tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post980696729598377022..comments2024-02-06T07:57:54.467+00:00Comments on underdogs bite upwards: B.Sc. Binge Drinking (Hons).Leg-ironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-74546390599809324652011-03-15T17:22:16.949+00:002011-03-15T17:22:16.949+00:00Similar to you. A run, the full run was 18 pints o...Similar to you. A run, the full run was 18 pints over an evening with pubs last orders at 10.30. A gallon was a good night out. Post revision, 4 pints from 21.00 until last orders was standard. Happy days. Wouldn't even try nowadays. Can manage a couple of bottles of wine or a few cans to decent strong lager though. I used to home brew beer too.Dr Evilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00176521760477086914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-50081072386016945402011-03-14T09:16:59.839+00:002011-03-14T09:16:59.839+00:00LI - Funny how these things work, isn't it?
A...LI - Funny how these things work, isn't it?<br /><br />After lightly rinsing the apple,the fermentation starts at the base of the stem and the flower scar.<br /><br />It works just as well with immature apples, but then you don't get to eat them.<br /><br />RoseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-8270903712513669652011-03-14T03:32:18.401+00:002011-03-14T03:32:18.401+00:00Rose - I once bought a bottle of mead and as you s...Rose - I once bought a bottle of mead and as you say, it was terrible. Not at all like the stuff I had once in Cardiff castle, many years ago.<br /><br />I'll try your mead recipe. Oddly enough I have apple trees now. I knew there was some subliminal reason for planting them.Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-64677374800894695342011-03-14T03:25:40.300+00:002011-03-14T03:25:40.300+00:00Mark -you are correct, but when fighting one-issue...Mark -you are correct, but when fighting one-issue loonies, your only chance is to take the extreme opposite stance.<br /><br />They have an all-or-nothing approach. It's the only approach they understand. Compromise does not work with these people so the only sensible approach is to argue 'Right, scrap the whole thing then' and hope the spineless politicians will come up with the sensible please-everyone compromise. <br /><br />It's a faint hope...Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-68794805005618577052011-03-14T03:22:36.397+00:002011-03-14T03:22:36.397+00:00Furor - Sprout water is banned by the Geneva conve...Furor - Sprout water is banned by the Geneva convention. Sprouts, in general, should have been.<br /><br />Billy - I don't think Strongbow is up to the task. It might be nice with Koppaberg pear cider, I haven't tried that yet.Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-42318971702659206912011-03-13T19:38:52.647+00:002011-03-13T19:38:52.647+00:00Furor,
Your post at 11:20 REALLY makes me want ...Furor,<br /><br /> Your post at 11:20 REALLY makes me want to give this a try, but I'm not sure I can wait a few years!<br /><br />Fish.<br /><br />PS - Oh, and Leggy? Just tried a 'Jaffa cake' with one of my trusty Murphy's and a can of Strongbow (ick!) bought especially for the purpose. Cringeworthy drinking, though nowhere near as bad as a Hobgoblin / Diamond White 'shandy'...Billy the Fishhttp://www.billythefish.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-83521658225486630772011-03-13T11:26:18.359+00:002011-03-13T11:26:18.359+00:00I always freeze distill my mead any way.I always freeze distill my mead any way.Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-61884186425084582292011-03-13T11:22:56.983+00:002011-03-13T11:22:56.983+00:00The other spur to the experiment was that a couple...The other spur to the experiment was that a couple of years previously, out of sheer curiosity I bought a bottle of Cornish mead.<br /><br />It was sweet and awful and you couldn't possibly drink enough of that to end up sleeping under a table, so the mead of legend had to be something different.<br /><br />It all sort of came together with the apple bobbing.<br /><br />The recipe has been tried and tested,even to make a metheglin.<br /><br />RoseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-27718660906369290832011-03-13T11:20:10.792+00:002011-03-13T11:20:10.792+00:00Once used a "homebrew" cider kit with 20...Once used a "homebrew" cider kit with 20 Kilo honey, instead of 1 kilo sugar, to make mead.<br /><br />It was strong enough I suppose. But after three years I found a forgotten bottle in the cellar.<br /><br />BLOODY HEL!!!!<br /><br />I have had home destilled vodka in Murmansk that was not that bloody strong!<br /><br />A medicine glass half full was enough to get you pissed for the night.Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-56799532176845485552011-03-13T11:03:45.551+00:002011-03-13T11:03:45.551+00:00Ok I can see that I must confess, the proportions ...Ok I can see that I must confess, the proportions were taken from a saga, three bowls of blood to one poet.<br /><br />I recognized the flying over the battlements of Asgard as very much like a stone age honey raid I'd seen on TV, where the raider leapt over bonfires set by the rest of the group to escape the swarm.<br /><br />All went well until the yeast strain began to fail, then I remembered the bit about dropping a millstone on a giantesses head - cracked wheat.<br /><br />I read everything I could find, the mead had to foam, so the yeast had to still be active.<br /><br />I kept that going, constantly topped up for over a year.<br /><br />RoseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-22217385329655208832011-03-13T10:21:46.683+00:002011-03-13T10:21:46.683+00:00Sprout water? A new Belgian beer? Mmm. Must try it...Sprout water? A new Belgian beer? Mmm. Must try it.Prodicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18024865482933469271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-10838528976765638532011-03-13T10:04:08.057+00:002011-03-13T10:04:08.057+00:00XX Ben said...
