It's the time of year when the Elderflowers are coming into flower. This weekend we were able to pick quite a few locally. So we dug out our trusty Elderflower Champagne Recipe and got our first batch started!
The iMake Beer and Wine hydrometer measures the level of sugar throughout a fermentation. As the sugar turns to alcohol, the hydrometer will sink slowly and when it stops sinking the fermentation is complete. From AlmostOffGrid.com.
Make your own sloe gin at home with this tried and tested Sloe Gin Recipe. It could be ready by Christmas - it will taste better if you leave it longer though!
I had a thought. Many people have Pear Trees in their gardens. If someone had too many pears ripening at the same time, they might be willing to share some of them? Then we could have a go at making Pear Cider or Perry and, if it wasn't brilliant, it wouldn't be the end of the world because the Pears hadn't cost us anything.
Our demijohns of apple juice will soon be cider. Before we got this far, a lot of apple pulping was needed. This is the cheapest and simplest way to do it.
It's the time of year when the Elderflowers are coming into flower. This weekend we were able to pick quite a few locally. So we dug out our trusty Elderflower Champagne Recipe and got our first batch started!
The iMake Beer and Wine hydrometer measures the level of sugar throughout a fermentation. As the sugar turns to alcohol, the hydrometer will sink slowly and when it stops sinking the fermentation is complete. From AlmostOffGrid.com.
Make your own sloe gin at home with this tried and tested Sloe Gin Recipe. It could be ready by Christmas - it will taste better if you leave it longer though!
I had a thought. Many people have Pear Trees in their gardens. If someone had too many pears ripening at the same time, they might be willing to share some of them? Then we could have a go at making Pear Cider or Perry and, if it wasn't brilliant, it wouldn't be the end of the world because the Pears hadn't cost us anything.
Our demijohns of apple juice will soon be cider. Before we got this far, a lot of apple pulping was needed. This is the cheapest and simplest way to do it.
