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Date: 25 October 2005 20:50:55
I've just started making our next lot of wine. This one is going to be blackberry. Prior to this, all we've made so far is 6 bottles of Rose Petal wine, which should be ready by Christmas.
I discovered that you shouldn't leave the sterilising solution in the bottle to reuse. It nearly knocked me out, and felt like it burnt my throat. We then read the tub of the tablets which says it's an irritant!! Oopsy!
We should probably wait until one lot is ready before making more, but the blackberries have been in the freezer for ages (it's the frozen method) and we need the space in there for Aliens food! Unfortunately I misread the recipe so I put too much water in, but hey ho, I tend to do my own method in most recipes in life, why be any different in wine making?!
We bought 3 boxes of wine for the party after Aliens' thanksgiving, which I'm slowly working my way through (the doctors still say it's good to have a large glass of wine a night, right?!), so maybe I'll finish them just as our homemade stuff is ready! :D
I went and hoovered my Dads house today. He is now living permanently in Australia with his new wife and her kids, so is trying to sell his house. The agents he's with have been totally rubbish so far, so it's still on the market. It makes it harder to sell because it's empty (and was covered in cobwebs!). So if you know anyone who wants a 2 bedroom house in Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, refer them to me!!