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[Lovetheliquor]

Hello everybody.

Thank you for the warm welcome.

I am a beer lover, but unfortunately it gives me gout, not much fun.
I have seen the light and have a growing taste for cider (no gout).
Ive always fancied having a go at making my own especially as there is a community orchard in the twon where I live.

Now I've looked into homebrew a little I've relized the possibilities are almost endless.

I am dyslexic so please forgive any poor spelling and poor grammar missed by auto correct.

Kind regards all.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Welcome to the forum


I suffer from gout, I found out years ago lager triggers my attacks so i gave it up and moved to "proper" beer

 

[Rwilts]

Welcome

 

[The Baron]

Welcome to the forum

 

[Lovetheliquor]

Thanks you,

The welcome is appreciated.

I'm sure a lot of you have been members for years, and know each other well, as i hope to in time.

I look forward to learning from you all.

Im particularly interested in the ways things were done in the past weather it be cider or something brewed from something found in a hedgerow.

Or vegetable.

I feel like a kid with a new science project. But I'm in my 50's

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I feel like a kid with a new science project. But I'm in my 50's

This is how i started out years ago, the ingredients are cheap the fermentation takes around 7 - 9 days meaning you can be drinking it within a fortnight, and it tastes great.

https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/...ne-how-to-guide-and-recipes.49462/post-456519

 

[Lovetheliquor]

I'll definitely give that a try, when i have a few more DJ's the prices of them is fairly serious at the moment.

I have only two right now, and they were found second hand, but I'm still looking.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Don't buy them make them I used to do this when i started before buying a 23 litre Fermenting Vessel -
Some member don't even bother with an airlock they just screw the cap on and back it off a couple of turns so the CO2 can escape during fermentation and nothing can crawl or fly in.

 

[Lovetheliquor]

Where can I get some gallon jugs like this.

I have two 25 litre mash buckets, two djs all with cider

And two 15 litre jug type dj XL
In the post which the cider will be going into Saturday.

Then i guess I'll look for more of some sort of fruit ,

Maybe just in time for Christmas.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Where can I get some gallon jugs like this.

Most supermarkets will have an own brand -

 

[Lovetheliquor]

Ok, good thinking, i must be a bit slow didn't think of that.

How do you keep fruit fly's away when syphoning off or stiring the mash bucket

 

[Chippy_Tea]

How do you keep fruit fly's away when syphoning off or stiring the mash bucket

Its not something i have ever had a problem with.

 

[Lovetheliquor]

Ok lucky you .

I'll think of something

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I'll think of something

Wave your arms about a lot

 

[Lovetheliquor]

My wife will think I've think at the sauce already .

I'll open a bottle teetree oil or eucalyptus oil half hour before I want to do anything, no midges or fly's like that stuff