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Old Jan 2nd 2014, 2:50 pm
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Hi guys been in Saudi 1 month now . From Wales uk and 25 . Been to a few embassy parties which have been great . Any other social events coming up ? Any advice and guidance will be great . Thanks
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Buy a big box of Daniya grape juice from Carrefour, one 19 litre water bottle , drink the water . Add the juice , add 8-10% sugar according to taste, 2-3 teaspoons of yeast , place condom over the top , prick condom with a pin a few times , shake daily until no more gas , leave to settle for a week or two , siphon off and enjoy . Red or white works fine .
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Buy a big box of Daniya grape juice from Carrefour, one 19 litre water bottle , drink the water . Add the juice , add 8-10% sugar according to taste, 2-3 teaspoons of yeast , place condom over the top , prick condom with a pin a few times , shake daily until no more gas , leave to settle for a week or two , siphon off and enjoy . Red or white works fine .
Or Ceres (red grape) (allegedly) (so I read on t'internet)
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A can of diet coke and 1l stewed tea nice too
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Or Ceres (red grape) (allegedly) (so I read on t'internet)
not keen on the Ceres , maybe I didn't leave it long enough but it didn't seem to turn out that well.
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The Blue Flame kind of doesn't join the dots too well. Obviously not bothering to let it mature or half a year minimum, 25% more sugar and chilling the result to make alcopops is probably the way to go.
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The Blue Flame kind of doesn't join the dots too well. Obviously not bothering to let it mature or half a year minimum, 25% more sugar and chilling the result to make alcopops is probably the way to go.
The problem with the friendly blue flame stuff is that it's not very immediate....
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No, no no no! You have to buy the stuff in the green glass bottle ! (sorry, can't recall the name)
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No, no no no! You have to buy the stuff in the green glass bottle ! (sorry, can't recall the name)
Rauch.
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Rauch.
Yes.
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Originally Posted by OleJanx
Rauch.
Rauch is good for the bottles because 1) they look nice , and 2) you can do a secondary fermentation for beer or sparkling wine because of the Grolsch style bottle top. Working on some champagne for my birthday in April. They do say you need a hobby in Saudi.
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Hi guys been in Saudi 1 month now . From Wales uk and 25 . Been to a few embassy parties which have been great . Any other social events coming up ? Any advice and guidance will be great . Thanks
Hi jimmy moving to Riyadh month for a Job can you suggest any accommodation on a sharing or a small studio


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