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The Hornets' Nest II

Discussion in 'Watford' started by geitungur akureyrar, Nov 16, 2011.

  1. Norwayhornet

    Norwayhornet Well-Known Member

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    can get closer to the crud with without risk of pulling it up using a filter on the end of the syphon thus getting a little more from each batch ! On a 40 litre batch this equates to about 3-4 more litres! With my kit any how which is basically large plastic barrels with taps in them !
    Also if you like to experiment with spices or other ingredients of a more solid nature you stop these going into the bottles!
     
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  2. Bolton's Boots

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    Bolton's Boots Well-Known Member

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    Your kit is well bigger than mine, so to speak :emoticon-0101-sadsm

    I use 2 gallon glass flagons - wouldn't use plastic for wine, I reckon it spoils the flavour - and rarely get too much sediment in them & I don't bottle until the mix stops throwing sediment. Don't do too much these days, but at the height of production in Oz, I had 6 such flagons on the go at any one point in time :emoticon-0110-tongu
     
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  4. Norwayhornet

    Norwayhornet Well-Known Member

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    Yep my dad does it that way , I started off with little plastic buckets for fementation and have a couple of old oak casks for secondary fermentation and flavouring stages ! , Because of the price of wine here , I found that I needed to "up production" then friends over here started getting a taste for it as well! Still got a bottle from my first attempt its now a 5 yr old :) and probably vinegar by now <laugh> was saving it for a special occasion , like watford winning something!! reckon it will get a few more years lying down yet!
     
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  5. Bolton's Boots

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    5 yr old - hope you added a preservative!! Mine never needed one as they didn't last too long when ready ;)
     
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  6. Norwayhornet

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    yeah preservatives were added in the first batch , but not since , as like you it doesnt last long enough ! and I dont like using chemicals if I dont have too:) the first one I followed the instructions to the letter!

    GT is on channel 5 for the fulham game !
     
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  7. Jsybarry

    Jsybarry Well-Known Member

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    Back to the sports clubs, check this out:

    Here

    107.64 miles L1 AFC Bournemouth BH7 7AF
    109.91 miles L2 Torquay United FC TQ1 3PS
    120.22 miles CH Portsmouth Football Club PO4 8RA
    122.03 miles PR Exeter Chiefs EX2 7NN
    122.88 miles CH Southampton Football Club SO14 5FP
    123.81 miles BL Plymouth Raiders PL3 4NU
    124.21 miles L2 Plymouth Argyle Football Club PL2 3DQ
    124.39 miles L1 Exeter City Football Club EX4 6PX
    124.72 miles L1 Yeovil Town Football Club BA22 8YF
    124.79 miles D1 Hampshire CCC SO30 3XH

    When I was at Uni (University of Glamorgan in Pontypridd, formerly Polytechnic of Wales):

    9.03 miles D2 Glamorgan CCC CF11 9XR
    9.57 miles CH Cardiff City Football Club CF11 8AZ
    11.38 miles EIHL Cardiff Devils CF11 0SP
    26.47 miles PR Swansea City AFC SA1 2FA
    32.07 miles CH Bristol City Football Club BS3 2EJ
    32.75 miles L2 Bristol Rovers Football Club BS7 0BF
    32.82 miles D2 Gloucestershire CCC BS7 9EJ
    40.56 miles D1 Somerset CCC TA1 1JT
    41.72 miles L2 Hereford United Football Club HR4 9JU
    44.27 miles PR Bath Rugby BA2 4ET

    If I'd done the second search when I was at Uni, Pontypridd RUFC would've been top - those where when Neil Jenkins (known as the "Ginger Wonder" at Sardis Road) was scoring all those points for Wales. A bit surprised that Cardiff Blues Rugby Club aren't there, but glad to see the place where "hell does freeze over" is there.
     
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  8. aberdeenhornet

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    Distance Div Club Name Postcode Ticket Office Web
    383.59 miles L1 Stevenage Borough Football Club SG2 8RH 01438 223 223
    388.14 miles L2 Oxford United FC OX4 4XP 01865 337 533
    388.70 miles CH Ipswich Town Football Club IP1 2DA 0844 8011 555
    393.78 miles L1 Colchester United Football Club CO4 5UP 0845 437 9089
    395.29 miles PR Swansea City AFC SA1 2FA 08700 400 004
    396.43 miles PR London Wasps HP12 4HJ 0844 225 2990
    396.43 miles L1 Wycombe Wanderers Football Club HP12 4HJ 0149 447 2100
    396.56 miles L2 Swindon Town Football CLUB SN1 2ED 0871 223 2300
    398.00 miles PR Saracens RFC WD180ER 01727 792 800
    398.00 miles CH Watford Football Club WD18 0ER 0844 856 1881

    thats gotta be as the crow flies its 540 in the car
     
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  9. Norwayhornet

    Norwayhornet Well-Known Member

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    Not going to bother here as I need a plane or ferry!:(
     
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  10. Jsybarry

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    Would suggest from Mrs N's folks, but the first 3 would be Trent Bridge, Meadow Lane and City Ground unless the Panthers are closer. Now I could tell you a few stories about games between the Devils and the Panthers that I've been to.

