The spicy prawn rice went down a treat. There were one or two mutterings about the spice but it all got eaten.

With the eldest daughter having started at university there has been a need to start thinking on how to cut down on the weekend beer consumption and save some money.

The home brew shop in Birkenhead has, hopefully, provided the perfect solution. Make my own.

I had most of the equipment in the basement so all I need was a tin can of malt and some brewing sugar.

It has been fermenting for the last week and this evening we decanted it into a barrel where it will sit patiently for the next couple of weeks.

It should be ready for Christmas