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Looking good Hazel. I bet you didn't sample that as you transferred it 
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Haha! You're right there! Even in the interests of reseach you have to draw the line!Originally posted by shirlthegirl43 View PostLooking good Hazel. I bet you didn't sample that as you transferred itComment
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Hey all you brewers, I thought I fancied a go at brewing beer.....but well the idea was better than the actuality.
Anyway, I bought one of those old 'beermakers thermostatic heaters' off ebay - would anyone care to swop it for some seeds? I'm not sure it works, but if no-one wants it I'm gonna throw it away?
Last edited by smallblueplanet; 14-02-2008, 02:10 PM.To see a world in a grain of sand
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Oh! Is that like a heater thingy that you stick in the bucket (got something like that in the fish tank!) or a jacket thing that you put round the bucket or something?Originally posted by smallblueplanet View PostHey all you brewers, I thought I fancied a go at brewing beer.....but well the idea was better than the actuality.
Anyway, I bought one of those old 'beermakers thermostatic heaters' off ebay - would anyone care to swop it for some seeds? I'm not sure it works, but if no-one wants it I'm gonna throw it away?Comment
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Its the heater thingy you stick in a bucket.
Edit - just pm'ed you.Last edited by smallblueplanet; 14-02-2008, 02:49 PM.To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flowerComment
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1 week later....
Nearly a week in the clear dj, and the celery wine is still looking somewhat opaque.
Better than it did, tho'...Comment
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That looks like a challenge !! i might just give it a go,
but i think i'll wait until you've tried yours,, lol.Treat every day as a new challenge... love it, learn from it and most off all enjoy it!Comment
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Well the celery doesn't look great, at the mo, but I sampled my parsnip wine the other day, and it's fab - well worth experimenting!Comment
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That's looking good Hazel - your parsnip cleared very quickly but not all wines do - that's where the patience comes in!Happy Gardening,
Shirley
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1 week later....
It's getting there...
it's stopped 'working' too.Last edited by Hazel at the Hill; 27-02-2008, 04:00 PM.Comment
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That looks to be coming along very nicely Hazel - you would appear to have a natural flair for winemaking.Happy Gardening,
ShirleyComment
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and 2 wks after that...
nearly ready to bottle...Comment
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Luverly colour!Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.
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6 weeks later...
I've just racked the celery wine off and put it back in the dj (lack of clear bottles, so it can stay in there till I've accumulated a few more).
It looks like this....
and the SG is down to 987 which makes the strength
(1096 - 987)/7.36 = 14.8% which is quite enough to be going on with!
And the taste...well - 'robust' for a white wine...more fruity than buttery/vanilla, but not flowery.
Rather nice, actually.
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