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Pretty Purple Peas

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Christie

I finally got out into the garden to list all the flowering plants I could find and record them in my new Garden Journal (can you believe there are 20 so far this month!)- and on Friday I was thrilled … Continue reading →

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Winter jobs: Seed Catalogue

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Christie

When it’s dark and blowing a gale outside I’m very happy to find an inside job to do.  At the start of the year I bought myself this nifty set of metal file drawers, in excellent working condition with a … Continue reading →

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Bottling the stout and a beer bread recipe

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Christie

I came across this super quick beer bread recipe this afternoon that looked too simple not to try, only 4 ingredients and no yeast, kneading or proving required. Who else would offer such a convenient recipe but Jamie Oliver himself? … Continue reading →

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Preparing to bottle

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Christie

Ooops time got away from us as it tends to do so the stout has had an extra week in the fermenter. We’ll be bottling tomorrow night so I sanitised all the bottles with a  Phos-San fluid this evening to … Continue reading →

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Brewing Chocolate Oatmeal Stout

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Christie

Last night was brewing night and although I had expected I’d be more of a eager observer than a brewer for my first attempt, as things turned out Trav was working late so with the deadline in mind I jumped … Continue reading →

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Ladies’ choice at the brewery

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Christie

Living further out from the city means one thing above all – more space! Trav was quick to reacquaint himself with the joy of homebrew recently and while we bottled his New World Ale another recipe caught my eye – … Continue reading →

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