How to Brew Beer in a Coffee PotHmm, "Make sure everything you are using is as close to sanitary as possible. Use a dishwasher if you have one". I hope that guy doesn't work in a hospital.PSP updateI updated Clare's PSP yesterday, it's now got a new version of it's little operating system, which you can download direct from Sony. As well as some security issues and the ability to play Windows Media files now, it's got an RSS reader too. I hope ... PSP Hacks - Hacks, Mods, Cracks, Utilities, Homebrew. Hack Sony Play Station PortableGoing to home brew me some ciderMy favourite ciders seem to have disappeared from our local shops. I have got quite in to the Weston's Organic still cider that comes in a three litre box for about five or six pounds, but I can't find it any more. The only option is to brew my own! ... Chris Moyles Pitiful BeggingDid you hear Chris Moyles on the radio begging for a Reading ticket? Cuh, terrible abuse of privilege If anyone out there has a ladder they can lend us in the Reading area, or possibly a JCB or riot bus or something that we can charge the gate with, ... What time is it?It's about ten minutes to BEER O'CLOCK!<br /><br /><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/167/394348342_6c1c1314aa.jpg?v=0" /><br /><br />My home brew is ready tomorrow!At FOWA 2010I'm in London now, at FOWA (guess there was no need to say FOWA 2010. It's afternoon tea break and I'm waiting for two more talks, one on emotional interface design and then another (the third today) on HTML5. Been OK so far, aimed more at a manageri... Day two at FOWA 2010Went out for dinner with work last night at Searcy's in the Barbican, looks to be a nice place but not ideal for me. They would not compromise on their rare steaks for anyone, let alone offer something vegan. Had a nice chilled soup starter though.I ... Harry Clarke's farmFound this document regarding the lease of Purbrook farm to Harry Clarke. No, not that one, nor the other one, but Great Grandfather James Cole Clarke's brother Harry Clarke: RefNo Show the rest of this collectionFindingNo 89M76/B35/2Title Lease o... Strange brewThe Cloud move at work went well last night, though we were there later than I had planned. Hope about 6:30, and then I woke again before 10:00 so I think I will be suffering later.Decided to put today to good use starting off my home brew cider. Sta... What's a small demijohn called?Is it a semidemijohn? Someone in Ashford has demijohns for sale some small some large - I thought the name was something to do with the size.Also local this wicked apple crusher. I'm not allowed it until I see how I get on with my home brew cider.... You can buy a still to make your own vodka on ebayIt's legal to buy and legal to sell but if you want to use this home still to make your own moonshine you need a license, m'kay?Also someone offering hire of an apple press and crusher, sounds a lot to me really. "A fraction of the cost of buying you... Cider diaryWhat is this, day eight of my home brew cider experiments? Finally got round to "racking" the cider, decanting it from its original demijohn to get rid of all the slurry at the bottom. It's all dead yeast I think. I sterilised a bucket and syphoned i... The cider has come back to lifeAfter "racking" the cider the other day I thought maybe it would stop fermenting, but NO! It is back to bubbling away. Still a long time before I get to drink it though. Another five days or so in the demijohn, then I need to get some bottles for it.Apple scratter for hireApple scratter for hire, £25 per day. Looks a lot like the one that went up for sale the other day for about £200 (last time I looked). This one does say "hire our brand new crusher for a fraction of the price of buying your own" though the ebay list... In London for a conferenceI was in London for FOWA from Monday to Wednesday. Early start Monday, straight in to a full day workshop all about nodejs and socket.io brilliant stuff, I am keen to get back to writing some more socket.io so I won't spend much of today's lunch writ... Cider: bottledI have finally bottled batch 1 of my spectacular cider man, I have two two-litre demijohn style bottles, and a half litre plastic bottle. It's taken so long partly because I couldn't find the time to do it, but mostly because it was still fermenting ... I started on cider batch 1Cider batch 1 was very good! I did not have any beer or anything in yesterday, so although this batch of home brew has had less than the recommended amount of time in the bottle I know it had a lot longer than expected in the demijohn so I knew it wa... Pretty meanMy instinct is is to punish you for your cheeky comments by making you drink some of my home brew, but it really actually is good, so maybe you go without!UPDATE: I get what you are saying now, not that my home brew will be filthy like cough mixture,... Limited time for the blogNo time to write anything this wee, at least this means the week is going quickly. Would normally be going to the quiz at the Britannia tonight but one of the team is sick so we're giving it a miss.Bedroom TV is still working out alright, has not fal... Dear secret santaWe're doing "secret santa" in the family again this year, this is the email I sent around, in case you missed itI would like a massive bucket like this for making more cider in and then a big old barrel like this to store it in - I think you can get ... Merry ChristmasGot five minutes watching Harry play with his new stuff while I wait for Clare to get dressed, then we are skyping, then we are going out.I got Stewart Lee tickets and Homies and home brew stuff, very pleased. Clare got her handbag, was not really a ... 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