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Two sailors were scrubbing the deck when one said to the other "Where's the soap?" the other replied "Doesn't it!"

I was laying in hospital when there was a blood curdling scream from the bed next to me. The matron rushed in & shouted to the student nurse "Nurse I told you to prick his boil!!"

Thanks for that I'll keep my yes open, probably an expat too. Proper smoking is not that popular here.....yet!!!

Thanks for the welcome Dirtytyres & Pete I m looking forward to my project smoker & can see that you guys will be a very valuable resorce.

Thanks for the welcome. I sold out of the company & retired to the Philippines last year. They will make casks for anyone who pays for them!!! But it speccialises in Spirit & Wine casks for commercial production.

I was addicted to Coopers Sparkling Ale but as I now live in thee Philippines I have to make do with San Mig until I can get some brewing equipment & start my own. To make a cask you need to know the capacity then work out the rise (end dia) stave length & bilge (centre dia) from there you joint the...

A mate of mine is a professional distiller & was bottling a cask of 9 year old whisky. He had about 3/4 of a bottle left at the end. I stupidly asked him what did he do with it. He replied he organically filtered it to make it acceptable to put down the sewer!

Sorry if this is late but I run my own barrel company in Australia for 30+ years & I used bot new & old oak for smoking. In my opinion the wine flavour is not transferred to the meat. It in fact caramelizes & can produce a burnt sugar flavour... not really a problem. The staves will also go mouldy &...

Greetungs folks, I am an expat Australian retired to the Philippines (for my sins!!) My name is Roger & I have been a smoker using various contraptions & inventions for 40+ years. As an Aussie I am addicted to bbq using great gum trees woods freely available there, I also founded a Cooperage (barrel...