tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post1556782425774277935..comments2024-03-28T08:46:59.527-06:00Comments on NORTHSIDER : Cleaning Out The Barn And More Work For The Cider Mechanic.northsider http://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-91780525180918441262015-01-28T02:10:21.507-07:002015-01-28T02:10:21.507-07:00Hi Twiggy. You also have a back that gives you ji...Hi Twiggy. You also have a back that gives you jip. So you know what it's like, don't you? I like how all the English/Scottish, Welsh, Irish are all different. I once visited Top Withens above Haworth and sample the Wuthering mist on the moors. Very windy today.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-23914920748795597252015-01-28T02:06:33.691-07:002015-01-28T02:06:33.691-07:00I am really pleased you enjoy reading the blog, CT...I am really pleased you enjoy reading the blog, CT. Will take your advice for my old back. Thanks!northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-39349378086611204732015-01-28T02:05:10.095-07:002015-01-28T02:05:10.095-07:00Dunno John. Strange isn't it?Dunno John. Strange isn't it?northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-1991717556747455092015-01-28T02:04:25.835-07:002015-01-28T02:04:25.835-07:00Yes, I have visited similar cider places in the En...Yes, I have visited similar cider places in the English West Country. They are great places to visit aren't they? <br /><br />We had 5 apples last year from our 2 apple trees. We planted them 2 years a go. Hoping for a better harvest this year.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-75237295626180347022015-01-27T18:22:20.199-07:002015-01-27T18:22:20.199-07:00Yes Dave, used to make it much more than we do now...Yes Dave, used to make it much more than we do now though, I would often leave it to become really alcoholic, we also make various home made wines, the favourite is elderflower champagne.Anne Wilsonhttp://anirishalternative.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-54161443185963883482015-01-27T16:44:22.809-07:002015-01-27T16:44:22.809-07:00Oooo Dave, I echo John, look after your back. Hope...Oooo Dave, I echo John, look after your back. Hope you had a nice hot bath this evening and take a hot water bottle to bed. I like Irish mizzle, we get a lot on our hols, always seem so much nicer than Yorkshire drizzle.<br />TwiggyTwiggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09065849697979313992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-8494703618183448112015-01-27T14:32:38.507-07:002015-01-27T14:32:38.507-07:00Yes, I've tried the scrumpy from a place calle...Yes, I've tried the scrumpy from a place called kingsbury episcopi (no, not kidding, look on google maps) a cider farm with the original wooden equipment from probably the 1800s, Julian Temperly is the owner / operator, trading as The Somerset Cider Brandy Co, he re-introduced cider brandy-making to the area. His cider (they don't call it scrumpy) is made in the traditional way, it's a really interesting place to look round, everything's on display and working. There's 3 grades, sweet, dry and medium, the medium is just a mix of the sweet and the dry, dispensed by the gallon into your own container from big wooden casks (make sure it's glass, the stuff eats plastic) and the last time I was there was £1.80 per gallon, but it'll have gone up now. God only knows what the % ABV is, but it's good stuff for cleaning drains or stripping paint, it has a greenish tinge, be very careful with it (as you found out). I also had the mother and father of all hang-overs after a session on the stuff. <br /><br />Hope the apple trees are productive, there's a big old apple in the back garden, I've never had an apple from it, it developes a few small green fruits then drops them before they get any bigger, what the birds don't get the slugs do. House was built early 60s, I think it must have been planted then.cumbrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047500383078884463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-43861663365359524082015-01-27T14:24:48.896-07:002015-01-27T14:24:48.896-07:00Always enjoy reading what your day has held. Lie f...Always enjoy reading what your day has held. Lie flat on the floor to ease that back and put some epsom salts in the bath, Mr Dave ;o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-66512589307631232742015-01-27T14:13:44.665-07:002015-01-27T14:13:44.665-07:00God only knows why its duplicated my comments?God only knows why its duplicated my comments?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13845113520987402425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-89086829401104032902015-01-27T14:13:22.775-07:002015-01-27T14:13:22.775-07:00God only knows why its duplicated my comments?God only knows why its duplicated my comments?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13845113520987402425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-67093540087735856272015-01-27T13:41:46.243-07:002015-01-27T13:41:46.243-07:00Do you make ginger beer Anne? Do you make ginger beer Anne? northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-49630521395961565222015-01-27T13:41:06.290-07:002015-01-27T13:41:06.290-07:00Hi Anne. Yes I know Future Forests in Kealkil,her...Hi Anne. Yes I know Future Forests in Kealkil,here in Bantry. They are very good and always give good planting advice. I think they won a medal at Chelsea Flower Show a couple of years a go. Thanks!northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-53438972928263212262015-01-27T13:38:57.200-07:002015-01-27T13:38:57.200-07:00Much appreciated kind sir. Will check that out. ...Much appreciated kind sir. Will check that out. Thank you!northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-380528362445497852015-01-27T13:38:00.045-07:002015-01-27T13:38:00.045-07:00Thanks John. There isn't much protection on t...Thanks John. There isn't much protection on the back is there? Thanks for your concern!northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-61280511077476497522015-01-27T12:20:43.761-07:002015-01-27T12:20:43.761-07:00Have a look at Future Forest website they have hal...Have a look at Future Forest website they have half a doz cider apple varieties, they are based in Cork. Cant you get your son onto ginger beer, quick and so easy to make.Anne Wilsonhttp://anirishalternative.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-57757556391307823312015-01-27T11:55:18.881-07:002015-01-27T11:55:18.881-07:00Have a look at me recipe page old man, there's...Have a look at me recipe page old man, there's a link to my humble cider making attempts.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13845113520987402425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-47121610341264000682015-01-27T11:54:54.103-07:002015-01-27T11:54:54.103-07:00Have a look at me recipe page old man, there's...Have a look at me recipe page old man, there's a link to my humble cider making attempts.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13845113520987402425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-45692738311201777072015-01-27T11:29:03.912-07:002015-01-27T11:29:03.912-07:00Look after that back Dave..,,,,look after that bac...Look after that back Dave..,,,,look after that back xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-37788290786751397842015-01-27T10:45:45.055-07:002015-01-27T10:45:45.055-07:00I knew you would know, Cumbrian. Bought 2 more ap...I knew you would know, Cumbrian. Bought 2 more apple trees this Autumn for missus birthday. That makes 4 apple trees and a pear tree. Have you ever tried the scrumpy? I remember once paying a fiver at Glastonbury music festival (1989) for a gallon container full of Scrumpy complete with chunks of floating wood. It did the job and I had a cracking head ache next morning! Thanks!northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-43433969200998456122015-01-27T10:36:23.844-07:002015-01-27T10:36:23.844-07:00Tried turbo cider once, just cheap superstore appl...Tried turbo cider once, just cheap superstore apple juice, add sugar and yeast and ferment to an alcoholic drink. But the basic apple juice was just as expensive as the cheapo plastic bottles of cider. Didn't turn out very well either.<br /><br />There's some good cider-making kits though, I had more success with them, easier than beer. Might be worth a try.cumbrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047500383078884463noreply@blogger.com