DIY disastersI just can't do power tools. They always fly out of control and end up embedded somewhere they shouldn't. I've no idea how I've still got all the appendages I was born with.
Add to that the fact that nothing ends up square, able to support weight or free of sticking-out sharp bits and you can see why I try to avoid DIY.
Tell us of your own DIY disasters.
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chthonic, Thu 3 Apr 2008, 17:19)
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Hooch-makingI've just taken my first steps into the world of DIY booze-making.
Last night I put a carton of grape juice, about 2l of water, some sugar and a teaspoon of yeast into a bottle.
It's definitely fermenting, as the balloon I put over the end has started to swell up from the CO2 (I think it will pop soon!)
I'm keeping it in a warmish place (near a radiator), shall add yeast again tommorow and on Friday, then put it in the fridge on Saturday to let it settle. Probably won't be amazingly alcoholic given only 5 days, more like a sort of weak grape beer, but still, we'll see.
(, Tue 8 Apr 2008, 10:21, 2 replies)
You want to take that balloon offYou need to let the carbon dioxide escape or you will eventually kill your yeast, you need a water trap (a small U bend with water in it that you stick on the top of the bottle) to let the CO2 out but stop bugs in the air getting in and spoiling your delicious brew.
(, Tue 8 Apr 2008, 10:30, closed)
YeastYou probably won't need to add more yeast once it's going.
(, Wed 9 Apr 2008, 19:15, closed)
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