Nice people thread part 8 - worth the wait

Nikkster

Just thought - paying for a valuation at least means I've decided on a mortgage, mind you!

5 year fix (at least I know what I'm committed to paying for the next few years), ability to overpay up to 10% of balance per year (not going to happen unless I win the lottery/ find a rich man to sponsor me, but good to have the option).

neverdespairgirl

Nikkster wrote: »

Just thought - paying for a valuation at least means I've decided on a mortgage, mind you!

5 year fix (at least I know what I'm committed to paying for the next few years), ability to overpay up to 10% of balance per year (not going to happen unless I win the lottery/ find a rich man to sponsor me, but good to have the option).

Lloyds? Did you get a decent rate?

Nikkster

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Lloyds? Did you get a decent rate?

It's ok. Didn't make the ltv I was hoping for as house is more expensive than I was aiming on going for, but it's not too bad. Going for a 30 year term with the aim of overpaying though. Plan is to get a lodger once settled in/any early changes are made too, with a spare room for visitors.
I don't plan on moving for quite a while!

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

lostinrates wrote: »

I just bought some beer from a small brewery for dh's friend who is staying on Friday night. Its come out of a wooden barrel and into a growler. Should I be storing this in a cool dark cupboard like wine or in the fridge.

I think they will drink it on Friday. I don't really understand beer.

What's a growler?

Anyway, yes in the fridge, it should ideally be in a sealed container absolutely to the brim with no air to oxidise it, and don't leave it any longer than Friday to drink.

Even that is pushing it unless this 'growler' thing is effectively a vacuum pack for beer.

Real beer (as opposed to beer flavoured fizzy water like lager) contains living yeast, and is highly susceptible to bacterial growth. Meaning it goes off remarkably quickly and tastes vile in a matter of 2-3 days once exposed to air.

Beer from casks (as opposed to kegs) sits in naturally produced inert gas from the fermenting process, until it's opened and exposed to air through hammering a peg into the cask for final conditioning for a day or two before being served. The cask will then last 2-3 days, but ideally should be repegged at night to stop the oxidation overnight.

How long it will last if then transferred into another container is debatable, but the answer is, not very long if the air is getting in.

chewmylegoff

lostinrates wrote: »

Amount the nice people there must be some beer drinkers right?

I just bought some beer from a small brewery for dh's friend who is staying on Friday night. Its come out of a wooden barrel and into a growler. Should I be storing this in a cool dark cupboard like wine or in the fridge.

I think they will drink it on Friday. I don't really understand beer.

If it is ale or bitter then stick it in the cupboard. If it is stout then pour it down the sink.

It obviously isn't lager if it came our of a wooden barrel so no need to put it in the fridge.

Edit: or do what hamish says instead.

lostinrates

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

What's a growler?

Anyway, yes in the fridge, it should ideally be in a sealed container absolutely to the brim with no air to oxidise it, and don't leave it any longer than Friday to drink.

Even that is pushing it unless this 'growler' thing is effectively a vacuum pack for beer.

Real beer (as opposed to beer flavoured fizzy water like lager) contains living yeast, and is highly susceptible to bacterial growth. Meaning it goes off remarkably quickly and tastes vile in a matter of 2-3 days once exposed to air.

Beer from casks (as opposed to kegs) sits in naturally produced inert gas from the fermenting process, until it's opened and exposed to air through hammering a peg into the cask for final conditioning for a day or two before being served. The cask will then last 2-3 days, but ideally should be repegged at night to stop the oxidation overnight.

How long it will last if then transferred into another container is debatable, but the answer is, not very long if the air is getting in.

The growler is full to the brim.

(Checks I didn't lit the word growler) growler, as in small vessel specifically for something 'brewed'. Usually stone or glass, but the modern version I learned to day is depressingly plastic. And reusable.

neverdespairgirl

It is extremely warm - windows and door wide open, hair up to avoid hot-ness, light cotton dress, and still it's very hot. 27 degrees inside, 26 outside. Phew!

Isaac just came upstairs complaining he can't sleep, and I have considerable sympathy.

lostinrates

Should I drink this and buy more on Friday?

Also......what would the perfect wife get her man and her man's friend to eat I'm wondering. Very late at night.....l.home made kebabs? (Think homemade curry might be just too much in this heat?).

The Boss isn't really a beery bloke, and when he meets the chaps its always in London for beer and curry. (Where he drinks staggeringly less than the others and worries about the food more than the others I think). I was even wondering if the perfect wife just buys some frozen pizza or something ....

neverdespairgirl

Curry's perfect when it's hot, many people think. But not everyone would like late-night curry, so I'd make a salad (doesn't need timing to be ready when they rock up).

lostinrates

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Curry's perfect when it's hot, many people think. But not everyone would like late-night curry, so I'd make a salad (doesn't need timing to be ready when they rock up).

Salad my DH would eat. (Curry is a bit of a pain ATM as I cannot eat it, but would cook for them,......only not sure they'll want it)

I just cannot see beer soaked mate wanting a salad....feel something with more 'soaking' capacity might be beneficial.

This seems like its chewmylegoff's area of expertise really.