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  2. Loofah
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    ABV lookup tables

    Provided by @Scrungee in another thread; this is so I don't have to keep scrabbling to find it!Metric Imperial
    Provided by @Scrungee in another thread; this is so I don't have to keep scrabbling to find it!Metric Imperial
    Provided by @Scrungee in another thread; this is so I don't have to keep scrabbling to find it!Metric Imperial
    Provided by @Scrungee in another thread; this is so I don't have to keep scrabbling to find it!Metric Imperial
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  4. Drahcir

    2022 cider.

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    Drahcir, Aug 8, 2023
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  5. burnie

    Tiramisu

    Well done @burnie on making your own. :blue thumb:For those of you that don't have the time or can't be bothered we find that Waitrose tiramisu is pretty goodWaitrose & Partners
    Well done @burnie on making your own. :blue thumb:For those of you that don't have the time or can't be bothered we find that Waitrose tiramisu is pretty goodWaitrose & Partners
    Well done @burnie on making your own. :blue thumb:For those of you that don't have the time or can't be bothered we find that Waitrose tiramisu is pretty goodWaitrose & Partners
    Well done @burnie on making your own. :blue thumb:For those of you that don't have the time or can't be bothered we find that Waitrose tiramisu is pretty goodWaitrose & Partners
    burnie, Jul 5, 2023
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    shiney
    Jul 6, 2023
  6. Tui34
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    HCB I did it!!

    Those look great @Tui34 . Enjoy.Mine had great texture but the flavour was a bit bland and the dough was too wet to roll into decent balls - PH's recipe with grated apple so maybe mine was...
    Those look great @Tui34 . Enjoy.Mine had great texture but the flavour was a bit bland and the dough was too wet to roll into decent balls - PH's recipe with grated apple so maybe mine was bigger and/or juicier than his. Anyway, they rose and baked just fine but are irregular to say the...
    Those look great @Tui34 . Enjoy.Mine had great texture but the flavour was a bit bland and the dough was too wet to roll into decent balls - PH's recipe with grated apple so maybe mine was bigger and/or juicier than his. Anyway, they rose and...
    Those look great @Tui34 . Enjoy.Mine had great texture but the flavour was a bit bland and the dough was too wet to roll into decent balls - PH's recipe with grated apple so maybe mine was...
    Tui34, Mar 29, 2024
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    Obelix-Vendée
    Mar 30, 2024
  7. Sheal

    Spaghetti

    Needs soaking overnight before boiling for three hours, sticks wallpaper like a dream. But I guess the gluten free stuff might not be as good.;)
    Needs soaking overnight before boiling for three hours, sticks wallpaper like a dream. But I guess the gluten free stuff might not be as good.;)
    Needs soaking overnight before boiling for three hours, sticks wallpaper like a dream. But I guess the gluten free stuff might not be as good.;)
    Needs soaking overnight before boiling for three hours, sticks wallpaper like a dream. But I guess the gluten free stuff might not be as good.;)
    Sheal, Dec 5, 2023
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    pete
    Dec 7, 2023
  8. Drahcir

    Anyone made fennel wine?

    Give it a go or you'll never find out.I had a glut of cucumbers one year which smelled amazing being made but once finished was only good to clean drains with.
    Give it a go or you'll never find out.I had a glut of cucumbers one year which smelled amazing being made but once finished was only good to clean drains with.
    Give it a go or you'll never find out.I had a glut of cucumbers one year which smelled amazing being made but once finished was only good to clean drains with.
    Give it a go or you'll never find out.I had a glut of cucumbers one year which smelled amazing being made but once finished was only good to clean drains with.
    Drahcir, Sep 27, 2023
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    Loofah
    Oct 23, 2023
  9. Mike Allen

    Suggestion/Request.

    You can PM anyone Mike just by clicking on their name and starting a conversation.
    You can PM anyone Mike just by clicking on their name and starting a conversation.
    You can PM anyone Mike just by clicking on their name and starting a conversation.
    You can PM anyone Mike just by clicking on their name and starting a conversation.
    Mike Allen, Dec 27, 2020
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    pete
    Dec 27, 2020
  10. Purple Streaks

