Beer
Homebrew Tepache
I saw a few videos on YouTube for Tepache – a sparkling low alcohol pineapple drink, so decided to make some
Whisky
Highland Park Viking Legend
I really like the Highland Park 12, so when this came on offer I decided to try it. Its really good!
Whisky
Chivas Whisky Blend Kit
For Christmas I got a ‘blend your own whisky’ kit. It contained 7 bottles (5cl) with different whisky inside in order to create your own blend. After tasting each bottle (and comparing to a few other bottles) and following along with the chivas website I had a blend recipe. The Read more…
Beer
Homebrew Apple Cider from Juice
I saw a few posts on reddit and read a couple of blog posts about making homebrew cider from shop bought juice. I decided to try it out – here is how I did it get apple juice put it in a container add sugar, add yeast leave it bottle Read more…
Beer
Beer52 Melbourne Craft beers Jan 2021
lots of beers to try here! they will keep my weekends fully booked for the next few weeks :)
Whisky
Glenfarclas 10 year old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Glenfarclas 10 year old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
cooking
Cheese Boards!
There isn’t much better than a good cheese board. Especially when you have home made pear chutney or home made pear jam
cooking
Beef Picanha Brisket
A salt and pepper Beef Picanha cut from the local supermarket. I’ve been watching a lot of gugafoods videos on YouTube, so thought I’d try it out – the cut came seasoned on the fat side, but I seasoned the whole thing with: sea salt, fresh ground black pepper and Read more…
Beer
Pear Cider Bottling
I’ve been waiting to bottle my pear cider since I started making it – that time has finally arrived The bottling process was easy – I bought a reusable kit online which came with a syphoning hose and tap, and I got nice bottles from IKEA – before bottling, I Read more…
cooking
Pear Cider
I’ve been looking forward to this post for a year since we moved to our house. We have a pear tree in the back garden, and I was determined to use the fruit for something. In the very early spring I trimmed the tree after a little research to promote Read more…
cooking
Pear Chutney
I took a few of the pears from our harvest and made some pear chutney Once I had all the ingredients, it was fairly easy Just simmer for an hour and a half till it thickens Then serve :)
cooking
Home Made Pear Jam
After a bumper harvest from our pear tree, we decided to make some Home Made Pear Jam from a few of the pears. First time making jam, first time using our own Pears! I found a home made pear jam recipie online – 4 cups mashed pears 7. 5 cups Read more…
Liverpool
Liverpool
At the end of the COVID lockdown, we took a drive to see family in Kent; Both my Brother and his family and Zoes Sister and her family live down there. It was a long drive down (7 hours driving with two breaks) and on the way home we decided Read more…
Adventures
Blantyre Anti Aircraft Battery
There are limited opportunities for adventure during covid. This adventure took place less than 2 miles from our house, and for the government mandated 1 hour. ? https://blantyreproject.com/2016/12/blantyreferme-anti-aircraft-battery/
Adventures
Corona Camp 2020
Corona Lockdown 2020. We have been WFH for 3 weeks, Olivia is starting to get bored (she has completed netflix) I decided to put up the tent after reading about a guy walking the west highland way in his garden I grabbed my rucksack from under the stairs (where its Read more…
fitness
Huel Black Edition
At work we use myzone as an incentive to keep people fit – we have challenges each month to see who can do the most :) Ive used Huel in the past, but the white version has lots of carbs – the black version is higher in protein and lower Read more…
