Bah !!! Humbug I say !

[pvt_ak]

Hi!
Working this evening, Saturday evening, Sunday morning and evening, Xmas Day morning and Boxing Day evening.
Is it any wonder I'm not looking forward to Xmas.

That’s a poor show matey !! What do you do ?


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[pvt_ak]

I’m on the lookout for another free fridge this period to go with the new inkbird I won [emoji106] more brews then 🤪


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[Gunge]

Enjoy the break anyway! How many batches can you get done in 10 days?

I'm planning on just the 2! Spent the last hour preparing equipment / weighing and mixing grains / descaling elements etc for Sunday's stint as it happens. But I've got absolutely craploads to bottle, and 6 gallons of blackberry wine from summer just gone to deal with. Honestly my work never ends. Holiday? Humph...

 

[Bigcol49]

That’s a poor show matey !! What do you do?

Hi!
I'm chairman at my local WMC, so it's turns and bingo for me over the festivities!

 

[Gunge]

Hi!
I'm chairman at my local WMC, so it's turns and bingo for me over the festivities!

Lol. Thought you were going to say you were out on oil rigs or summat!

 

[Ajhutch]

I'm planning on just the 2! Spent the last hour preparing equipment / weighing and mixing grains / descaling elements etc for Sunday's stint as it happens. But I've got absolutely craploads to bottle, and 6 gallons of blackberry wine from summer just gone to deal with. Honestly my work never ends. Holiday? Humph...

When will that blackberry wine be ready to drink?


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[Gunge]

When will that blackberry wine be ready to drink?


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It's very good right now! Been having a bottle on Sunday nights for the last two months. I've got a four-gallon carboy and two demijohns of it, which can all now be bottled as I've accumulated enough empties to deal with the lot in one go.

 

[Covrich]

The house is a tip, the sink is overflowing with pots etc etc but the missus can deal with all that when she comes back from shopping ( or she's getting no wine).

What a hero :lol:

 

[Gunge]

What a hero :lol:

Treat 'em mean, keep 'em keen!

 

[marlon]

....Feeling desperately sorry for all you fellow forumites that have to work over Xmas/New Year.

But... I'm retired..!

Are well, $#! T happens, :lol::lol:

I'll drink your health as much as possible :drink::hat:

 

[BarnBrian]

Lol. Thought you were going to say you were out on oil rigs or summat!

That's why I'm in sunny Nigeria:-(

 

[Ajhutch]

It's very good right now! Been having a bottle on Sunday nights for the last two months. I've got a four-gallon carboy and two demijohns of it, which can all now be bottled as I've accumulated enough empties to deal with the lot in one go.

I need to get on this next summer. There's miles of forageable bushes round here. I made jam this year but for basically the same time and ingredients I could've made booze!


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[pvt_ak]

It's very good right now! Been having a bottle on Sunday nights for the last two months. I've got a four-gallon carboy and two demijohns of it, which can all now be bottled as I've accumulated enough empties to deal with the lot in one go.

I made 5 litres in the summer - a very fine wine. Only had one bottle last week , and it was scrumptious. Wish I’d made more, but next summer comes soon [emoji3]


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[Ajhutch]

The weather forecast says a steady 10C for the next five days. That's ale serving temperature, which is helpful given the fridge will be full!


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[Bigcol49]

I made 5 litres in the summer - a very fine wine. Only had one bottle last week , and it was scrumptious. Wish I’d made more, but next summer comes soon

Hi!
I've got about 37 litres sitting in plastic water bottles. I really should transfer to glass demijohns to mature until spring.
As I have space for two FVs in my fermentation fridge, next year I'm splitting the brew into two 12 litre batches - this year it was pushing the capacity of a single FV.
I might also try crushing the blackberries and collecting the juice, rather than use the whole berry. However, this may prove to be too arduous a task.
I'm about ready to bottle the blackberry brandy that's been sitting in the back of my wardrobe since August - it's a really lush liqueur.

 

[pvt_ak]

Hi!

I've got about 37 litres sitting in plastic water bottles. I really should transfer to glass demijohns to mature until spring.

As I have space for two FVs in my fermentation fridge, next year I'm splitting the brew into two 12 litre batches - this year it was pushing the capacity of a single FV.

I might also try crushing the blackberries and collecting the juice, rather than use the whole berry. However, this may prove to be too arduous a task.

I'm about ready to bottle the blackberry brandy that's been sitting in the back of my wardrobe since August - it's a really lush liqueur.

Blackberry brandy - now that sounds dandy.
I made some Blackberry Gin which is coming out this Xmas.


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