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EXTRA BITTER LIGHT ALE A classic English pale ale with a heavy hop content. Quantities are for 10 litres thus this has 2.5 times the normal hops. If you have brewed beer before these instructions give you enough information to give you a drinkable beer at the first attempt. If not, then research the subject more deeply if you do not want to be disappointed. If you want an even more bitter flavour then you might replace hops (A) with a high-alpha type such as Galaxy.          1500 g    crushed malt grain   200 g    crystal malt grain     50 g    hops (Goldings A)     25 g    hops (Goldings B)     10 g    hops (Goldings C)     10 g    hops (Goldings D)       5 g    hops (Goldings E) 2 tsp gypsum Copper finings (Irish moss) PREPARE YEAST STARTER Mix yeast with dilute...

Govia's award of the Thameslink franchise and the introduction of a new fleet of rolling stock will not solve the problems that have affected this service since it was introduced in 1988. Thameslink reinstated a service which had last run in 1916. British Rail had been reluctant to re-open the route, arguing that there was no demand. When, in 1986, Chris Green took over what was then the London and South East Sector and re-christened it Network South East, he pursued the re-opening of the route. The trains were packed from day one, showing that it satisfied a long-standing suppressed demand. However, it has always been a problematic route.The difficulties are inherent in running a long distance service through the middle of London. It is consequently vulnerable to disruptions on both of the main lines over which it runs ie a points failure at Haywards Heath will cause delays in the Bedford area a couple of hours later. A further difficulty is that the rolling stock has to be d...