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I don’t like to do too much in a day so I will see how I feel after that.

You'll need a drink !!

Mash wrote:

I don’t like to do too much in a day so I will see how I feel after that.

You'll need a drink !!

....and then another one.....

Had to go out last night so didn’t manage to get more than 2 drinks after all my jobs yesterday, but I will make up for it to day.

I did my chilli vodka yesterday; we only have a nutribullet blender, so I blitz the chillies in that along with some peppers, we will see how it turns out.

Produced another gallon of Irish for her indoors, that’s me back in the good books.

After I have sorted myself out and walked the dug I am going to have a look at infusing some tinned peaches.

Apart from doing the dishes, and having breakfast, I havn't got going yet. Got a bit of a hangover after celebrating "The Donald" last night......but I'm not complaining!!...

Woohoo! Just took delivery of two 50watt aquarium heaters, all the way from Malaysia...about £8 the pair, free postage! I can get another two mashes on!

I drove through a rainbow on the M40....and I have a photo to prove it.

Stripped 2 x 5 gallon fermented cider ready for a spirit run....dont taste that good

Icefever wrote:I drove through a rainbow on the M40....and I have a photo to prove it.

As a trucker you must be aware that taking selfies while driving can be dangerous?
Even if you have a broomstick on the throttle to keep your throttle foot moving around?

Robert.

I stripped my second generation of UJSSM, the cornie was almost full and I had 3 litres of strip in a DJ that was from my attemp at an AG Bourbon so I decided to add it to the cornie to fill it up.

While rinsing out the demijohn I got a really nice wiff of JD just for a second, I impressed my self somewhat and went to bed with a smile

I'm definitely going to make an AG mash with just barley and rye, once stripped, I'll add it to my UJSSM spirit run to give it that bourbonishness it needs.

guest5234 wrote:Stripped 2 x 5 gallon fermented cider ready for a spirit run....dont taste that good

I've done the same....and I don't know why....put it to one side and throw it into the next strip...that's what I did.

Easydrinker wrote: As a trucker you must be aware that taking selfies while driving can be dangerous?
Even if you have a broomstick on the throttle to keep your throttle foot moving around? Robert.

Now you tell me ED... I could have wound up in the nick.....not to worry mate I use a dash cam, what with all the idiots on the roads these days.

Sitting here watching 'Bird on a Wire' between today and yesterday, courtesy of the BBC, to honour LC, while tapping tonight.
Bowie and Cohen in a single year.

Robert.

Everything has come to a stop in my very cramped set up, run out of wash until the end of next week.

Parrot has turned up and I have got a sieve, looking at building some sort of sputnik so I can have a bash at gin making.

I will spend some time over the next day or so upgrading my setup and preparing for Crimbo.

Just home from a Martin Stephenson & the Daintees Gig.
Possibly the best night out that I have paid for.
Now chillin' in a good frame of mind.

Robert.

I had an odd moment this morning. Last night I ran an Aquarium Sealant round the internal joints of a freezer, on the grounds that if fish can survive it long-term then so can a mash or two. What I didn't do was read the small print, "liberates acetic acid on cure". Had I known, I'd not have left the lid shut all night and then leaned in to look this morning. I reckon the air in there was saturated with acetic acid vapour. The aluminium lining survived but it doesn't half make your eyes water. The kitchen fan has cleared the problem.

I'll half-fill it with plain water in a few minutes and see if it's properly water-tight.

I really don't think this will end well.