March brewday! 😬

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

So this month I’ve got on the go:-

Just short of 5 gallon batch of strawberry wine.

A butternut squash and thyme wine - about 3 gal (can’t get the thyme until tomorrow).

In the middle is just a gal of a honey and apple juice brew. Also added some orange zest and juice & a bit of tannin. It’s gone dark again - probably because I’ve used the same honey and added some citric acid to it. I have loads of the stuff though ugh! I’m going to put fruit in secondary but I haven’t decided what fruit yet. The husband says it tastes like toffee apples

So I’ll see how these ones go!

Edit: the butternut squash ones are off already! Only had the yeast in about 1 and a half hours! Never seen anything like it!

 

[johncrobinson]

Hi Lisa,
I need to get something on the go,Just not quite sure what at the moment,???
I am leaning towards some honey based concoction.
Perhaps a Braggot.

As I ferment in my bedroom the blooping of the airlock is better for sending me off to sleep than tablets.
Strange that,!!!
A ticking clock keeps me awake but an airlock has me out like a light.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

I love them, they’re so therapeutic aren’t they? I refuse to buy those new style silent ones. The ‘S’ style ones are the best!

 

[user 39926]

Looks good, I've just started a gallon's worth of mead

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Looks good, I've just started a gallon's worth of mead

Great! What flavour are you going for?

 

[pilgrimhudd]

I'd never have put Butternut Squash and Thyme together in a wine!

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Although you remind me, I need to get a Parsnip wine on soon.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

I'd never have put Butternut Squash and Thyme together in a wine!

Is that a good thing or bad? I’m quite a keen cook and to me, if it’s a good food pairing then it’ll work in wine. My Rosemary mead is amazing

 

[pilgrimhudd]

I guess you have to be a bit careful with how much thyme you put in? Overdo it and I reckon it could be a bit too herby!

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Well you clearly know better than me because you’re a landlord. But I also know what I’m doing so if I were you I’d stop judging and being an A-hole!

 

[user 39926]

Great! What flavour are you going for?

It's an orange blossom honey (used four jars of the stuff from Asda) -no additional flavorings in this, apart from a bit of peel.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

It's an orange blossom honey (used four jars of the stuff from Asda) -no additional flavorings in this, apart from a bit of peel.

sounds lovely

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Well you clearly know better than me because you’re a landlord. But I also know what I’m doing so if I were you I’d stop judging and being an A-hole!

Erm.... I wasn't judging?

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Apparently you wouldn’t put those two ingredients together inferring you think it’ll be unpleasant. Ahem... yes you were.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

No I wasn't, I was merely pointing out that I wouldn't have considered putting those ingredients together in a wine! I never suggested it might be unpleasant at all! I think you may have read it in a different way than I intended.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

That’s what happens with forums if you don’t use emojis properly. But why the laughy face? Did I say something funny? Sorry, just trying to understand.

It won’t be too herby either. I know what I’m doing. I make a lot of wine and I haven’t had any disasters yet, touchwood!

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Is that a good thing or bad? I’m quite a keen cook and to me, if it’s a good food pairing then it’ll work in wine. My Rosemary mead is amazing

My haha on this message?

Did you edit this message after initially posting ?, because all I saw was this bit Is that a good thing or bad? when I used the laughing emoji.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Fair enough. Your succession of comments seems to have rubbed me up the wrong way. I’m very proud of my wines and it seemed as though you were knocking my abilities.

Some people like to look down on women, and because I don’t know you, I don’t know if you’re one of those people.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

I do like to make unique wines, and some of my ideas are way out there, but they always work, and I pride myself on that.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

I wasn't knocking your abilities in any way, sorry for the misunderstanding.