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Hey Katy You might be best just having a walk along the fields near the Formby Bypass. There are quite a few blackberry and bramble bushes there. You will not get anything now, but it's worth noting where they are for next summer. Assuming we get one that is ! Might be worth having a mooch for sloes...

I can force carbonate if needed. To clarify what I have done : Followed Mike's instructions all of the way through up to putting in PET bottles, then straight into the pressure barrel. If you think it will still need additional sugar, I will add about 60g of cane sugar into the barrel. Thanks for yo...

Just made my second batch. I have put it into the pressure barrel this time as the DJ batch was flat

I didn't prime the pressure barrel...didn't think that I would need to.

I've made some nettle beer as well, so it will be interesting to see how that turns out. I was actually surprised at how many young nettles there are about at this time of year. There were even some flowering still ! I took the previously boiled nettles and made some soup from them...seemed a shame ...

I made rowan and apple marmalade and I must say it's incredibly nice. Beautiful orange colour !

Thanks for the response Maggie.

Are the tannins provided by a tea bag ? I am having a crack at ginger beer too, so should keep me going for the moment. I want to do a beer too, but need to get the kit !

Thanks Irigg, that does help.

Is it essential that the beer is bottled into PET bottles, or would a demijohn and air lock be more appropriate ? Or would the demijohn simply let all of the CO2 out leaving a non fizzy beer ?

PS - Started my GBP last night :)

Hi everyone, I've spent the summer gathering various berries with an aim to get some wines made. I've got the following going in the demijohns at the moment: Damson Wine - http://www.lowcostliving.co.uk/home-brewing/recipe-damson-wine.php Apple Wine - http://www.ralpharama.co.uk/item.php?itemid=19&a...

Hi Jenny

I am near to the Punch Bowl pub in Sefton. However these fottergraffs were taken in deepest darkest Bootle ! Drop me a PM if you want to go a foraging !

Dan

Thanks Tony :) !!

Yes, I resized the pics and put them back up...obviously in the wrong order !

Hi Tony

Thanks for the ID's. I will keep an eye on the apple and plum-esque fruits. I am glad that I checked on the Cherry Laurel, they are most definitely not edible ! I found some interesting information on them from this site :-

http://www.thepoisongarden.co.uk/atoz.htm

Cheers,

Dan

Hi everyone Can you please help with the ID of these fruits, and one flower. I found them in an old school garden in Liverpool. I also found Hazel and Blackthorns..so looks like a potentially bumper forage site ! IMAG0253.jpg IMAG0248.jpg IMAG0250.jpg IMAG0252.jpg Thanks in advance Dan PS I am not s...

A truly superb and excellent post. I would almost say worthy of a sticky ! The recipes sound amazing, and your advice is inspiring. I live on the edge of arable crop fields, and know the farmer. I've got permission from him to hunt on the land, and have been watching the wood pigeons thinking "...