Good video GK. Those crested rooks (Corvus frugilegus) are hard nosed blighters - Eh !
I've seen those bast*rds chasing down a Red Kyte all over the sky. They work like Hiennas. A nasty piece of work, and if you give them a verbal bollocking from the ground below for attaching other nice birds- they scawk overhead, teasing and menacing. Their dung is as heavy as a magpie's to clean-up.

Give me a gun, teach 'em a lesson.

Now - The thing about JC ! They need to re-invent the brand for me and some other folks I know.

I've had to suffer so much of their red rubbish, a sickly extraction without enough tanin, and over sweet & soft cab mixes at parties - That I'd rather have a nice cup of coffee. Some of it in my mind, I'm sure, but for certain - that is the 1st impulse I get, on seeing them stacked on the kitchen table.

This white sparkler is most likely Ok - but I dread it being ............?

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The JC is too sweet for me. I dare say that it's commercially dry but that can mean anything up to 11g of RS in sparkling wine.

The Lindauer basic is roughly the same price as the JC and is a totally different class.

I opened a bottle of Elderflower champers. Very light at this stage with a flavour almost of rose oil. Sweet too.

Is this fairly normal at this stage, GK ?

OOPS !

Just spotted the empties...I had the Cha / PN version. Task for tomorrow (other than new CH boiler)...get JC BdB. Oh and new back tyre, and. and I should be in bed. Help me Rhonda

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I’m surprised its sweet, did it ferment out completely? (not stalled) did you take a SG reading, start & finish? If you plan to do this regularly I recommend you invest in a hydrometer, they're only around £10.

Thin? probably, if you only used flower heads, lemons, water and sugar. That's why I always add a litre of grape juice to each gallon, it adds body and mouth feel.

Bugger !

I didn't add grape juice so they probably won't mature into nice wines. Don't know if it stalled but probably did as it's really sweet.

Can always sell it through the Co-Op as a new half price special offer to dimwits MSB.

No need for a fancy name they only see the offer sign.

Poncy Sweet Tat MSB. £5.99

Bottled in Wales

Sorry but poncy Sweet Tat is out of stock, why not try...

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[quote="Goosegogs"]Bugger !

I didn't add grape juice so they probably won't mature into nice wines. Don't know if it stalled but probably did as it's really sweet.

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Oh well, you could always use it for cooking.

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