Ross,
I'm just about to try your recipe being a Ruddles admirer. Ordered the Bramling Cross, Challenger and Northdown (thanks for the usual top quality service).
I would like to know how yours turned out and whether you have changed the recipe as a result. Also curious as to why no bittering...
You could always screw a shelf (bit of wood) on the door with a couple of brackets. Throw a bar towel or two on top and then a drip tray on that. That's what I have done and it works fine, although mines no where near 68cm.
Ex pub counter top drip trays can be fairly long, check Ebay. There is...