Ahh nectar! Did you buy these in Goa or bring them with you from the UK? I think I already know the answer but just checking

Bought them in Tesco though kids got them cheaper in Asda
We did try to do the import thing 3 years ago and Scottish and Newcastle said they were on the case - hmmmmmmm 3 years down the line it is still that awful yukky stuff they have here

Which is why I am now brewing my own Have 5 barrels of real scrumpy brewing and will be ready in roughly 2 months! Had to make my own apple press with plywood and vices, and getting hold of wine yeast was a bugger, but (hopefully!) the end product will turn out OK! Can't be worse than the local offering in any case!

ok - where will u bee in 2 month-hubyb will sniff it out!

I'll be in the same place in Candolim Took me the best part of a day to dice and then squeeze the juice from 300+ apples (which I ordered specifically cider apples from an orchard in N. India). Hopefully my efforts will be worth it. The raw apple juice was divine, the cider SHOULD also be! Watch this space. If it tastes good then I might bottle it!

J

Don't drink it all,save a couple of bottles for me,Ill be out on the April
GC

Decanted the cider today! (first decantation) That is poored off the top (good stuff) into different barrels, and threw away the residue at the bottom. Had a sneaky taste and yes still divine! But still not fully English cider though, that will have to wait for another 1.5 months but getting there! Cider is cloudy currently, and I quite like it that way, but investigating ways to make SOME of it clear. I will then do a blind taste amongst friends (watch this space) to come and taste & test to determine which is better - cloudy or clear! So far the cider is flat which is what I intended, but also hoping to make some of it sparkling

Sound good to me,when do we get the invite to your cider tasting and nibbles party
GC umm!! If we all loose our property we can drowned our sorrows on your cider

1.5 months it will be ready, which makes the end of April by my calculation! Not a party, but a discreet 'tasting session' will ensue, and I intend to have different cider varieties (some cloudy, some clear, some sparkling) which will require objective evaluation by the invitees. As to which variety is good and I should make more of, and which is not good and wasting my time by making

Will update when the cider is ready, at the moment it's pretty virgin - although now fermented - apple juice.

J x

Keep us posted on the results
GC

Will it be 'slimming cider'?
Bearing in mind the title of this thread - couldn't resist!!

You could have a little niche business there if it turns out ok.

Dread - x

I will bring you a bar of chocolate when we come over to Mojos

Best make it snappy its closing on saturday, last night!!!!thank you!!

So humid just dripping away

Is that you nor Julia's cider dripping away????
Lucky you - it's raining here......again !

Dread - on the cider before long !
x