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Post: # 79139Post Chickenlady »

I went to turn my sloe vodka demijohns yesterday (i have two, looking very fruity and promising). I picked up one, and the bottom fell out of it! Sloes and £15 worth of rosy vodka all over the garage, under storage shelves, everywhere.

It must have got knocked I suppose. :( So I am looking after my remaining demijohn very carefully. Bit gutted though!
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Post: # 79145Post snapdragon »

awww what a shame - you'll only be able to get half drunk :(
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Post: # 79244Post the.fee.fairy »

awwww...i feel your pain!! I had a demijohn of Orange and Mango wine going, and it was smelling great and looking good until i moved the demijohn, it hit a bump on the floor and cracked right across the bottom!!

So at least you can get half drunk!!

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Post: # 79381Post mrsflibble »

I am feeling your not-tipsy-enough pain.
oh how I love my tea, tea in the afternoon. I can't do without it, and I think I'll have another cup very
ve-he-he-he-heryyyyyyy soooooooooooon!!!!

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Post: # 79571Post Bridgette »

I'm always saying this... 'but please excuse my ignorance' :oops: !

...but what is a demijohn?
...and if it's something really important in the whole process of making a brew - what can I use instead? Whatever it is, I doubt I'll find it that easily in SA considering that I don't know what it is! :oops:

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Post: # 79572Post Thurston Garden »

Bridgette wrote:...but what is a demijohn?
Special glass jar that holds a galoon of delicious home brew. :drunken:

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Post: # 79576Post Bridgette »

Special glass jar that holds a galoon of delicious home brew. :drunken:

SA suppliers

That was flipping awesomely quick!!! :cheers:

Thank you so much for that link... how you got there, I don't know - I've tried googling various things... :lol: , but so far, no luck!

YOU'RE A STAR!!! :cheers:

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