Topers' Brew...

My neighbours do. They have a 4 acre plum orchard, and with a huge crop this year have started the process of making a generous batch of their own rakia. Due to last year's fruit crop failures after a late freeze killed all the fruit buds, the home-made rakia has been very much rationed this year!

Probably with the good grape harvest they'll be making wine again, too. My three grape vines have been amazingly productive. Too late for this year, but next year I intend to have a go at wine making.

What adventures in brewing, fermenting, or distilling have you been having?

Have you picked your grapes then, ours not ready for maybe couple weeks, still got bottles of wine made last year.

We add different fruits to vodka, brandy and rum, the cherry brandy is divine and the cherries great with ice cream.

My preferred home-made tipple is cider: with all our medical toing and froing, I've fallen behind somewhat this year but the French and American oak chips are festering away nicely in, respectively, 25 year old rakiya and my secret blend of Bourbon, Jack Daniels Apple, and Herr Lidl's ersatz bourbon and apricot liqueur. I'm also partial to a glass or three of fiery alcoholic Ginger Beer - best drunk standing up, as sitting in a chair while imbibing it mysteriously causes gravity to increase dramatically! 😁

I've treated myself to a Drinkmate, as SWMBO isn't too keen  on "bottle bombs" - and the Drinkmate is so convenient and versatile..