I started the scrumpy a long time ago.  About a month.  Certainly before the blog.  It is a funny sort of recipe and I am not sure about the results.  I fiddled with the recipe because I was impatient and because it seemed to have no yeast involved at all.  But what is left is sort of a rich apple soup that is alcoholic, tastes of apples and ginger and smells of bread.  I really think I need to do my research in to scrumpy for next time.

Today I just bottled it off, filtering it through my bag.  I used four 2l bottles but could only find three caps so used a brewing cap.  The recipe said tighten them to the point where they are nearly tight, so I have done that.  I am not convinced that this is going to be drinkable but I will keep following the recipe (apart from the added yeast and the blitzing of the apples).

I now have to leave them for five weeks before storing for another two months in a dark place.  Maybe some magic will happen.  I just checked them and they are still fermenting for sure.  I’ve loosened the caps until I can hear the gas seeping out, then done them up a tiny bit.  Maybe that is enough to keep the oxygen out.