29 September 2022
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The last time I tried to make cider, I ended up with an ample supply of cider vinegar. That was using a very primitive method though, just chopping them up, adding water and then pulling the mush off the top … Continue reading
5 August 2022
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Not long after buying our house in Oxford, we took a chance on a reduced-price tree we’d never heard of at a nearby garden centre: Malus trilobata. As you can see from the image above, it had beautiful autumn colour … Continue reading
9 May 2022
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I decided that my Golden George brew was ready to bottle today — about a week later than I had originally expected. I wonder if that was a result of the different fermenting vessel? I used my new Speidel container … Continue reading
23 April 2022
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The fact that it is St George’s Day today doesn’t have much bearing on the fact that I’ve finally got another homebrew beer fermenting but I’ll take that as an excuse to christen it Golden George. The beer is a … Continue reading
25 March 2022
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I’ve slacked off on homebrewing recently. I was finding the equipment I had increasingly frustrating for the bottling stage and the results have been variable. The first couple of batches I did after my previous restart mainly came out as … Continue reading
17 February 2022
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I need to get round to doing some more homebrewing soon. What I’m thinking about with this title, though, is coffee. There are lots of ways to brew coffee. Unless you have unlimited funds, one of the critical restrictions is … Continue reading
26 November 2021
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I opened one of my Autumn Ruby bottles for lunch today and it turned out to be a gusher. I opened it near the sink but it turns out that I should have opened it in the sink because after … Continue reading
19 November 2021
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Time flies. Yesterday, I got my ‘Andles for Fawkes beer bottled up but I realised it was almost a fortnight since I started it. Normally, I find that my method is ready for bottling in just over a week but, … Continue reading
16 November 2021
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Mission accomplished. I popped back down to the local delivery office today and was able to collect my parcel without any problems, despite the ‘sorry we missed you’ card being only partially completed. Job done – and it was the … Continue reading
6 November 2021
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I know Guy Fawkes Day was yesterday (‘Remember, remember the fifth of November…’) although you wouldn’t think it from the amount of domestic fireworks going off tonight in nearby gardens. However, I’m using that title today because it is the … Continue reading