    The person who devised this probably prefers rugby to football as it's not only Sarries and us, but as abers shows it's Wycombe and Wasps. I've also seen them do the same thing with Reading and London Irish. Wonder if it's a Union thing or both codes?
     
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  11. Norwayhornet

    Norwayhornet Well-Known Member

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    Love Trent Bridge a really good cricket ground with good beer!! I have seen Icehockey in Norway (stavanger oilers) and in Canada (Canucks),but never done a UK Ice hockey game . Do the panthers play in february ? could do the Horns v forest and an Ice hockey game in same week!
     
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  12. Norwayhornet

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    Here you are Barry:) it doesnt like a Noggy postcode
    Distance Div Club Name Postcode Ticket Office Web
    3.85 miles EIHL Nottingham Panthers NG1 1LA 0115 941 3103
    4.53 miles L1 Notts County Football Club NG2 3HJ 0115 9557 204
    4.76 miles CH Nottingham Forest Football Club NG2 5FJ 0871 226 1980
    4.99 miles D1 Nottinghamshire CCC NG2 6AG 0844 811 8711
    12.13 miles CH Derby County Football Club DE24 8XL 0871 472 1884
    12.15 miles D2 Derbyshire CCC DE21 6AF 01332 388 101
    20.12 miles L1 Chesterfield Football Club S41 8NZ 01246 209 765
    21.88 miles L2 Burton Albion FC DE13 0AR 01283 565 938
    25.97 miles PR Leicester Tigers LE2 7TR 0844 856 1880
    26.22 miles CH Leicester City Football and Athletic C
     
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  13. Bolton's Boots

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    Hi neighbour - well 40 miles away!

    Only 290 miles from Blackpool - almost tempting ;)
     
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  14. Jsybarry

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    Their regular season runs to the end of March, so there should be a game. From looking at the Devils website, unfortunately the Devils aren't in Nottingham until a fortnight later but have a look at the Panthers website - if they're at home to Sheffield Steelers, get a ticket if you can as from what I've heard that is the best atmosphere for league games.
     
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  15. Norwayhornet

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    This is my parents

    and its wrong it doesnt include Ross county! travesty <laugh>
    34.04 miles SCP Inverness Caledonian Thistle IV1 1FF 01463 227 451
    109.70 miles SCP St Johnstone Football Club PH1 2SJ 01738 455 000
    115.56 miles EIHL Dundee Stars DD2 3SQ 01382 889 369
    116.08 miles SCP Aberdeen Football Club AB24 5QH 01224 63 1903
    117.25 miles SCP Dundee United Football Club DD3 7JW 01382 833 166
    130.61 miles SCP Dunfermline Athletic Football Club KY12 7RB 01383 745 909
    133.62 miles BL Glasgow Rocks G3 8AW 0141 337 1806
    133.82 miles SCP St Mirren PA3 1RU 0141 840 4100
    134.60 miles SCP Rangers Football Club G51 2XD 0871 702 1972
    135.62 miles SCP Celtic Football Club
     
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  16. Jsybarry

    Jsybarry Well-Known Member

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    It doesn't include Dundee either and Dundee U and Dundee are the closest grounds to each other in Britain - they must ignore anything outside the SPL.
     
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  17. Bolton's Boots

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    Indeed - and Dundee is nearer than Aberdeen, which you have to go through to get there?
     
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  18. Norwayhornet

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    Typical when I`m there , there are 3 games all away!
     
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  19. Norwayhornet

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    Fulham were ahead and played so negatively and paid the price with 10 seconds left , knocked out of europe , a bit like Mr Cameron<laugh>
     
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  20. geitungur akureyrar

    geitungur akureyrar Well-Known Member

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    727.61 miles SCP Inverness Caledonian Thistle IV1 1FF 01463 227 451
    799.32 miles SCP St Johnstone Football Club PH1 2SJ 01738 455 000
    807.42 miles EIHL Dundee Stars DD2 3SQ 01382 889 369
    808.64 miles SCP Aberdeen Football Club AB24 5QH 01224 63 1903
    809.22 miles SCP Dundee United Football Club DD3 7JW 01382 833 166
    812.49 miles SCP St Mirren PA3 1RU 0141 840 4100
    813.80 miles BL Glasgow Rocks G3 8AW 0141 337 1806
    814.56 miles SCP Rangers Football Club G51 2XD 0871 702 1972
    816.49 miles SCP Celtic Football Club G40 3RE 0871 226 1888
    818.37 miles SCP Dunfermline Athletic Football Club KY12 7RB 01383 745 909
     
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