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03-07-2005, 03:23 PM

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1955 when
I made five gallons of beer: after that I used to beg a bit of brewers'
yeast from the local brewery, from where I used to buy my crushed malted
barley. (Rebagged into smaller units, and with several trips home on my
bicycle.)

Cor ! Me too, sack across the bicycle crossbar and walk it home from
the brewery, 'twas amazing what got, errr, 'liberated' from that
brewery !

I'm afraid I bought it - but it was remarkably inexpensive.

Malt extract was sometimes available from a baker as well, I dont
remember what they used it for ??

Malt loaf, mainly.

I was a few years later than you with my first beer, about 1958/9/ish

You must have got a remarkable thirst on you in that time...

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