Did they have clingfilm back t...XX Ben said...<br /><br /> Did they have clingfilm back then? XX<br /><br />Probably not. But an old cloth, or even a leaf, to stopper the top of the bottle/amphora/whatever, works just as well.<br /><br />As mead is not a "fizzy" drink, an open pot or bowl, with a covering to confuse and dumbfound the vinegar flies, does the job too.Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-19939085987374879332011-03-13T10:02:36.080+00:002011-03-13T10:02:36.080+00:00Ben
A very fair question, it was used in the scal...Ben<br /><br />A very fair question, it was used in the scaled down experiment to test my theory.<br /><br />I started out wondering why bobbing for apples in a barrel of cold water was supposed to be fun.<br /><br />Now if the apples were used to start the fermentation in a barrel or bowl of mead (covered with a lid or stone) in September.<br /><br />Yeast, malic acid.<br /><br />Then by November the mead would be bubbling well, the apple would taste heavenly and bobbing for apples would be much more fun.<br /><br />I thought that I detected the hand of puritanism.<br /><br />The scaled down experiment worked and the apple was delicious.<br /><br />RoseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-75920434457975713732011-03-13T01:35:09.804+00:002011-03-13T01:35:09.804+00:00"A few years ago I was wondering how they mad..."A few years ago I was wondering how they made mead before we had glass or measures, yeast in packets, air tight seals, clocks, calendars and that sort of thing.<br /><br />Cover with clingfilm, don't use a lid, or when the honey starts to ferment it will explode."<br /><br />Did they have clingfilm back then?Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-46521270221258026342011-03-13T01:26:02.982+00:002011-03-13T01:26:02.982+00:00I was at a musical extravaganza recently. I was t...I was at a musical extravaganza recently. I was there in a professional capacity (no, not education, so no scandal or finger pointing please)and accomodation was provided. It so happens that 'mine host' had a party on the Saturday night. Most of those attending were in their twenties, with two exceptions, this 60 year old being one of them.<br />They were having a drinking game. Although I had a drink in my hand, I declined the request to partake, (had I partaken the drink in my hand could have had to have been downed in one and refilled). I also declined the cocktails they kept making.<br />I could not have 'done it' at my age, well, I could, but I would have had great problems the next day.<br />I did mention another 'older' person who was there. He is only ten years younger than me (50), but he joined in with all the drinking games and decadence.<br />He is different however, he is a GP!timbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985165416240833253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-33416954632584495142011-03-12T22:28:26.864+00:002011-03-12T22:28:26.864+00:00If you take a cup of the honey mixture when its fe...If you take a cup of the honey mixture when its fermenting strongly and mix it with some wholemeal flour to make a dough and leave it to stand for a bit, then it bakes to a very nice bread.<br /><br />More fun<br />The infamous book "Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers"<br /><br />A very informative read, but I've never been quite insane enough to try the recipes.<br /><br />RoseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-48792971149481820942011-03-12T22:06:46.405+00:002011-03-12T22:06:46.405+00:00I rarely drink, but I do love brewing.
