[Regia-NA] ot scrumpy

[Hrolf Douglasson]

if it takes the varnish off the bar its strong, we can easily get it down
sommerset way.
vara
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wulfhere se Treowryhta" <wulfhere@masspostroad.net>
To: <list-regia-na@lig.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Regia-NA] Info on halbier or halbi, Viking Normand Apple pear
breuvage?


> How can one test the alchohol level apart from drinking a pint? Here in
> Massachusetts, USA, Nanny capital of the free world,  all cider must be
> pasteurized. Most farms stopped making cider at that point as it was
> too costly a process. As kids we used to buy quarts of cider and set
> them in a dark spot with the cap loose. Pretty nasty stuff but if you
> don't mind loosing a little volume you can rack it off which gets rid
> of the slimy sludge on the bottom. Amazing what you can live through
> contrary to popular beliefs. I think the whole thing stemmed from the
> "Odwala" incident where a few children died from apple juice. Seems the
> deer where doing their business in the orchard like they always do, and
> the machinery didn't notice.  There's no substitute for preparing your
> own food with your own hands. Now I just shortcut the process and drop
> some Jack Daniels in the store stuff. ....It's apple time here, may
> have to go picking and fashion a press....
>
>
> On Tuesday, September 2, 2003, at 11:35 AM, Hrolf Douglasson wrote:
>
> > 10% is known...its normally cloudy and rough, with legends about dead
> > dogs
> > in it:)
> > vara
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Pete James" <peter@citizen.co.uk>
> > To: <list-regia-na@lig.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 4:03 PM
> > Subject: RE: [Regia-NA] Info on halbier or halbi, Viking Normand Apple
> > pear
> > breuvage?
> >
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > The term "scrumpy" can be used in more than one sense and mean
> > different
> > things to different people, but mainly it means cider made more or less
> > entirely from apples using traditional methods.
> >
> > This basically means that the juice is extracted from the apples
> > (preferably
> > proper cider apples; although good cider can be made using other types
> > of
> > apple) and then fermented naturally, usually without anything else much
> > being added. The scrumpy is then left to mature and after a while will
> > be
> > ready for the user.
> >
> > 5% alcohol by volume is not good, 8% is better and more common
> > ............
> >
> > Good stuff.
> >
> > Pete
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Wulfhere se Treowryhta [mailto:wulfhere@masspostroad.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 3:54 PM
> > To: list-regia-na@lig.net
> > Subject: Re: [Regia-NA] Info on halbier or halbi, Viking Normand Apple
> > pear breuvage?
> >
> >
> > OK....    What's scrumpy?
> >
> >
> > On Monday, September 1, 2003, at 02:45 AM, Hrolf Douglasson wrote:
> >
> >> Perry is an alcoholic drink made in the same way as cider, but with
> >> pears.
> >> Don't forget cider is very alcoholic in the UK.
> >> Vara (long time scrumpy drinker..if you don't know you won't believe:)
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: Benoit Fiset
> >> To: list-regia-na@lig.net
> >> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 7:06 PM
> >> Subject: [Regia-NA] Info on halbier or halbi, Viking Normand Apple
> >> pear breuvage?
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I recently talk with a freinds who is looking for info on this
> >> breuvage. It'semes to be call Halbier or Halbi. It's also seems to be
> >> a breuvage close to cider made from Pears and Apple...Any one as info
> >> on that...
> >>
> >> Thank's
> >>
> >> Godfroy
> >> Dex Aie!
> >>
> >
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