3 or 4 kg of malt could be a bit tiresome!
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Post by jean-yves » Fri May 27, 2005 8:16 pm

I've one :D

I buy mine 4 month ago, it's really a very good mill that I recommend for who want to buy one. :P
http://www.web.net/~valley/valleymill.html :rolleyes:

it cost me 175.80 euros (include transport), I put 3 kg of malt each time in the hopper.
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Post by Reg » Fri May 27, 2005 8:28 pm

Hey JY, now that's a piece of kit!!! :D
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Post by jean-yves » Fri May 27, 2005 8:34 pm

yes :P
I'll show you my brewery as soon as I'll buy another camera ( I've lost mine :( )
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Post by Reg » Fri May 27, 2005 8:40 pm

Photos... Yes photos!!! ;)

Sorry to hear about your camera :(
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Post by jean-yves » Fri May 27, 2005 9:00 pm

I think to buy another one soon, because next week end we're visiting a brewery with some friends :rolleyes:
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Post by Reg » Fri May 27, 2005 9:05 pm

OOOOOH! OOOOOH! Which one???? I used to have to do this for my work... It was such a great chance to find out stuff!!! B) B) B)
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Post by jean-yves » Fri May 27, 2005 9:16 pm

we're going to visit "la brasserie des Abers" which is near Brest,
Program: living at 9.30 AM, visit at about 10.30, then drink a little sample of the beer :P , eating out side together, playing "petanque" B) or visiting something else after, little aperitif ;) and restaurant on the evening :P
we could be about 25 :rolleyes:
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Post by Reg » Fri May 27, 2005 9:18 pm

I'm not jealous... well I am! :D

I used to have several breweries as clients and prospects when I worked in both the South West and the Midlands of Engalnd. I could go talk business then pick up tips on how they made their brews... B)
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Post by jean-yves » Fri May 27, 2005 9:21 pm

our plan is to visit all the good breweries of the region, there're about 25 breweries but there're not all good <_< that's why I like to visit your country B)
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Post by Reg » Fri May 27, 2005 9:30 pm

JY - you must consider your liver... ;)

Have you visited any UK breweries aprat from the ber festivals you go to?
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Post by jean-yves » Fri May 27, 2005 9:36 pm

yes I've visited some , I don't know exactly how much :rolleyes:
I've done a tour in '99 when I was visiting my friend in Northampton
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Post by Reg » Fri May 27, 2005 9:38 pm

QUOTE (jean-yves @ May 27 2005, 09:36 PM) yes I've visited some , I don't know exactly how much :rolleyes:
I've done a tour in '99 when I was visiting my friend in Northampton
There are some very nice micro breweries in that areas...

Congratulations on making our 1000th post by the way... ;)
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Post by jean-yves » Fri May 27, 2005 9:59 pm

Thanks Reg, ;)
sorry it tooks a bit time to remember the tour <_<
the '99 tour was Branscombe vale in devon; Badger and Goldfinch in dorset; Ringwood in hampshire; Archers, Arkell's, Bunces,Wadworht in wiltshire; Donnington,Wychwood in oxfordshire and Frog island in northamptonshire; this in 2 days :blink:
then 2 other days with my friend B)
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