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Restorer79:
Hi Chris: That's how things used to be around here actually, we had a big Electrical / TV shop for sales / repairs in the village. Then there were about 4 shops within a 5 mile radius of us & all doing a reasonable trade, the shop in the village the old couple who owned it passed away & their son just did'nt seem to have the heart to keep it going & I think the others were more sales orientated than service so lost out to Tesco / Lidl etc. To be honest i'm not that interested in selling stuff, i'd rather spend the time repairing it. I'll take a look at just about anything Electrical / Electro mechanical really, whether it's Commercial, Domestic or Industrial. But i'm seriously thinking of doing things from home the same as you rather than the expense of premises when starting off & i think the nearest TV repairer to me now is about 16 miles away, so you never know. Have to admit I leave the Gardening to my missus, She loves it & reckons i'd kill everything off. Never tried makeing Homebrew but may well give it a crack over the summer. (Any tips greatly appreciated).

Have a good weekend mate: Andy

Turnip:
Hi Andy,

Realise this isn't Quuq core stuff, but there's a book by 'Bravery' where one can make wine from most everything.

Discovered that roots are always crap, tending to smell of mice, leaves likewise - Birch sap gives different problems, although our Russian chums decimated forests for a glass of the stuff.

Fruit with acid is the biz - Apple - Blackberry - any berry fruit, though Strawberry and Blackcurrent is for newbies with no taste buds.

Usually three metric pounds berry fruit and a bag of sugar per Demijohn, with 100% pressed juice for apples and all with general wine makers yeast.

Pouring a glass - Chris.

Restorer79:
Cheers Chris: May well be giving that a try very shortly, so watch this space.



Andy

Keith:
Hi Andy,

 I have a couple of easy recipes for 'Turbo' cider and wine using carton juice. As the name suggests it's ready quite fast, drinkable in 2 - 3 months, but it's not a brew for storing, should be consumed within a year, not that it ever stays around that long!

Invest in a hydrometer and thermometer. the hydrometer will tell you when you have enough sugar to get the required alcohol level and the thermometer ensures your water temperature is correct for the yeast to get started.

I will look up the recipes and post here. Off to the super markets now to try and get some cheap juice just going out of date!

Keith

Keith:
Here's a cider recipe I made for a friend to try, they never got round to it as it's easier to go to Tesco!

It is better  to use a container larger that 10L if you can as the primary fermentation is very vigorous and it will come out and make a lovely mess!

If anything is unclear, just ask!

Good luck

Keith

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