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Gmbd, It’s All Very Perplexing

8th August 2020 Going Postal 0

I’ve said most of this before but I’m putting it together to explain why I think there is something else going on, might not be obvious. Introduction When I was really, really little I was [more…]

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The Geek’s Guide To Distilling Commercial Grade Whisky For £8 A Litre Bottle

17th June 2019 Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs 0

First, for those people in the UK and other countries where it is illegal to distil spirits without a licence, here’s the legal bit: “It is illegal to manufacture spirits in the UK without a [more…]

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The Geek’s Guide To Distilling Commercial Gin For £2.50 A Litre Bottle

27th November 2018 Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs 0

First, for those people in the UK and other countries where it is illegal to distil spirits without a licence, here’s the legal bit: “It is illegal to manufacture spirits in the UK without a [more…]

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The Geek’s Guide To Distilling Commercial Vodka For £2.50 A Litre Bottle

13th November 2018 Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs 0

First, for those people in the UK, here’s the legal bit: “It is illegal to manufacture spirits in the UK without a distiller’s licence which is required under the provisions of section 12 of the [more…]

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The Geek’s Guide To Making A Decent Wine For £1.50 A Bottle

6th November 2018 Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs 0

Who likes a wine?  Not me.  No.  I don’t like a glass of wine.  I like loads of wine.  Loads. Before I started to make beer from scratch as I mentioned in my previous article [more…]

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The Geeks Guide To Brewing A Decent Beer For 30p A Pint

9th October 2018 Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs 0

Who likes a beer?  Not me.  No.  I don’t like a beer.  I like loads of beer.  Loads.  And all the nice tasting craft beer like Old Hooky (https://www.hooky.co.uk/) and my local, Surrey Hills brewery. [more…]

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