The first bottle I tried of my Shortest Day beer was a bit of a disaster. It was the end of the line and, with a lot of sediment in the bottom, I wasn’t surprised when it frothed up on … Continue reading
11 January 2023
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15 December 2022
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Quince Cider
As well as bottling my Shortest Day beer yesterday, I also finished off my Quince cider. This was the batch with a proportion of juice from Chaenomeles japonica (flower quince) as well as from apples. It fermented just like regular … Continue reading
14 December 2022
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Shortest Day Bottled
The shortest day for 2022 is a week away but my Shortest Day beer has made it into the bottle. The brew ended up at a final gravity of 1.011, suggesting an ABV level of about 5.5%, right in the … Continue reading
4 December 2022
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Shortest Day
My latest batch of beer, based on Graham Wheeler’s recipe for Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby ale, is now happily fermenting away. It started at an original gravity of 1.053, slightly below the target but still much higher than most of … Continue reading