312 Ltrs worth of carboys

[lockwood1956]

May I ask, how do you get through the quantity? You make a lot of wine. From the forum, I see you're very generous and have a lot of friends available to crack a bottle open with. Does that account for it or are you steadily extending the cellar?

A bit of all of the above, but mostly, I drink lots

[Cellar_Rat]

Are these london prices - blimey! I can always do with some more, but that a bit rich for me.

I anyone wants some 50 litre ones - clear glass not green I an happy to sell or swap.

[lockwood1956]

i'll swap you for a couple of green ones

(September 12th )

[fatbloke]

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(September 12th )

Which I take it, it the projected date for this years grapefest(north) ???

regards

JtFB

[lockwood1956]

You are indeed correct young man!

[fatbloke]

You are indeed correct young man!

Excellent, so I can now see if a couple of days either side are free!

I'll keep an eye on the thread...

regards

JtFB

p.s. Oh and just for info, the bloke I bought the 2 x 25 litre DJ's from even delivered them - it just happened to co-inside with his buying a gazebo from someone up the road a bit - he had to dismantle it this arvo, so he was kind enough to drop the DJ's off. Now that's what I call good customer service - the DJ's were a tenner. Bargain!

p.p.s. and I also note that "mateybollix" with the 7 large DJ's @£134.99 starting price got a big fat zero on the bids. So I thought I'd note a response...... ha ha ha! now how do I spell schadenfreude correctly ??? (don't they have some damned fine words in German )

[Aid]

I've mailed mateybollix with respectable offer... Let you know how that goes.

[fatbloke]

I've mailed mateybollix with respectable offer... Let you know how that goes.

good luck Aid

regards

JtFB

[Aid]

No reply so far. Mind you, that may not be a bad thing. The size of the one I picked up for you makes me think that if I bagged 5, my man-bits would get nailed to my chin.

[Aid]

Mateybollix turned out to be a really nice man. I offered him a reasonable price and picked up the carboys tonight. He also gave me a bundle of brown demis and loads of 1.25ltr glass-screw-top brown bottles and told me where I can get wine grapes delivered from locally.

[fatbloke]

Mateybollix turned out to be a really nice man. I offered him a reasonable price and picked up the carboys tonight. He also gave me a bundle of brown demis and loads of 1.25ltr glass-screw-top brown bottles and told me where I can get wine grapes delivered from locally.

So what did he accept for them in the end ??? if that's not too nosey...

regards

JtFB

[Mamgiowl]

[QUOTE=Aid;53342]No reply so far. Mind you, that may not be a bad thing. The size of the one I picked up for you makes me think that if I bagged 5, my man-bits would get nailed to my chin.[/QUOTE]

Mateybollix turned out to be a really nice man. I offered him a reasonable price and picked up the carboys tonight. He also gave me a bundle of brown demis and loads of 1.25ltr glass-screw-top brown bottles and told me where I can get wine grapes delivered from locally.

So how's your chin?

[Aid]

Not at all John. There was a multi-carboy auction a couple of days prior to Bernard's (mateybolox). I looked at the winning bid and worked out the price per litre and offered Bernard something appropriate. £80.

I've just spent the day cleaning 4 of them and will be posting a how-to question in a minute...

I got more than I bargained for so I'm pleased. Step one is to make a 54ltr no 1.

[Aid]

My chin...still unadorned and gorgeous!!!
My gal has been amazing. I'm keeping all but one at work and I've got rid of another glass carboy (without carrier) so everything is still anatomicaly correct.

[Mamgiowl]

My chin...still unadorned and gorgeous!!!
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Very pleased to hear it!