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Pretty much as above really guys I signed up for an allotment last week and have been there all weekend digging lol I need to mark out the beds from the paths and want to line them with wood, Ive used scaffolding planks that i had stored so far but have just used the last of them. Does anyone have a...

i think its quite clear i need to invest in a better camera lol

I'm just about to put myself a gallon of elderflower wine on and see how it goes, the hawthornwine i tried was a complete disaster!! lol it fermented for a day the just died i tried using a restart yeast but that died as soon as i put it in so i can only assume contamination somwhere along the line ...

Anyone tried this before? My old man has done this before but didnt taste it as he is an alcoholic (he finds the brewing cathartic but can't enjoy thr fuits of his labours) i was wondering how it tastes

Anyone let me know?

Thanks Dave

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Just put a gallon of hawthorn flower wine on last night, Took an age to sepperate all the flowers but should be worth it judging by the smell...
mmmmmmmmmmmm smells like really fragrant honey

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These are my submissions for the competition I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed taking them

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hey guys ive bottled my nettle beer and on the first tasting i think something has gone wrong. it is really bitter and smells like it did when it was fermenting ie a bit like vomit, the air lock had gone to zero so it is no longer fermenting but it leaves a very astringent after taste i am worried t...

Hi Guys I just want to say that i am extremely thankful to CitizenTwiglett for sending me the seeds through the post. And just wanted to thank the people who maintian this site and put it together in the first place. I was beginning to think that the world was full of people that only cared for them...

I will be bottling tomorrow with a little sugar and will let everyone know how it goes and what it tastes like

how did you get on with this? any pictures?

Millymollymandy wrote:They look good, I thought they were onions in the photo with the celery! Mine is yellowing on the tips, I don't know why it does that.

yellowing of the tips could also be lack of nitrogen in the soil had a similar problem myself but not with garlic

Hi Guys I have tried the nettle beer using the recipe by andy with a couple of alterations, It was my Dad that found the recipe but he didnt think that it would be enough sugar so he put 600grams in without telling me lol. it has been brewing in a bucket for the last four days and seems to have stop...

older by the day lol

paulbrrtt wrote:Just started out nettle beer and a TC, after reading about the nettle beer i went out and bought some homebrew equipment to give it a go. Must say its looking good

I did exactly the same lol i think its about 2 days from being bottled then only a week to wait cant wait!!

Hi guys I was looking for some advice, I want to start growing my own everything lol but with the situation I need some advice I have been out of work for the last 12 months and have just moved house due to the other one being repossessed which sounds bad but it was a blessing inside the new house i...