old brewing books

[Wekslap]

I've just stumbled across my old brewing books and magazines from 20 odd years ago. Are they still worth a peruse? Or have modern methods made them redundant? I've got the berry's, shales and Dave line books amongst others, and a year or two's edition's of home beer & winemaking, and winemaker.

Thanks

John

[WalesAles]

Weks,
You bloody sad old git! Keeping old mags!
Please read through them and tell us how much the HomeBrew scene has progressed (or not).
Put them on Ebay, some other sad old git will buy them!
How much do you want for them?

WA

[Wekslap]

I beg your pudding! Thats fighting talk where I come from. Its a good job I've moved! You want them really don't you!
I'll photograph and post any interesting ones for you Mr Wales. I think there might be a cock ale!

Busy bottling my wilko Mexican at the moment. First for me. Also first time bulk priming and first time use of little bottler. Help! My little bottler dribbles! Like me! Must be cos I'm an old git!

[Wekslap]

I prefer to think of myself as a child of the sixties! Listening to absolute 60's as I bottle.

[cellone]

Help! My little bottler dribbles! Like me! !

They do but I use a drip tray and fill one bottle whilst capping the last and getting the next ready.

[Wekslap]

How do you manage that? Are you an octopus Cellone?

[cellone]

Swing tops my friend.

[MTW]

I have Shales and Line. Shales was passed on to me from a more 'senior' homebrewer. I still use his /0.0074 rule of thumb for alcohol calculation in my head along the way (7.4 SG drop equating to very roughly 1% ABV), though I use the HMRC method in the end. Other than that... I think the richest information comes from the internet, but it's how you filter, interpret and apply it, I guess. Those with a historical element, such as Brew Like a Monk for a decade or so ago, will probably remain more timeless.

[Exiled Bradfordian]

Weks, take a flick through 'em. I've got an old Boots brewing and wine making book from the 80s; great for a read and idea generation.

[Wekslap]

Talking of Boots EB, how's this for nostalgia? Takes me back to the seventies/eighties.[img][[IMG]http://i1378.photobucket.com/albums/ah1 ... cdbe25.jpg[/img]img]

[WalesAles]

I prefer to think of myself as a child of the sixties! Listening to absolute 60's as I bottle.

I am a Child of the Late Fifties but I rather like Absolute 80`s! And I had Big Hair!
Why am I posting on here? Weks, I don`t want the mags thanks, too much OCD already!

WA

[Exiled Bradfordian]

Can't see your pic Weks

[Dennis King]

I started with the Ken Shales books. He lived 5 mins walk from where I grew up, I've meet a couple of men who talk of his drinking sessions in his shed.

[Wekslap]

EB. Am new to posting pictures.noticed MB used photo bucket so I joined just to post that pic. I can see it. Maybe I did something wrong. How do you post pictures EB?

[Exiled Bradfordian]

Weks, maybe it's because I'm using tapatalk to view the forum; I'll try on my PC later on!