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Fermenting prune juice for shits and giggles
July 29, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Fermenting prune juice for shits and giggles
Hi from me and Juno
June 22, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Hi from me and Juno
My photo sucks but the stuff on the left is what we made trying to turn the stuff on the right into booze. White peach and passionfruit #mead. It ferments well (already done a test run) and it tastes great. Might even clear!
SG 1.105
PH 3.4
SG 1.105
PH 3.4
March 15, 2025 at 4:27 AM
My photo sucks but the stuff on the left is what we made trying to turn the stuff on the right into booze. White peach and passionfruit #mead. It ferments well (already done a test run) and it tastes great. Might even clear!
SG 1.105
PH 3.4
SG 1.105
PH 3.4
Update: fermented to 1.002 so racked to secondary for conditioning and settling, with bentonite. Got about 7 litres. It tastes and smells amazing. Would recommend.
January 19, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Update: fermented to 1.002 so racked to secondary for conditioning and settling, with bentonite. Got about 7 litres. It tastes and smells amazing. Would recommend.
We put down a "Carrot Cake" mead on the weekend. Just a little one, about 1 gallon/4L. It's based on the City Steading one – carrot juice, raisins, orange zest etc. No particular reason, ... just call it market research. It is already fermenting hard. Spices to be added in secondary.
SG 1.096
PH 4.6
SG 1.096
PH 4.6
January 13, 2025 at 2:44 AM
We put down a "Carrot Cake" mead on the weekend. Just a little one, about 1 gallon/4L. It's based on the City Steading one – carrot juice, raisins, orange zest etc. No particular reason, ... just call it market research. It is already fermenting hard. Spices to be added in secondary.
SG 1.096
PH 4.6
SG 1.096
PH 4.6
I like this Barker's Rhubarb Raspberry & Rosehip syrup so much I decided to try an experimental #mead ferment. Just hydrating the yeast with some nutrient. The must is quite acidic so this might be a bust. But if its great we might try to come up with our own recipe. Wish me luck!
SG 1.110
PH 2.9
SG 1.110
PH 2.9
January 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I like this Barker's Rhubarb Raspberry & Rosehip syrup so much I decided to try an experimental #mead ferment. Just hydrating the yeast with some nutrient. The must is quite acidic so this might be a bust. But if its great we might try to come up with our own recipe. Wish me luck!
SG 1.110
PH 2.9
SG 1.110
PH 2.9
Started an orange blossom mead for New Years Day, used a tea I got from Kerikeri Tea. Had a bit of an hilarious brain fart while adjusting PH, ah well. Tastes delicious tho, very delicate flavour, and is furiously fermenting already..
SG 1.111
PH 4.4
SG 1.111
PH 4.4
January 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Started an orange blossom mead for New Years Day, used a tea I got from Kerikeri Tea. Had a bit of an hilarious brain fart while adjusting PH, ah well. Tastes delicious tho, very delicate flavour, and is furiously fermenting already..
SG 1.111
PH 4.4
SG 1.111
PH 4.4
Bottled some strawberry (+ lemon) #wine which we made in October. Backsweetened with brown sugar which both changed the colour and made it haze up a bit. Oops. Yum tho...
FG 0.994, backsweetened to 1.031
~16% abv
FG 0.994, backsweetened to 1.031
~16% abv
December 31, 2024 at 4:30 AM
Bottled some strawberry (+ lemon) #wine which we made in October. Backsweetened with brown sugar which both changed the colour and made it haze up a bit. Oops. Yum tho...
FG 0.994, backsweetened to 1.031
~16% abv
FG 0.994, backsweetened to 1.031
~16% abv
Violet aka The Fiend aka Parsnip (R.I.P.), studiously ignoring 'Drinking With Molly and Lucky', 2023 by Georgette Brown
December 12, 2024 at 6:30 AM
Violet aka The Fiend aka Parsnip (R.I.P.), studiously ignoring 'Drinking With Molly and Lucky', 2023 by Georgette Brown
Happy NY! 2024 is going to be my year of saying "nevermind I get it" #nevermindigetit
December 31, 2023 at 12:58 PM
Happy NY! 2024 is going to be my year of saying "nevermind I get it" #nevermindigetit
View from behind.. there's a couple more on the way.. this cactus has never flowered before – might have to try to save the seeds..
December 22, 2023 at 8:23 PM
View from behind.. there's a couple more on the way.. this cactus has never flowered before – might have to try to save the seeds..
Merry Xmas to me, I guess
December 22, 2023 at 7:36 PM
Merry Xmas to me, I guess
The eagle has landed...
December 14, 2023 at 6:44 AM
The eagle has landed...
Wot the wot now!?
December 5, 2023 at 9:24 AM
Wot the wot now!?
At home we ripen tomatoes on the kitchen window ledge. At work I'm ripening fruit bursts on my overheating laptop...
November 29, 2023 at 10:45 PM
At home we ripen tomatoes on the kitchen window ledge. At work I'm ripening fruit bursts on my overheating laptop...
Example of heritage dwarf variety..
November 28, 2023 at 6:37 AM
Example of heritage dwarf variety..
There is some clarifying to be done..
November 7, 2023 at 7:00 AM
There is some clarifying to be done..
Every few seconds: bloop blop blup
October 23, 2023 at 4:08 AM
Every few seconds: bloop blop blup
Walked into Trade Aid Petone,, the dog took one look at the carved rhino in the doorway, freaked out and backed away so hard and fast she pulled herself out of her harness* and nearly ran into the traffic 😬
* who knew that was possible!?
* who knew that was possible!?
October 20, 2023 at 2:12 AM
Walked into Trade Aid Petone,, the dog took one look at the carved rhino in the doorway, freaked out and backed away so hard and fast she pulled herself out of her harness* and nearly ran into the traffic 😬
* who knew that was possible!?
* who knew that was possible!?