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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 29/09/2026

On-brand fuel for an all-day training session in the day job. I’m going to be a “dynamic presenter” after this, apparently (exact percentage increase in personal dynamism not quantified)

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 15/07/2026

Fun fact, I’m having a 24 hr ECG at the moment and the doctor told me to note down any palpitations. I reminded them the football was on.

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 11/07/2026

Decided to risk a pre-half time toilet in the pub. Tragic decision.

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 06/07/2026

This has been great and all but can we have 20 very boring minutes to finish things off?

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 06/07/2026

So if I understand correctly, if we get through we can get the UK government on the phone to Infantino and the red card doesn’t count, right?

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 04/07/2026

I’m figuring I’ll sleep well after a bottle of this during the Brazil Norway game, and that’ll then get me some shut-eye before the England game!

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 04/07/2026

Did a World Cup brew that’s ready just in time for the knockout stages ⚽️ An 8% American double dry-hopped IPA with seven different hop varieties involved in the build-up!

Photo of five beer bottles with a label reading “Hydration Break” and featuring an image of the World Cup on each bottle

Photo of a single bottle of beer next to a glass of hazy IPA on a lawn

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 11/06/2026

The most red cards in a World Cup was in 2006 (28) and after one game of the 2026 World Cup we’re already over 10% of that figure. Should be fun!

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 24/05/2026

I regret the timing of my latest bottling day 🥵 however, (hopefully) delicious elderflower beer to drink within two weeks!

Photo of a number of brown beer bottles on a kitchen counter

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 12/05/2026

Eurovision week ➡️ Eurovision beers Timed my first all-grain brew to cater for our Eurovision party at the weekend! A pale ale single hopped with Mosaic 🍻

Photo of a number of bottled beers with the name “United by Mosaic” (a play on Eurovision’s “United by Music” slogan)

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 09/05/2026

New Hungarian government has been inaugurated 🎉

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 09/05/2026

Minor equipment upgrade for this month’s brewing session – having a better heater AND a thermostat control is making things a lot faster!

Photo of me next to a large 35 L kettle boiler on a garden patio.

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 02/05/2026

Fantastic weather for #EelDay in Ely today! For the unfamiliar, the giant eel of the fens was successfully placated by casting a few local children into its gaping jaws, and it was then driven back to the river for another year.

Photo of the giant eel of the fens rampaging through the streets of Ely and leaving wanton destruction in its wake

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 12/04/2026

Phew, I guess they call it a brew day for a reason. Took a while but it’s now happily fermenting away! Now time to sit back and drink to Orbán’s electoral demise 🥳

Photo of me holding a fermenting bucket of beer in my kitchen

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 12/04/2026

First brew day since before kids! And first time attempting all-grain brewing. Aiming for a fairly straightforward mosaic pale ale in time for a Eurovision party next month…

Photo of brewing prep: two large bags of grain, a packet of mosaic hops, yeast, and a large stainless steel stock pot.

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 07/03/2026

Had fun making some mini sushi stamps with the kids this morning and then adding colour with acrylic paints 🍣

Photo of a page of sushi stamp prints (a mix of maki and nigiri)

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 03/03/2026

I was there a few weeks ago, saw some pochard but not the scaup! Will have to pop back over a coming weekend.

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 03/03/2026

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 10/02/2026

“Why have the goals dried up for the Germany forward?” The BBC know what they’re doing writing this article right before a Newcastle visit to Dr Tottenham… www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Tottenham v Newcastle: What has happened to Nick Woltemade?

After an impressive start to life at Newcastle, what has happened to Nick Woltemade?

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 03/02/2026

Sadly a few print issues with this layer which means I’m not entirely happy with it. Came out a bit patchy – may have been too much paint. Will try and salvage some tomorrow…

Photo of six copies of the print in the previous video.

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 01/02/2026

Sounds interesting. Might be one to check out when I’m less saturated with hobbies!

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 01/02/2026

Second layer done! A few prints lost to misalignment along the way – seems my cheap 3D-printed paper registration method didn’t quite cut it…

Photo of six two-layer linocut reduction prints of a pair of tufted ducks. The first layer is light blue and the second is a darker blue.

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 01/02/2026

I’ve not, no, and I admit I don’t know much about it. Have you?

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 31/01/2026

It didn’t feel like that when the first three attempts came out weirdly blotchy. But things improved after that!

