Almost Off Grid Blog - Brew, Make, Forage, Grow.

  • Beer Making - What is Beer Enhancer?

    When making beer from kits, some of our customers use Beer Enhancer instead of sugar. There are many Beer Enhancer and Brew Enhancers on the market...
  • Easy Bread Maker Bread Rolls

    Making bread rolls sounds like a lot of work, but it isn't. Make your homemade dough in your bread maker. Quick, easy, delicious.
  • Homemade Apricot Liqueur

    Fancy making a lovely drink but there's no fresh fruit around? Even during the winter months you can make some wonderful homemade drinks from dried fruit. Here's a beautiful recipe for Homemade Apricot Liqueur which is easy to make, and lovely enough to give away as gifts.
  • Why I make Household Spray Cleaner, and how you can too.

    I make my own Homemade Household Spray Cleaner. You can too, with this Recipe. Declutter your cleaning products & save money. What's not to like?
  • Beekeeping in Winter. With your Fingers Crossed.

    Beekeeping in Winter doesn't involve a lot of activity on the part of the Beekeeper. But, as we are discovering, it does involve a lot of wishing f...
  • A Beginner's Guide to Making Cider from Apples

    It's winter now and we have some demijohns of cider we made in the summer which need bottling. As I looked at them this morning, I realised I haven...
  • Why I now own this Singer Treadle Sewing Machine

    A couple of weeks ago a listing on Ebay caught my eye. It was for a Singer Treadle Sewing Machine. With a trend towards all things retro, Singer Tr...
  • Glass Demijohns and where to find them

    We get asked about demijohns a lot. So I thought some information about Glass Demijohns and where to find them might be helpful. Sometimes, especi...
  • Beginner's Guide to Making Wine from Fruit and Flowers

    In winter we tend to make wine from kits. But from late Spring onwards we start turning our thoughts to making wine from fruit and flowers. If you've thought about it but don't know where to start, this is for you.
  • Homemade Granola Recipe

    This Homemade Granola Recipe has been adapted over time and is highly flexible. So if you don’t have cranberries or prefer some other dried fruit, put that in instead. 
  • Homebrew Tips: What is Bottle Shock, and why would it affect my wine?

    When you home brew it's helpful to know about bottle shock, because it's a condition that can set in immediately after wine is bottled. And it can affect how your wine tastes.
  • Beginner’s Guide to Making Wine from a Kit

    There is a vast range of homemade wine kits to choose from, and all their instructions will differ slightly. However the principles are generally t...