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i5m 2010-03-04, 07:30 #1
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Subject: Homebrew
Not that kind, although

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I do remember a time when I played Hockey (the non-ice kind) at Uni and two of the guys there brewed their own beer and bought it along to a game in a watering can. I didn't dare go near it
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anyway, Homebrew looks really interesting, but I haven't had a chance to try it out. It looks like an alternative to Macports. Check out the README.
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madra (Administrator) 2010-03-04, 10:44 #2
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damn! - i thought you were talking about that kind! 

i make the odd bit of scrumpy cider myself.  it's fun to add different things into the recipe and see what happens.  in sept i made a 'winter warmer christmas scrumpy' which had cinnemon, cloves, and chilli in it.

funnily enough, when it was ready no-one else wanted to drink it, but me :grin:

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Gamoe 2010-03-11, 06:31 #3
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I've got a friend doing brewing some beer of his own. Says he'll bring it by my way to try.

Anyway, what's this social coding thing about?
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madra (Administrator) 2010-03-11, 07:11 #4
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i must say that, even after visitng the link i5m posted, i'm still none the wiser as to what exactly homebrew is, or why i should have it.  :confused:

that's always the sign of true geekware - 'if you need to ask what it is, you dinnae want it'.
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i5m 2010-03-15, 11:27 #5
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Quote by madra on 2010-03-11, 07:11:
i must say that, even after visitng the link i5m posted, i'm still none the wiser as to what exactly homebrew is, or why i should have it.  :confused:


Macports / Fink alternative. I.e. Package Management, say you want to install the latest Ruby, but you don't want to build from source, you can just do

brew install ruby
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madra (Administrator) 2010-03-15, 11:37 #6
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for something like that [ie. ruby etc.] on OSX i just wait til a GUI installer, or standalone environment is released.  i have enough 'fun' doing terminal stuff on my server to last me a lifetime.

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Gamoe 2010-03-15, 23:38 #7
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My friend's homebrew beer was horrible. He says he'll try another recipe next time.
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madra (Administrator) 2010-03-16, 08:13 #8
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inspired [partially] by this thread, i finally got round to starting a new batch of homebrew at the weekend.  and the recipe* this time?....

scrumpy flavoured with goji berries

 :cheers:



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