A few year...I rarely drink, but I do love brewing.<br /><br />A few years ago I was wondering how they made mead before we had glass or measures, yeast in packets, air tight seals, clocks, calendars and that sort of thing.<br /><br />How to lift a wild yeast<br /><br />Some don't recommend using wild yeast, but one day commercial wine yeast may not be available, I have been lucky each time I tried it.<br /><br />In a clear jam jar without a lid, place an apple from an unsprayed tree, fill half way with a 3 parts water, one part honey mixture at no more than blood heat.<br /><br />Cover with clingfilm, don't use a lid, or when the honey starts to ferment it will explode.<br /><br />After a few days in a warm place, bubbles will form on the apple, when bubbles start rising from the bottom of the jar, the yeast culture is ready to use.<br /><br />Honey mixture<br /><br />3 parts water to one part honey, about a teaspoon of cracked corn (yeast nutrient) at no more than blood heat when you put the yeast culture in.<br /><br />I add the juice of a lemon.<br /><br />After 1 lunar month you have a party in a jar, top up in the same proportions as required.<br /><br />If it never quite stops fermenting it can't oxidize.<br /><br />Tastes good too.<br /><br />RoseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-70555202485359734602011-03-12T18:37:26.705+00:002011-03-12T18:37:26.705+00:00"Plus there's the smoking issue, a non-is...<i>"Plus there's the smoking issue, a non-issue for a nonsmoker but a big issue for those of us for whom no drinking session is worthwhile without a smoke."</i><br /><br />The smoking issue is a matter of concern to non-smokers. I don't smoke, but used to visit our local with friends, some of whom smoked. Now they no longer come and the pub is likely to close for lack of sufficient custom as, not only have they lost the smokers, but also many non-smokers who now drink with friends in their homes. Our pub was well ventilated, I never found the residual smoke objectionable in spite of being somewhat asthmatic, and as far as I was concerned the zealots were free to drink elsewhere, just as the smokers do now.<br /><br />I've just been blogging about this issue at <a href="http://english-pensioner.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> "English Pensioner"</a>English Pensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15271488641341955140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-82113484581825661882011-03-12T18:10:19.036+00:002011-03-12T18:10:19.036+00:00Let us have the recipes for the Nescape wine and t...Let us have the recipes for the Nescape wine and tea bag wine. I've never heard of them and they will be nice to have when the booze is totally banned.SDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-72322538261568074222011-03-12T16:34:44.663+00:002011-03-12T16:34:44.663+00:00Agreed to most of that but I'm not sure what t...Agreed to most of that but I'm not sure what the NHS has to do with it, it's overlayering the NHS with bansturbation that's the problem, not the fact that most common ailments are treated free or very low cost (at point of use).Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-35695674465901350602011-03-12T11:39:20.983+00:002011-03-12T11:39:20.983+00:00XX a 50/50 mix of Merrydown cider and Guinness in ...XX a 50/50 mix of Merrydown cider and Guinness in a pint glass XX<br /><br />It is called "Black velvet" and I got the "recipe" from my GREAT Grandfather.<br /><br />GREAT after a liter of sprout water. Just watch them scraping the walls of the lift in desperation trying to get to the fresh air on the way up to the 93rd floor, at work next morning!Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-78188243066564967102011-03-12T08:27:06.111+00:002011-03-12T08:27:06.111+00:00"double gallon" - is that all?
I used t..."double gallon" - is that all?<br /><br />I used to be a gallon a night and three gallons on a Saturday man.<br /><br />Couldn't do it now. As L-I says, past the age of 50 your body refuses to co-operate.<br /><br />I'd scrap the NHS as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-55831079381206708722011-03-12T07:25:09.162+00:002011-03-12T07:25:09.162+00:00We all do daft things when we're students. It...We all do daft things when we're students. It's called learning. As for all these 'It'll save the NHS' money idiots, will they still be saying that when the puritans come for their favoured past time.<br /><br />Think about it; no more footie or rugby; all those tendon and ligament tears. Same for any hobby with the risk of injury that might 'cost the NHS money'. No more tiddlywinks either. Think of the Carpal Tunnel syndrome my dears. Oh the horror of it all.Bill Stickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05285528897339442436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-47838308819294125792011-03-12T06:32:16.893+00:002011-03-12T06:32:16.893+00:00" Go back to the start of universities and al...<i>" Go back to the start of universities and all the way you will find examples of drunken lunatic students."</i><br /><br />You can go back a lot further than that.JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-90553795327279933432011-03-12T05:39:03.953+00:002011-03-12T05:39:03.953+00:00You can buy turbo yeast , it goes to 20% before it...You can buy turbo yeast , it goes to 20% before it dies, tried distilling got 92% by volume, so easy a muslim could do it, dont drink now got an enlarged liver, drink must bypass yoursrobbonoreply@blogger.com