    Downloading books

    Overdrive is a Kindle platform. AMAZONCloudlibrary is a kobo platform. RAKUTENTry your local library. Lots of books to borrow for free!
    Overdrive is a Kindle platform. AMAZONCloudlibrary is a kobo platform. RAKUTENTry your local library. Lots of books to borrow for free!
    Overdrive is a Kindle platform. AMAZONCloudlibrary is a kobo platform. RAKUTENTry your local library. Lots of books to borrow for free!
    Overdrive is a Kindle platform. AMAZONCloudlibrary is a kobo platform. RAKUTENTry your local library. Lots of books to borrow for free!
    Purple Streaks, Dec 9, 2021
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    CanadianLori
    Dec 10, 2021
  11. Loofah

    Mixed berry juice

    Still experimenting with flavours and quantities. I'm just starting off a red mixed berry from juice, this time I'm intending to use 3l of juice opposed to the 2l used before (albeit different...
    Still experimenting with flavours and quantities. I'm just starting off a red mixed berry from juice, this time I'm intending to use 3l of juice opposed to the 2l used before (albeit different juices) Juice 3l 880g sugar (based on lookup tables) cooled boiled water yeast, tannin, yeast...
    Still experimenting with flavours and quantities. I'm just starting off a red mixed berry from juice, this time I'm intending to use 3l of juice opposed to the 2l used before (albeit different juices) Juice 3l 880g sugar (based on lookup...
    Still experimenting with flavours and quantities. I'm just starting off a red mixed berry from juice, this time I'm intending to use 3l of juice opposed to the 2l used before (albeit different...
    Loofah, Jun 24, 2014
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    Loofah
    Jun 24, 2014
  12. Janet mahay

    Need some ideas

    Thanks verden i will check these plants out sent a few days old pic looks untidy at mo but should get it sorted soon
    Thanks verden i will check these plants out sent a few days old pic looks untidy at mo but should get it sorted soon
    Thanks verden i will check these plants out sent a few days old pic looks untidy at mo but should get it sorted soon
    Thanks verden i will check these plants out sent a few days old pic looks untidy at mo but should get it sorted soon
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    Janet mahay, May 22, 2019
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    Janet mahay
    May 22, 2019
  13. Marley Farley
    Locked

    NEW PHOTO COMP

    We have a new photo comp.! Why not come and join in.!! 30 DAY PHOTO CHALLENGE..! (JUNE)
    We have a new photo comp.! Why not come and join in.!! 30 DAY PHOTO CHALLENGE..! (JUNE)
    We have a new photo comp.! Why not come and join in.!! 30 DAY PHOTO CHALLENGE..! (JUNE)
    We have a new photo comp.! Why not come and join in.!! 30 DAY PHOTO CHALLENGE..! (JUNE)
    Marley Farley, Jun 1, 2019
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    Marley Farley
    Jun 1, 2019
  14. Royster

    wine and cider production

    By eck Dendrobium, I think I'll stick to the local shop, at least for me cider. It seems to be a pretty complex procedure. Many thanks for your reply! Kind regards Roy
    By eck Dendrobium, I think I'll stick to the local shop, at least for me cider. It seems to be a pretty complex procedure. Many thanks for your reply! Kind regards Roy
    By eck Dendrobium, I think I'll stick to the local shop, at least for me cider. It seems to be a pretty complex procedure. Many thanks for your reply! Kind regards Roy
    By eck Dendrobium, I think I'll stick to the local shop, at least for me cider. It seems to be a pretty complex procedure. Many thanks for your reply! Kind regards Roy
    Royster, Aug 21, 2006
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    Royster
    Aug 22, 2006
  15. Jenny namaste

    Samphire Hoe

    I saw "Samphire Hoe" in the title and immediately thought of a tool for weeding or harvesting Samphire.
    I saw "Samphire Hoe" in the title and immediately thought of a tool for weeding or harvesting Samphire.
    I saw "Samphire Hoe" in the title and immediately thought of a tool for weeding or harvesting Samphire.
    I saw "Samphire Hoe" in the title and immediately thought of a tool for weeding or harvesting Samphire.
    Jenny namaste, Jun 1, 2019
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    NigelJ
    Jun 2, 2019
  16. Loofah

    So the hallway smells good

    In the bunker...
    In the bunker...
    In the bunker...
    In the bunker...
    Loofah, Sep 22, 2014
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    Loofah
    Sep 23, 2014
  17. CanadianLori

    Eeny meeny, what kind of Beeny?

