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I think an armful would roughly equal three pinches or a gobful - give or take a smidgen. Unless of course there is a 'R' in the month.....

Hi Paul, I see you are from one of the nicest parts of our fair land. One tip whilst you're here; try and keep off the subject of Imperial measures. I mean who's never heard of an armful or a slack hand full?

Yes, just produced this kit using 1kg of brewing sugar (Dextrose). Turned out very well, good sharp bite and lots of flavour.

Reading through the various threads it seems that all you US guys brew as mashers from malts etc. Over hear we are more into beer kits. Do you have much in the way of beer kits and if so what and what's your favourites? Also are there any brewers here from England?

An armful is three slack handfulls. Hope that clears it up.

You Guys seem very excitable about your measurements!!! I'm glad I didn't start it. I must admit our old imperial measure is more complicated than metric although I do tend to use it in preference. I still sell products that I weigh out in pounds because I have an old weighing scale that...

Hi Bill, You're right, it's a lot of work but immense fun at the same time. Perhaps the hardest part is the inventory - it's always hard having enough stock to keep the customers happy but not too much to worry the accountant! Still I hope we get it about right. I have to say we are busy most...

Just wanted to introduce myself. I'm Paul Ladds from Shropshire, England. I'm an avid brewer and winemaker and have been for 10 years since opening a homebrew store with my wife, Sue. We currently have four stores now around the Midlands area of UK and really enjoy the business! We get to...