The wine: three days in
The wine is very active now. The fermenter is sitting a the corner of the kitchen, bubbling away like a little alcoholic jacuzzi. It sounds lovely.
The beer didn’t do that when we brewed it, because we didn’t have an airlock in the lid. Instead we had to keep on easing up an edge of the lid to release some of the pressure.
It started off quite slowly, doing the odd bubble now and then over the first day or so. Now, though, three days in, it’s a constant stream, as the yeast breathes and grows in the sugary mixture. You can hear it in bed at night.
It’s like brewing a very slow cup of tea, and there’s something rather satisfying about that.
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The strawberries have been our big success story this summer. Surprising, really, as they have been a dead loss in years gone by.
May saw a slight fall in the number of eggs laid by our three hens. That was unexpected, but there are some possible explanations.
A flapjack in essence, this is very quick and easy to bake and uses store cupboard ingredients, so you can keep stocked up on everything you need and make a new batch whenever you want some.
The apricot tree is looking distinctly sorry for itself and now, with a gust of wind, it’s lost two of its only four fruits.
We had a very good demonstration of why it’s worth growing your own this week, even when vegetables are so cheap in the shops at the moment. Here it is.