    The one on the right is a runner bean but the whitish one looks like a yellow French bean (especially going by the small yellow one above it). Two completely different species.Runner beans...
    The one on the right is a runner bean but the whitish one looks like a yellow French bean (especially going by the small yellow one above it). Two completely different species.Runner beans wouldn't go white.Runner bean leaves are pointed but slightly rounded. French bean leaves are pointed...
    The one on the right is a runner bean but the whitish one looks like a yellow French bean (especially going by the small yellow one above it). Two completely different species.Runner beans wouldn't go white.Runner bean leaves are pointed but...
    The one on the right is a runner bean but the whitish one looks like a yellow French bean (especially going by the small yellow one above it). Two completely different species.Runner beans...
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    CanadianLori, Aug 12, 2020
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    shiney
    Aug 13, 2020
  18. Phil A

    Apple & Prune

    Yeah, I noticed my jugs are rolling away lolHave you made it before? Any good? What's the ABV on the brew?
    Yeah, I noticed my jugs are rolling away lolHave you made it before? Any good? What's the ABV on the brew?
    Yeah, I noticed my jugs are rolling away lolHave you made it before? Any good? What's the ABV on the brew?
    Yeah, I noticed my jugs are rolling away lolHave you made it before? Any good? What's the ABV on the brew?
    Phil A, Jul 2, 2014
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    Loofah
    Jul 2, 2014
  19. Phil A

    Took Scrungee's Advice

    I'm thinking that burying a shipping container and making the pulpy wines in there might be the answer. :)
    I'm thinking that burying a shipping container and making the pulpy wines in there might be the answer. :)
    I'm thinking that burying a shipping container and making the pulpy wines in there might be the answer. :)
    I'm thinking that burying a shipping container and making the pulpy wines in there might be the answer. :)
    Phil A, Mar 8, 2014
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    Lea
    Mar 8, 2014
  20. Boots

    Blackcurrant variety - wine making?

    Hi Boots. Not sure what variety mine is but just took cuttings and stuck them in the compost heap a few yrs ago and the crop was unbelievable. Very large blackcurrents nearly thge size of...
    Hi Boots. Not sure what variety mine is but just took cuttings and stuck them in the compost heap a few yrs ago and the crop was unbelievable. Very large blackcurrents nearly thge size of grapes. John
    Hi Boots. Not sure what variety mine is but just took cuttings and stuck them in the compost heap a few yrs ago and the crop was unbelievable. Very large blackcurrents nearly thge size of grapes. John
    Hi Boots. Not sure what variety mine is but just took cuttings and stuck them in the compost heap a few yrs ago and the crop was unbelievable. Very large blackcurrents nearly thge size of...
    Boots, Dec 4, 2007
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    johnbinkley
    Dec 7, 2007
  21. Scrungee

    What do you grow for winemaking

    Put in a cutting of my late Dad's Muscat of Alexandria vine when we moved over here....it's settled in well and has good crops of small, sweet, pippy grapes. Now I've got a few 'seedless'...
    Put in a cutting of my late Dad's Muscat of Alexandria vine when we moved over here....it's settled in well and has good crops of small, sweet, pippy grapes. Now I've got a few 'seedless' varieties established for eating, so will have a go this year at making a muscat wine, wasps and hornets...
    Put in a cutting of my late Dad's Muscat of Alexandria vine when we moved over here....it's settled in well and has good crops of small, sweet, pippy grapes. Now I've got a few 'seedless' varieties established for eating, so will have a go this...
    Put in a cutting of my late Dad's Muscat of Alexandria vine when we moved over here....it's settled in well and has good crops of small, sweet, pippy grapes. Now I've got a few 'seedless'...
    Scrungee, Jan 20, 2014
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    noisette47
    Feb 18, 2014
  22. lazy-gardener

    sloe gin question

    :confused: Haven't done it with damsons, but yes, so as to get the colour & flavour... Just as you do with sloes...... ;) :D
    :confused: Haven't done it with damsons, but yes, so as to get the colour & flavour... Just as you do with sloes...... ;) :D
    :confused: Haven't done it with damsons, but yes, so as to get the colour & flavour... Just as you do with sloes...... ;) :D
    :confused: Haven't done it with damsons, but yes, so as to get the colour & flavour... Just as you do with sloes...... ;) :D
    lazy-gardener, Aug 16, 2006
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    Marley Farley
    Aug 16, 2006
  23. Loofah

    Apple wine

    Have to be dwarf pigs as the garden isn't that big!!
    Have to be dwarf pigs as the garden isn't that big!!
    Have to be dwarf pigs as the garden isn't that big!!
    Have to be dwarf pigs as the garden isn't that big!!
    Loofah, Sep 10, 2014
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    Loofah
    Sep 11, 2014
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