Coronavirus - Keeping it light :-)

[telectrix]

gov.uk suggested a hobby to save getting bored during corona. had to mahe some shelf space for 40 bottles of home brew. can't post image. will try when dan's fixed it.

 

[static zap]

some shelf space for 40 bottles of home brew.

Mental image already in head ...
I always drain my tea cup these days
, but not always bottled brew !

 

[telectrix]

try this i saved as a pdf: need to upload and scroll. it's a big pic.

 

[littlespark]

@telectrix , is the “caution below” tape referencing how dangerous your home brew actually is?

 

[telectrix]

@telectrix , is the “caution below” tape referencing how dangerous your home brew actually is?

hope so. lala. 3 words.

 

[ferg]

@telectrix , is the “caution below” tape referencing how dangerous your home brew actually is?

I'm pretty sure it's to stop him from dying of a heart attack when looking at a shelf of electrical bits where he thought there should be beer.

 

[telectrix]

in 3 weeks time there will be another brew on the go to replace the ones that get drunk. trouble is , it's PITA sterilising and filling bottles. next brew will be barreled.

 

[davesparks]

in 3 weeks time there will be another brew on the go to replace the ones that get drunk. trouble is , it's PITA sterilising and filling bottles. next brew will be barreled.

Just cook them in the oven to sterilise them, that's all I do.

 

[telectrix]

Just cook them in the oven to sterilise them, that's all I do.

never thought of that. but 2 problems arise .
1. can't fit 40 bottles in the oven.
2, they'll be red hot so can't handle.

think i'll stick with streilising fluid (pinched from the baby's paraphernalia) and hot water.

 

[westward10]

Used to make beer back in the 90s worst job the bottling. Few times I have left it a day cos couldn't be bothered but it can turn overnight into vinegar.

 

[davesparks]

never thought of that. but 2 problems arise .
1. can't fit 40 bottles in the oven.
2, they'll be red hot so can't handle.

think i'll stick with streilising fluid (pinched from the baby's paraphernalia) and hot water.

It's the way I've always done it, it's the way my mother used to sterilise jam jars.

They're only hot until they've cooled down! Let them cool and bottle once they're cold.

I avoid sterilising fluids as I don't like the idea of any chemicals hanging around in the bottles.

I've never made beer though, only cider and mead which I try to wild ferment whenever possible so I'm not ever using much in the way of chemicals or additives.

 

[DPG]

Barrel always seems easier to me. Less hassle.

 

[davesparks]

Barrel always seems easier to me. Less hassle.

How soon do you drink beer after it has been bottled/barreled?

 

[Baddegg]

How soon do you drink beer after it has been bottled/barreled?

Immediately.....oh is that just me?

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

A good mate of mine has a little distillery in his shed and makes his own spirits. stuff is like rocket fuel when it has been through. he dilutes it down to 40% to make it easier on the throat.
as long as you stay small and dont flog it then apparently you have no need to get a licence from hmrc but may have to inform them

 

[davesparks]

Immediately.....oh is that just me?

I don't know, I've never made beer, I make mead which needs to age at least 6 months in the bottle but ideally a year or two

 

[telectrix]

How soon do you drink beer after it has been bottled/barreled?

needs at least 3 weeks in bottles.

 

[Baddegg]

I don't know, I've never made beer, I make mead which needs to age at least 6 months in the bottle but ideally a year or two

I’m joking Dave, I’d imagine it would some settling period?
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A good mate of mine has a little distillery in his shed and makes his own spirits. stuff is like rocket fuel when it has been through. he dilutes it down to 40% to make it easier on the throat.
as long as you stay small and dont flog it then apparently you have no need to get a licence from hmrc but may have to inform them

Moonshine!....mmmmmmmmmm

 

[davesparks]

as long as you stay small and dont flog it then apparently you have no need to get a licence from hmrc but may have to inform them

I think that should be, if you stay quiet and dont flog it you won't get caught by HMRC!

It is illegal to distill spirits in the UK without a licence regardless of size or scale of the operation.

 

[littlespark]

My brother in law in New Zealand had home brewed spirits when we went over in ‘17
It was dangerous stuff, I was Ill.

one of his mates tried to take a bottle of his whiskey into Australia.... don’t know if he managed it.