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Thanks all - Mike, I think you might be right on the nettle beer idea - a friend of mine said the same thing about the wine idea. So, I think I might attempt the elderflower wine recipe thats on the site at the moment (just because there's a load out in the fields at the mo), and then branch out int...

Hi Crowsashes - sorry to hear about your struggles with your boy, it must be exhausting. I was just looking at your hot bedroom / early light thing. During the day, have you tried keeping the curtains drawn - it should help keep alot of the heat out. Get some blackout material (or if you're feeling ...

Hi there - thanks for the replies and welcomes. Mike - which wine would you choose as a first attempt (nettle seemed very simple, and I figure there's lots of free ingredients in the field out the back, so if it goes horribly wrong, I won't have wasted much....but I'm open to suggestions!).

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Hi There - I'm new to the board, just signed up today. Have been jam/chutney making for a couple of years, embarked on my first veg plot this year, so very much a novice at stuff, but enjoying it loads. I picked up a couple of demijohns in a charity shop recently, and decided to have a go at wine ma...