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2022-10-13 Britain

Pubs warn of booze shortage this winter unless they are put on priority list for gas supplies amid fears blackouts will impact brewery production and stop draught beer lines working

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-10-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 So, no cans either.

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-10-13 01:12|| 2022-10-13 01:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Here in Ga. our natural gas thermal unit cost just went up from 73 cents to 93 cents per thermal unit for a 12 month locked in home contract.

Its going to be a bit colder in the house this winter.

Which begs the question... How did Congress arrive at a SSA COLA of 8.9% ?

When in the real world it is 20++% for just about anything.

Posted by NN2N1 2022-10-13 06:19|| 2022-10-13 06:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Pubs, huh? I told you the GOPe was bad news.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-10-13 07:53|| 2022-10-13 07:53|| Front Page Top

#4 They not completely nuts. They still allow home brewing (I'm sure CA is working on ended that too). Get your supplies in for the winter.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-10-13 08:01|| 2022-10-13 08:01|| Front Page Top

#5 NN2N1, space heaters will save you alot on that gas bill.

Posted by Chris 2022-10-13 08:31|| 2022-10-13 08:31|| Front Page Top

#6 Time to lay in vast amounts of firewood to make your bootleg hootch for the coming winter. Make sure the wood burns with no smoke so that the heavily armed newly hired 87,000 revenooers don't find you easily.

Posted by Gromble Dribble4342 2022-10-13 10:38|| 2022-10-13 10:38|| Front Page Top

#7 The process I saw as a teen for making corn mash was pretty simple and produced 110+ proof shine.

Posted by NN2N1 2022-10-13 12:24|| 2022-10-13 12:24|| Front Page Top

#8 Temperature control is critical. not much below 180 degrees F and you get methanol. Not too much above 182 degrees F and you boil off the ethanol.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2022-10-13 13:23|| 2022-10-13 13:23|| Front Page Top

#9 Which begs the question... How did Congress arrive at a SSA COLA of 8.9% ?

When in the real world it is 20++% for just about anything.

Take what you can get and be grateful, peasant.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2022-10-13 14:19|| 2022-10-13 14:19|| Front Page Top

#10 Yeah, Deacon, that’s the challenging and unappreciated part of moonshining.

Posted by Glenmore 2022-10-13 15:05|| 2022-10-13 15:05|| Front Page Top

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