Near Distaster Averted!

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Near Distaster Averted!

Post by Stomach » Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:36 pm

I noticed a bit of wet under my keg of Burton Bridge Summer Ale that I have conditioning and discover I have a leaky flange <proper word!> on the tap. I bit of careful manouvering and its not sorted.

I then notice my keg of condiotning St Peters Golden Ale had exactly the same issue!

Two in one go! I couldnt believe it!!

A Relieved Stomach!

Fermenting:-
FV 1 - Festival Spiced Winter Ale
FV 2 - Empty
FV 3 - Empty
FV 4 - Ditches Stout

Drinking:-
Keg 1 - Nothing

Conditioning:-

Bottles - Brewferm Winter Ale
Bottles - Brewferm Triple

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Re: Near Distaster Averted!

Post by Geezah » Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:40 pm

Same happened to me on my very first brew.... had to turn the tap to 45 degrees to stop it leaking.
I always rest a KK on a tray now as a precaution.
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Re: Near Distaster Averted!

Post by Ditch » Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:50 pm

Stomach wrote: I have a leaky flange <proper word!>
My last wife had one of those.
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Re: Near Distaster Averted!

Post by trucker5774 » Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:56 pm

Ditch wrote:
Stomach wrote: I have a leaky flange <proper word!>
My last wife had one of those.
Jeeze Ditch. Your last one........how many have there been...........But yes I know the issue you refer to :roll:
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Drinking/Already drunk........ Trucker's Anti-Freeze (Turbo Cider), Truckers Delight, Night Trucker, Rose wine, Truckers Hitch, Truckers Revenge, Trucker's Lay-by, Trucker's Trailer, Flower Truck, Trucker's Gearshift, Trucker's Horn, Truck Crash, Fixby Gold!

Conditioning... Doing what? Get it down your neck! ........

FV 1............
FV 2............
FV 3............
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Re: Near Distaster Averted!

Post by Ditch » Fri Jul 06, 2012 9:11 pm

trucker5774 wrote:Jeeze Ditch. Your last one........how many have there been?
Just the two, mate. But, that c*** will definitely be the Last! :evil:
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Re: Near Distaster Averted!

Post by Stomach » Fri Jul 06, 2012 9:21 pm

Ditch wrote:
Stomach wrote: I have a leaky flange <proper word!>
My last wife had one of those.
Its a great, all descriptive word! Clout is as well! :mrgreen:

Fermenting:-
FV 1 - Festival Spiced Winter Ale
FV 2 - Empty
FV 3 - Empty
FV 4 - Ditches Stout

Drinking:-
Keg 1 - Nothing

Conditioning:-

Bottles - Brewferm Winter Ale
Bottles - Brewferm Triple

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Re: Near Distaster Averted!

Post by Ditch » Fri Jul 06, 2012 9:34 pm

Stomach wrote: Its a great, all descriptive word!
In While Others Sleep (1962) Cyril Heber Percy refers to a 'Gin Trap' as a " Flange Trap " (Smacks of a Gypsy word for something. Word now seeped into common english .....)

I think I'll about try to stop there. Because there's a small, quiet voice in my head here. It's squeaking; " It's friday night! He's half gone already! Who The F**k let Ditch out of his cage!?!? " :|
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Re: Near Distaster Averted!

Post by Stomach » Fri Jul 06, 2012 9:51 pm

Ditch wrote:
Stomach wrote: Its a great, all descriptive word!
In While Others Sleep (1962) Cyril Heber Percy refers to a 'Gin Trap' as a " Flange Trap " (Smacks of a Gypsy word for something. Word now seeped into common english .....)

I think I'll about try to stop there. Because there's a small, quiet voice in my head here. It's squeaking; " It's friday night! He's half gone already! Who The F**k let Ditch out of his cage!?!? " :|
I like Ditch out of his cage! :mrgreen:

Incidently the top and bottoms of a steel I beam are called flanges!

Fermenting:-
FV 1 - Festival Spiced Winter Ale
FV 2 - Empty
FV 3 - Empty
FV 4 - Ditches Stout

Drinking:-
Keg 1 - Nothing

Conditioning:-

Bottles - Brewferm Winter Ale
Bottles - Brewferm Triple

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Re: Near Distaster Averted!

Post by Geezah » Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:00 pm

At work I have to deal with bushes and flanges daily, along with gussets and knobs.

Building JCB's has some downsides.
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Re: Near Distaster Averted!

Post by Stomach » Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:11 pm

Geezah wrote:At work I have to deal with bushes and flanges daily, along with gussets and knobs.

Building JCB's has some downsides.

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: =D>

Fermenting:-
FV 1 - Festival Spiced Winter Ale
FV 2 - Empty
FV 3 - Empty
FV 4 - Ditches Stout

Drinking:-
Keg 1 - Nothing

Conditioning:-

Bottles - Brewferm Winter Ale
Bottles - Brewferm Triple

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Re: Near Distaster Averted!

Post by Ditch » Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:12 pm

Any female workers there, Geezah? Because then ye might get to ask one if ye can shove ye knob in her flange and, right there we have ..... Oh FFS ..... Just call Andy and f**king ban me or something!

Terrible thing is, I haven't even looked at the Jameson yet! :roll:
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Re: Near Distaster Averted!

Post by Stomach » Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:18 pm

Ditch wrote:Any female workers there, Geezah? Because then ye might get to ask one if ye can shove ye knob in her flange and, right there we have ..... Oh FFS ..... Just call Andy and f**king ban me or something!

Terrible thing is, I haven't even looked at the Jameson yet! :roll:
I had to have me nipples greased in a garage once! :mrgreen:

Fermenting:-
FV 1 - Festival Spiced Winter Ale
FV 2 - Empty
FV 3 - Empty
FV 4 - Ditches Stout

Drinking:-
Keg 1 - Nothing

Conditioning:-

Bottles - Brewferm Winter Ale
Bottles - Brewferm Triple

Next
Work in progress
Old Tin of Coopers Cerveza
Couple of old tins of stuff to experiment with!
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Geezah

Re: Near Distaster Averted!

Post by Geezah » Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:22 pm

We often have to lubricate the bushes to drive the shaft home, otherwise your left with a stiffness




....when opperating the brake pedal
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Re: Near Distaster Averted!

Post by themadhippy » Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:28 pm

hear about the lunatic who broke into a laundrette,raped the assistant and legged it? yea thats right,local nut screws washer and makes a bolt for it
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Re: Near Distaster Averted!

Post by Geezah » Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:30 pm

back to beer...

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A very young ( 6 days in barrel) APA
EKG, Fuggles hops, Honey, elderflowers, munich malt, DME, coopers APA, Aurora hops dry

very green, but fookin lush!!!

The honey / elderflower flavours really compliment the bittering from the extra hops, and getting it down to 1.08 really helped offset the malt sweetness.

Monkey / Stomach .... pm me and i'll send you a bottle
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