The silent growth of contributors to this thread is an indication that we as a nation are embarking on a belt-tightening voyage like no other.
The urbanites will be yearning for sloe gin or whiskey by the time Christmas comes as the retail price of a standard 70cl bottle of whiskey reaches ā¬70.
Bags of chips in the greater Dublin area could reach ā¬8 if we withhold raw material long enough. Be lads writing to Santa for bags of turf yetā¦ā¦
You mightnāt be too far off the mark there @anon67715551. Iāve 3 year oak firewood that might command as much per bag as coal if we get a good hard winter. Itās just on or around the 16% moisture mark and Iāll spend manys a night after a late late show shoving on a final stick to watch it take off and crackle with a drop of redbreast.
Iām not sure the amount of air you have there is a good thing, and I donāt fully know why to be honest.
With the sugar and the yeast in the skins, youād be promoting some form of bacteria feeding off the oxygen. Anytime I bottle anything like that itās a small gap I Ieave.
Hopefully it has no effect, maybe just something to keep in mind next time.
Not at all. What @the_mixer_walsh has done there is the finest. Heās not looking to carry out a fermentation. Itās already full of alcohol. This is simply an infusion to create a sloe gin liqueur.
Agreed.
I think the best yeasts can manage is around 20%. Hence distillationā¦
Glad to read this as I have used the exact same mason jar.
Fantastic, thanks.
Thatās the job. You wonāt be disappointed.
How long does it need to be kept in the bottle once you decant it in? Or can you drink it straight away at that point.
Decant it through a double-muslin into the bottle. You can drink it straight away, but like all good things if you can give it time the flavour develops. Iād usually make a few bottles at a time, and Iād be pissed as a mattress by the end of the bottling process. Not all the produce survives.
Iām after finding 2kg of blackberries in the freezer. Tesco has some cheapish whisky for around ā¬22 a bottle. Could be ideal. Famous Grouse and Teachers.
Decanted it back into the bottle there. Itās very good.
Lads paying 22 euro for bad whiskey when 25kg of flake maize is 12 euro. It just doesnāt add up.
You didnāt give it long. It is savage tack in fairness.
3 weeks it said in the recipe. I gave it 4?
Months not weeks I think
Ok seems like I decanted too early. Not sure where I saw 3 weeks. Tasted spot on though.
I remember when I had my first blackberry whiskey!
Itāll be the finest, and more importantly itāll get you as pissed as a mattress.
