Where I am today

[Easydrinker]

This had me for a minute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Qs1J612nZs
What a great piece of music.

Nice link gaza.

Robert.

[gaza the instructor]

Ya sweet ain't it. Very clever.

[Mash]

Yeah nice noise

[gaza the instructor]

It almost sounds like Brubeck wrote this marvellous piece.

[Easydrinker]

Someone is drinking all my beer!

At the start of lockdown, I bought a LOT of Malt.
I have made a beer, once a week since.
Try as hard as I might, I can't fill all the bottles.
Someone at the other end of the line, must be emptying them.
I have re-doubled efforts, new grain deliveries, 6 days between mashes, watch this space.

Robert.

[Easydrinker]

Did I mention that the last distilled neutral is due a mixing and a tasting?
And the nettle neutral looks ready to strip?
Struggling for time in mid-summer is not good!

Robert.

[Mash]

Looking forward to seeing your nettle wash results.

[buffalobob]

Thanks for posting that bit of Brubeck Gaza...nice. Not seen that clip before, total excellence.

[buffalobob]

Set 100l of nettle wash off last night for some neutral. Bubbling away in my airing cupboard now

[Mash]

Thanks for posting that bit of Brubeck Gaza...nice. Not seen that clip before, total excellence.

Might ringtone it

[Easydrinker]

Spent an amusing 30 mins. outside tonight with a friend and his new 'Bat detector'.
He spent so much time concentrating on the gadget, which to be fair, did make bats flying towards you sound audible to human ears, that I saw more bats than he did!
Equally we seem to have proved that what we thought were mouse droppings on some of our feed bins, are actually evidence of a bat roost.
Bat shit!

Robert.

[Mash]

Ooo that's good to know. Bat and Mouse pooh look similar.

[gaza the instructor]

Wow would you Adam and Eve that!
What does a Bat look like???

[Mash]

Perhaps like a mouse with wings?

[Easydrinker]

Perhaps like a mouse with wings?

You know that you are correct!
The French name for Bat is chauve souris, Hairless Mouse.
I think they look like a swallows ugly sister.

Robert.

[Jennysgin]

Elderflower 'champagne' is coming along nicely

It's interesting how different bottles from the same batch can be much more excitable than others.

It's probably just as well I'm using plastic bottles instead of the nice clip top glass ones.
Don't want another ginger beer incident!

[DorsetScott]

Elderflower 'champagne' is coming along nicely

It's interesting how different bottles from the same batch can be much more excitable than others.

It's probably just as well I'm using plastic bottles instead of the nice clip top glass ones.
Don't want another ginger beer incident!

If you're using plastic bottles and have the ability, it's a good idea to store them upside down. If you do, once turned the right way up the sediment tends to stick to the cap and leave you with a clearer champagne. It's not critical, generally when they are put it the fridge before serving the sediment is fairly stable, but can be brought up when the bottles are open.

[Easydrinker]

Nice tip DS.
Though I can't bear to drink it myself.
Elderfloweranything. yuk!
'Tis good that we have diverse tastes.

Robert.

[Jennysgin]

Good tip DS
Thank you x

[Mash]

If you're using plastic bottles and have the ability, it's a good idea to store them upside down. If you do, once turned the right way up the sediment tends to stick to the cap and leave you with a clearer champagne. It's not critical

What a complete and utter load of flocculation.

[Easydrinker]

Nice, LOL.

Robert.

[DorsetScott]

If you're using plastic bottles and have the ability, it's a good idea to store them upside down. If you do, once turned the right way up the sediment tends to stick to the cap and leave you with a clearer champagne. It's not critical

What a complete and utter load of flocculation.

While I appreciate the use of flocculation as an expletive, which part are you disagreeing with mash?

[Easydrinker]

DS, he isn't disagreeing.
It is his humour, hence my LOL.
Stick around, you will see we are mostly friendly.
Apart from Mash and myself.

Robert.

[Easydrinker]

He really should have used a smiley face to be clear!

Robert.

[Mash]

No expletives here.
Flocculation is the what the yeast is doing in the lid - clumping together.

Flocculation is a feature of yeast. Some do it better than others. If you bottle beer, many people like safale 04 yeast, because the yeast damn near glues itself to the bottom of the bottle and makes pouring much easier.