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 31/01/2026

First layer of what might end up being an overly ambitious reduction print. I’ve made ten to start with in the hope that I end up with one or two decent ones!

Photo of a number of light blue prints of a pair of ducks on water, placed on a table. The Lino block used to make the prints is also visible.

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 25/01/2026

Me in 2025: I don’t have enough time for all of my hobbies Me in 2026: Let’s accumulate more hobbies!

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 23/01/2026

Proud of the 6yo’s birthday Pokémon punning here

Drawing of the Pokémon Articuno wearing a party hat, next to a birthday cake. Titled “Partycuno”.

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 22/01/2026

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 20/01/2026

I think linotype is a genuine thing, though! I did a linocut workshop last weekend and it was super helpful, hope yours is just as good.

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 20/01/2026

You’ll have to excuse my ignorance for not knowing the exact difference between linocut and linotype – I’m guessing linotype is more text-focused?

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 20/01/2026

It’s very satisfying peeling the print off! Have you tried it too?

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 20/01/2026

Some more linocut experimentation yesterday evening. Still keeping stuff relatively simple while I play around – might need some better rollers based on the slight patchiness on this one!

Photo of a linocut print of a snowdrop. The print is on white paper and has a slight gradient from light green at the top to dark green at the bottom.

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 19/01/2026

The clouds in Cambridgeshire cleared long enough for a brief auroral cameo

Photo of a pink-coloured night sky with a bank of cloud on the horizon and the silhouetted houses and trees

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 17/01/2026

Thanks! Would have liked to have had a bit more noise/chatter around the central design but I was worried about it being too noisy, so ended up going too far the other way

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 17/01/2026

The results of my first attempt at linocut printing today. Pretty pleased with how these turned out!

Photo of two prints of a dahlia made using linocut. One print is two colours (light cream and red) on white paper, the other is a gradient of white, yellow and orange on black paper

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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

SCAM ALERT – IMPORTANT The cat has already been fed.

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 14/01/2026

Non-galanthophiles may not know that there are hundreds of different cultivars of snowdrop – here are a few of my favourites!

Photo of a drawing of a range of snowdrops. The flower of each is shown along with its name. Cultivars featured:
Common
Crimean
Elwesii
Flore Pleno
Moses Basket
Anglesey Abbey
Anglesey Candlelight
Richard Ayres
Blonde Inge
Wendy's Gold
Midas
Lady Elphinstone
Merlin
Morgana
Wasp

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 13/01/2026

I had the exact same with a student years ago with copper sulfate crystals. I delighted in reading them the MSDS (“convulsions, paralysis and coma”)

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 13/01/2026

I’d guess dependent on student age as well, the students I taught who tried it were between 13-16 years old which I feel is probably the peak age for making decisions without considering the consequences

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 13/01/2026

Could be! Although kids eating copper sulfate definitely predates the appearance of TikTok, which only just existed towards the tail end of my teaching career.

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 13/01/2026

A colleague just incredulously emailed me this article and I, completely unsurprised, noted that while teaching I had at least two students try to eat copper sulfate crystals. Something about those blue crystals is clearly too alluring! www.tes.com/magazine/new... #ChatChemistry

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Warning over students ingesting copper sulphate

DfE issues health alert after a helpline supporting safe science practical work warns of students ‘deliberately’ consuming the chemical compound

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Cambridge OCR @cambridgeocr.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 10/01/2026

Yes, it was certainly underwhelming and definitely overhyped

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 09/01/2026

Hi Kathy, I do – I thought I saw you wandering around from a distance earlier! Might bump into you again this afternoon before I head off, glad you’re having a good conference.

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 09/01/2026

At #ASEConf26? Come and see @amybrewer.bsky.social, @mikeycaer.bsky.social and me at the @cambridgeocr.bsky.social stand! We’ve got examples of our purposeful practical resources, and, more importantly, a huge tub of Lindor 😋 Plus you can vote on what’s your biggest challenge for GCSE reform 🗳️

Photo of Amy, Mike and me at the Cambridge OCR stand

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 08/01/2026

On my way to Nottingham and #ASEConf26 on the last uncancelled train from Ely before the forecasted snowpocalypse!

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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 08/01/2026

Heading to the @associationscied.bsky.social conference later today and will be there all day tomorrow. Find me at the @cambridgeocr.bsky.social stand! I’ll be talking with @mikeycaer.bsky.social about our purposeful practical resources at 8:45 tomorrow: 2026aseannualconf.sched.com/event/6d738c...

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