Thursday 6th February 2014

[mattyhall22]

Tried a stick which came with my latest humidor. Never heard of if before a Cuesta Rey vintage belicoso No. 11
Its not awful but not brilliant, quite mild and not a lot of smoke. Seems quite well made but there is no resistance in the draw.
Bit of a bahhhhhh really. On plus note my Aldi java ground coffee is very nice :-)


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[mattyhall22]

Sorted out the lack of smoke issue, I dont think I cut enough of the cap off initially, gave it another snip and a lot more smoke coming through. Still very mild for first two thirds, and a very loose draw :-)


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[EdBlackadder]

Looks good, I'm on the Aldi Columbian today. Taken a long weekend so might manage a smoke later, if I get my home brewing done.

[mattyhall22]

Looks good, I'm on the Aldi Columbian today. Taken a long weekend so might manage a smoke later, if I get my home brewing done.

What you got Brewing? I'm ordering a new kit in the next couple of days, going for the "Evil dog Double IPA"

[EdBlackadder]

I've got a Munton's Midas Touch on and I'm going to start a Woodforde Nelson's Revenge. Aiming to have a lighter beer for the Spring and something with a little more body for when I get bored. Hopefully both will have plenty of time to bottle condition this way.

[PeeJay]

Just a quickie today as my wife doesn't work Thursdays but popped out for an hour so had a RyJ Petit Julieta I had been given, surprisingly good for the size.



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[tippexx]

Today a LFdC Predilectos Tubulares from a Forum split and which I bought more for the tubes than any great expectation. Was a bit apprehensive as the last one I smoked was a bit dry, harsh and just raw tobacco tasting. This one however started sweet, smooth and refreshing and maintained that throughout the smoke. OK, it was one dimensional but a good one dimensional, and an enjoyable afternoons smoke from an oldish machine made. Cheers Dan!

[Simon Bolivar]

Good tip there Matty, the benefit of torps is being able to clip it small to start with & cut more if required. To be honest I have been caught out before. I hate a loose draw so clip the minimal amount to start with but sometimes have strugglesd with a tight draw, until I realised I could cut it again.
Still in this case it helped the smoke but would have made the draw seem even looser. Bit of a catch 22 mate.

[mattyhall22]

Simon when I re cut the cigar the improvement was immense, but then I was angry with myself for not doing it sooner lol. The pyramides defeat my laying the cutter on the table to get just the right amount technique lol


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[kitobi]

my local homebrew shop is now doing full mash kits, all in a big 4 foot plastic sleeve all the hops/barley and grain you need to make what's on the label, so no more trying to figure out how much of each you need, haven't tried a full mash kit yet but im sooo sorely tempted.
only problem I have is the rapid chill to fix the sugars..

off to the homebrew forums

[ValeTudoGuy]

my local homebrew shop is now doing full mash kits, all in a big 4 foot plastic sleeve all the hops/barley and grain you need to make what's on the label, so no more trying to figure out how much of each you need, haven't tried a full mash kit yet but im sooo sorely tempted.
only problem I have is the rapid chill to fix the sugars..

off to the homebrew forums

Have a crack at a one gallon batch in a big stock pot on the hob, you can make a decent immersion chiller from thin gauge flexi copper pipe.

One gallon batches are also great for trying new recipes and experimenting.

Edit: along these lines.