I finally, finally got around to racking and bottling mead batches. Updates are here

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The first batches of mead are starting to become really pleasantly drinkable. More about that on the mead blog

This morning I went to the recycle centre and found a 500gr ball of colourful yarn for yarnbombing purposes (for €1.50), and then to the market, where I got Elstar apples and very ripe raspberries. Now I have made raspberry and apple ( Read more... )

I finally, FINALLY got around to bottling homebrew. There's a brewing update here
Now I just need to find space for 15 bottles..

Two updates on my brewing blog

Mead & port update :-)

Urgh. I bottled Brynn on the 6th of this month, after it had been stable for ages - and now there are flakes in the bottles and the one bottle I opened had a bit of pressure. Aaaargh ( Read more... )

I've been doing lots of measuring and updated the mead blog

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Like, in the bottle. Not good!

Unhappy moment today as a loud POP! was heard from the wooden chest where the bottles live, and pink mead started to pour over the floor. One of the bottles of my C batch (blueberry melomel) had spat out its cork and emptied out. Damn! Besides it being a shame to lose 0.75l of what promised to become nice mead, I am ( Read more... )