I’ve put in an order for some more brewing supplies which, hopefully, will arrive ready for the weekend or early next week. Meanwhile, I’m onto the last few bottles of my Helleborus brew, bottled last December. Although it is a lighter brew than the Ruby Return (about 4.5% ABV compared to just over 6%), it has still benefited from a period of bottle ageing. I wasn’t wild about the first few bottles but it seems to have settled down well. If I can get a couple more brews done before the summer, that will set me up well to keep them long enough to enjoy at their peak during the warm season when I tend to lay off brewing (no cooling component in my set up and I’ll be busy in the garden and allotment).