All posts by Thomas W-P

Demijohns!

December 27, 2013Equipment, GeneralThomas W-P

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Progress has stalled recently. I think my Waitrose Grape Juice, Quince and Perry all really need racking on soon, but when I check them they still bubble reasonably fast. Certainly faster than I would like. I need to find a quiet day to test their gravity and rack them off if needs be.

I have also been handicapped by lack of demijohns. This is now no longer the case because my excellent father-in-law has passed on half a dozen of his. He has been a good source of experience and advice in this little hobby but has not done home brew himself for some time.

Thank you David!

The cellar is starting to fill up with home brew “stuff” as it was cleared down there for Christmas. You can see the scrumpy, Christmas Ale and country wines ageing down there, plus various bottles being saved. I am lucky to have the space, but it is a little damp down there, so it will come back up.

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Classes, inheritance and encapsulation in php

December 24, 2013GeekinessphpThomas W-P

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I have been, and probably remain somewhat of a cottage programmer. Completely self taught. I have heard the terms “Classes, inheritance and encapsulation” for years and not really understood them.

I have spent a lot of time over the last week or so working on a row tracker for my virtual rowing team. I wrote it without using a single class. I then (for reasons I don’t remember) decided it was about time I got to grips with them. Suddenly, and I am not sure how, I understand them and how to use them. Oh, the power!

I appears from this useful (but soporifically voiced) youtube video that I have been doing procedural programming all these years. Object oriented programming is a very different way of looking at it. But inheritance makes a lot of sense. Now. I am still trying to wrap my head around why encapsulation is ‘better’ but I understand what it is and how to do it.

Golden Stag Summer Ale

December 24, 2013GeekinessThomas W-P

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I have spent a lot of time recently writing the code for a row tracking tool for my virtual rowing club. People have been appreciative and one so appreciative that he sent me a kit from my Amazon wish list. This is very encouraging and certainly makes me have a strong warm feeling about the time I have given (it has been a labour of love really). Thank you Paul.

Blue Boar is back

December 21, 2013UncategorisedBlue Boar Brown 2013.11 (Kit)Thomas W-P

500D_1838 I had the Blue Boar a couple more times. After the very disappointing test (a week early) I was pretty glum. It smelt right but the taste was off.