Hello there

[chef]

can you not home brew over there?

Funny you should ask that, does anyone know anything about converting the produce from 12 fully grown apple trees into cider? They are the size of tennis balls right now, still sour but just about edible, apparently half the trees are late summer producers and the other half autumn trees

I'm thinking of somehow incorporating a spare RaspberryPi I have using BrewPi.

[KaiserWilly]

Sweden: where everybody has a Volvo and shops in Ikea.

[doodab]

Sweden: where everybody has a Volvo and shops in Ikea.

Sounds like the bit of Croydon that wants to be posh.

[EternalOptimist]

sorry to hear that chef. where abouts are you

[vetran]

Recipes and how to make cider

must admit I just make mine with supermarket apple juice.

Cheap bananas are also good, makes a nice dry white that strips paint.

[Paddy]

Morning all,

I know I've been afk for a while, a quick recap to save any later

German Gf chef and I have split up, no she didn't run off with someone else, no I didn't either, it just wasn't to be and better to discover that before marriage and kids came along. Perhaps the box was a sign

I'm now living in Sweden, happy, still in contract and enjoying the last of a summer break before back to work.

Sweden good points
- great people
- great seafood
- high quality of living
- cheaper house prices with lots of space for your money
- easy to integrate into
- Swedish is way easier to learn than german

Sweden bad points
- eye watering tax levels
- stupid state run alcohol monopoly
- high alcohol prices (luckily I'm living just a short trip from Denmark)

So, that's my update, what have I missed in the last 2 months?

P.s well done Brillo on your race

I recommend you take a trip to Norway and find a nice girl there. Norwegian girls are absolute tops for having a nice attitude and being happy.

[BrilloPad]

Great to see you again Chef

Enough of all this personal malarky - tell us about the Swedish women. Is it true they are even sexier than cojak? Piccies appreciated....

[chef]

Recipes and how to make cider

must admit I just make mine with supermarket apple juice.

Cheap bananas are also good, makes a nice dry white that strips paint.

a good recipe, thanks, but i should have worded my question along the lines of

"does anyone have any advice in how to get apples (in large quantities, think a few to several thousand apples harvest based upon the fact the trees are 20+ years old and there's 12 of them) into a state where by i can turn them into cider? i.e I think i might need a scratter, a press.. etc. any help on what kit is recommended and brands/model would be greatly appreciated".

I have a cellar and a decent amount of outside space. The harvest will obviously be yearly and so i dont mind investing in some kit, I guess given the yield I will be looking at, buying kit thats above the average home gardener in scale but below that of industrial brewing is required.

My knowledge of this is absolute zero, so far I'm at the point of

"12 old apple trees, wow thats a lot of apples growing on them, hmmm I know.. given that alcohol is so expensive over here then how about I brew my own cider ?? (for home consumption obviously). How hard can it be? I have a cellar, a large garden and indoor space all of which is private away from prying eyes... chefs autumn cider brew... I like the sound of it. Ooo I know, I've heard of using a raspberrypi as a brewing controller, so a bit of investment, a lot of apple picking and some hard work and I'll be sipping chefs cider brew v1.0 in a short while.. nice"

[Mich the Tester]

Afternoon chef

[chef]

Great to see you again Chef

Enough of all this personal malarky - tell us about the Swedish women. Is it true they are even sexier than cojak? Piccies appreciated....

If you like blondes with tanned skin then sweden is perfect