~How much have you eaten over Christmas?

[wayne451]

Lamb (again went in with a few mates)

JamieD, regional co-ordinator for Wales...

[jamied]

JamieD, regional co-ordinator for Wales...

lol...nutter.

picking up two pigglets tomorrow to fatten up ready for butchering, should fill 2 freezers ready for summer.

[scooby-KILLER]

jamied you being serious re pigglets?? lol

[jamied]

yes, we have 6 already on some farm land which i sold off just before xmas, but now the farmer has sold up so only picking up 2 to keep at home or if i can find some farm land local again (which should be easy atm)

[scooby-KILLER]

fook aye nice 1 man, can we get a video of them getting slaughtered?

would farm land not cost a wedge?

[jamied]

fook aye nice 1 man, can we get a video of them getting slaughtered?

would farm land not cost a wedge?

can do its not a good sight...lol

Im going to ask my mate who owns a small holding up the road, last week i picked up a Microbrewery quite cheap which will do about 500+ pint in one brew, the waste from the brew (hops ect) will feed his pigs and mine with any luck. Fingers crossed this will bring any rent price down.

[scooby-KILLER]

can do its not a good sight...lol

Im going to ask my mate who owns a small holding up the road, last week i picked up a Microbrewery quite cheap which will do about 500+ pint in one brew, the waste from the brew (hops ect) will feed his pigs and mine with any luck. Fingers crossed this will bring any rent price down.

quality man that does REALLY interest me!, me and the missus are looking to buy a house in the new year and i have requested a garage and garden for a little grow patch lol but having enough space for a brewery and pigs would be sweet is it not pretty time consuming??

have you ever caught nemesis amoungst your pigs??

[jamied]

quality man that does REALLY interest me!, me and the missus are looking to buy a house in the new year and i have requested a garage and garden for a little grow patch lol but having enough space for a brewery and pigs would be sweet is it not pretty time consuming??

have you ever caught nemesis amoungst your pigs??

pigs do not need a huge amount of space to live and eat loads of scraps and waste, the brew side is a business i have been looking at setting up for a few years since i started brewing myself, the kit was going cheap as the chap is setting up a large brew system (2000 pints plus) i have a few pubs local and a few across the uk that are interested in having a couple of barrels each month. so should be a good start, paperwork and HM Revenue are a sod to sort but thats part of the trade.

[scooby-KILLER]

ah ok, yeah i didnt think pigs needed much in the way of being cattered for, what sort of price would 1 expect to pay for a home brew kit not a lot of beers like a starter kit, and whats the going rate ISH for pigglets?, ah i could imagine it would be a bloody pain will all the legal carry on etc

might have to venture down and try some beer and pigs in the future?

[jamied]

ah ok, yeah i didnt think pigs needed much in the way of being cattered for, what sort of price would 1 expect to pay for a home brew kit not a lot of beers like a starter kit, and whats the going rate ISH for pigglets?, ah i could imagine it would be a bloody pain will all the legal carry on etc

might have to venture down and try some beer and pigs in the future?

a normal home brew kit for say stout or bitter will be about £40 start up (brew barrel, bottles, ingrediance, caps & kit), after that its very cheap (about £8 for 40 pints)
i buy bulk malt and hops so it works out about £3 for 40 pints.
Pigglets are about £40-£50 a pop.

Ohhhhh 10,000 post.

[scooby-KILLER]

crist that is bloody cheap, is it hard to brew a decent beer one that you could enjoy drinking?
how long do you beef up the pigs before you eat them?

10,000 post??

[GTE 16v]

Ohhhhh 10,000 post.

Congrats dude!

[jamied]

crist that is bloody cheap, is it hard to brew a decent beer one that you could enjoy drinking?
how long do you beef up the pigs before you eat them?

10,000 post??

my post count hit 10,000 on the last one..lol

its very easy to do beer and stout (to be honest to brew anything) takes about 5 -7 days to brew and then when bottled another 7 days to 3 weeks to 'prime' then you can drink or store it for another few months to get even better.

pigglets take about 4 months to a year to fatten (only purchase pigglets older than 2 - 3 months old)

[scooby-KILLER]

ah got it now llf nemesis must talk plent **** going by his post count

[jamied]

Congrats dude!

cheers dude....can we not set up a food and drink forum area..lol

[scooby-KILLER]

i think i am going to look for a home brew kit

i think a food/drink section would be pretty good along with a home improvement area to get tim allen in lol

why do they have to be 2/3 months old before purchase? i really need to stop asking questions a do a wee bit of research lol

[jamied]

i think i am going to look for a home brew kit

i think a food/drink section would be pretty good along with a home improvement area to get tim allen in lol

i shall set up a thread for you on how to do a brew and the kit you need...give me 5 mins.

[scooby-KILLER]

i shall set up a thread for you on how to do a brew and the kit you need...give me 5 mins.

sweet man! could i get a started brew kit of the bay or is there any better place to get the kit?

[jamied]

sweet man! could i get a started brew kit of the bay or is there any better place to get the kit?

done for you mate...

How To Brew Home Made Beer/Stout/Ale - (For Scooby Killer)

pigglets are....... from birth to 3 months to pick the best ones...then 4 more months to a year to fatten up, best is get them now to febuary then ready for slaughter by autum.

[scooby-KILLER]

nice 1 man cheers!!

i think al leave the pigglets for now but still good to know about it for future refrences

im getting a semi for a home brew kit, wont be long before im constantly home-brewed to the floor and my missus is looking for you lol

cheers again chap

[Violet]

My mate did something similar and stored it in plastic bottles - he got about 30 2 litre bottles of the stuff.
It was so potent, you couldn't actually open the bottle at all without it exploding as it was constantly fermenting. It was called 'Dick's Head' as his name was Richard.

[scooby-KILLER]

haha nice one

i am defo giving it a go could be a new hobby and at least i will get something in return not like the bloody cars i have