12.11.07
Cider Recipe 1
To make approx 24 pints (3 demi johns)
9 kg of mixed windfall apples
2x tubs of bitter logan berries
*some* sugar
Brewers yeast
Chop up apples and freeze. When completely frozen transfer into fermenting barrel with berries and top up with water. Add yeast fix lid and leave in warm for 4 – 5 days stirring occasionally.
Before fermentation is complete, strain into demijohns and add 4 tablespoons of sugar to each. Leave until fermentation is complete.
Bottle with 0.5 teaspoons of sugar
Leave in warm for 14 days and move to cold and leave for 4 weeks
12.06.07
Beer Recipe 2
To make approx 24 pints (3 demijohns of beer)
1.5kg Pale Malt Extract (brupaks)
*some sugar*
30g worcester goldings (hops 1)
80g East Kent Goldings (hops 2)
Muntons ipa yeast
Boil hops 2 + malt + 16 pints water for 45mins
Add hops 1 + top up with more water for 15 minutes
strain out hops + add remaining water + 6 dessert spoons of sugar
put in demijohns to ferment
bottle with 0.5 teaspoon of sugar
leave in warm for 14 days
more to cold and leave for 4 weeks
Beer Recipe 1
To make approx 24 pints (3 demijohns of beer)
1.5kg Pale Malt Extract (brupaks)
400g Golden Syrup
70g worcester goldings (hops 1)
20g East Kent Goldings (hops 2)
Muntons ipa yeast
Boil hops 1 + malt + 16 pints water for 45mins
Add hops 2 + top up with more water for 15 minutes
strain out hops + add remaining water + syrup
put in demijohns to ferment
bottle with 0.5 teaspoon of sugar
leave in warm for 14 days
more to cold and leave for 4 weeks
Wet Lakes…..
wet wet wet wet wet
Sitting in the tent watching the darkness slowly descend. Cold wet and hungry. Nasty day today, I think every piece of kit is wet. Not much walking – only 4 hours. didn’t seem much point in trogging on for longer. Clouds are still low and it is still raining. Looking forward to slipping into my warm sleeping bag and dosing.
Camping just above Small Water (nr blea tarn). Decided this time to try a weekend without cars. Train to windermere, some beers and then a 3km walk up into the hills to last nights camping spot. Not ideal but quick to get to in the dark and rain.
things to remember-
towel for inside of tent
bowl with lid
2x pairs of gloves
Dark now. Just the noise of water and the smell of tea cooking.
