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Eddy

@edantjam.bsky.social
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Dad, gardener and Pharmacist

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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Fun afternoon playing games with the family:)
Apocalypse board game, multiple mad max-esque minis.
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
1.5kg of ripe cherry toms and 750g of unripe. Making a green tomato chutney and thinking about what to do with the ripe ones. Have already dehydrated a couple kg of them over the last month so thinking I might make a sauce.
Big tub of red ripe cherry tomatoes, next to a tub the same size but roughly half as full of green unripe cherry tomatoes
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Been in the garden picking damsons, a few windfall apples (will do a proper pick next week when I can do something with them) and cherry tomatoes. Loads more tomatoes to ripen, so they will either do that or become green tomato chutney
Damsons in a bucket with a few apples2 large tubs of cherry tomatoes approx 3l of them
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Lovely day today
A gentle rain game laid out on an outdoor table with a coffeeCoastal scene, telegraph pole in centre with a lot of birds perching on the wireFish and chips with a village green in the background. There is a flower display in an old boat.Hubbell space telescope Lego set, the first 2 bags and the instructions
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Been to the Grainger market today for a fish dinner - Fresh squid (cooked with salt and pepper), prawns (in soy), mussels (in beer) and crevettes:)
Whole squidsCooked mussels, squid, prawns and crevettes
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
That's my summer plans taking form:) #lego
Lego Hubble space telescope box
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Lovely evening for a bit of a fire:)
Massive logs on a fire pit
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
After a pre lunch delivery, I managed to actually get my beer made - it's a tropical stout for an upcoming swap with another homebrew club:)
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Lights out at S.Gosforth - signals providing mood lighting:)
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Brewing up a SMaSH today! @northeasthbc.bsky.social
Large tub of grain, bag of Jester hops and a packet of yeast labelled "FIVE"3 tubs of hop pellets, a refractometer, an iSpindel and a laptop with brewing software open
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Made a ginger beer today, extra pale ale malt, loads of ginger and a little bit of sugar. Hit all my numbers so hopefully it comes out alright. @northeasthbc.bsky.social
Big bowl of gingerBig tub of grated gingerCompost bin with spent grain and ginger
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
This is the only pic I can find of it, this was 2 weeks after bottling - it did get some more carb than this. 11%
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
New year, new game - Charterstone, a legacy game to get stuck into!
Game set up on a table
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Making curry powder today:)
Uncooked whole spices. Coriander seeds, black mustard seeds, chilli, cumin seeds, cloves, black peppercorns, fenugreek and tumericCooking whole spices in a frying pan: Coriander seeds, black mustard seeds, chilli, cumin seeds, cloves and black peppercornsCooked whole spices: Coriander seeds, black mustard seeds, chilli, cumin seeds, cloves, black peppercorns, fenugreek and tumeric
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Brewed the Belgian Strong Golden Ale recipe from the Greg Hughes book today, haven't used candi sugar for a while so was fun. Grains composted and yeast pitched:)
Grain in a bagTettnang hops measured out, saaz hops measured out, candi sugar and a packet of yeast.Grain and hop matter in a composting bin
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Played a couple of game tonight - a print and play game I printed yesterday (Sprawlopolis) and a legacy game (Legends of Yu) lots of fun!
Overlapping cards, each card is in quarters with 4 different colours, they represent a city with roads and 4 different zones.
The cards are arranged to make the roads connect and the coloured zones make groups where possibleGame laid out in starting position.
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Been a bit slow on the brewing recently, a buddy in work gave me this Düsseldorf alt kit so I've had a go on Thursday Also turned this cheap 33l AliExpress SS pan into a fermenter so we'll see how that goes.
Brewing equipment - a 3 in 1 kettle, mash bin and cooking cool upside down drying on a towel and a bag of grain.Shiny silver metal pan with reflection of board games in lid. 
There is a grommet in the lid Compost bin with spent grain and hops on the top.
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Same, picked these up in Newcastle earlier - where to start ....
4 cans of beer: Henhouse county pale - Rigg and Furrow, We need a bigger dumpster - Twice Brewed, Jackalope - Sinister Brew, Geometry of sound - Wylam Vs Verdant.
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Played some board games with the kids then I did a bit of Lego - been meaning to get this out for a while now:)
Partially built Lego set with instructions
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Been to the Grainger market yesterday and cooking up these treats later today:)
A whole squid on a chopping boardMussels in water
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
That's a wrap on brewday - cleaning done, yeast pitched, grain composted:) I even almost hit my numbers!
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Brewday tomorrow @northeasthbc.bsky.social - making my Xmas ale share.brewfather.app/PMYJdzo2xcEm44
Tub with different coloured grains visible (bed of light and a few dark grains on top).
2 hop varieties - fuggles and magnum.
A massive jar of honey.
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Not the best hop harvest this year, got a bit more than pictured but only 200g in the end. Vacuum sealed and popped in the freezer. Will be enough to finish my spring golden ale next year. Variety: Goldings
Blue tub with a scattering of hop flowers
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Add a manta ray to that list! Pelican for scale
Pelican on the sea, shadow in the sea is at least 3 times bigger and it's a manta ray
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Current rally for wildlife seen while camping: Possum, rainbow lorikeet, kookaburra, pelican, cormorant, Aussie pied cormorant, Aussie bush duck, so many kangaroo, magpies, some kind of pied wagtail:)
Kookaburra Pelicans and cormorant on a rock by a lakePied Australian cormorant on a rock by a lake Australian bush duck on grass
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Important business going on at Heathrow:)
2DS and headphones charging on a table
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
New game time! Mycelia, got from @travellingmanuk.bsky.social today:)
Mycelia game set up, triangle board pieces in a star shape and loads of mushroom shaped stuff.
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Lovely pint of cask Arbor APA at Mean Eyed Cat
Pint of beer on a table outside
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Got a pile of sloes off a buddy so got a couple of litres of sloe gin started for Xmas! The sloes were frozen, so the sugar hasn't fully dissolved yet, will probably take a day or two with occasional shaking I'd think.
3 litre green rectangular gin bottles with visible sugar, sloes and liquid in them.
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Camping (posh camping this time) up in rural Northumberland. Lovely spot near Haltwhistle
Sunset over a hill, the sun is shining through a treeMorning sunshine over a campsite of pods
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Made a chicken tikka masala but last minute realised I had no rice, so quick roti made instead:)
Roti on a plateChicken curry in a bowl
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
It appears to be a Saturday after 1pm, would be rude not to pop in
Sign for Rigg and Furrow brewery with opening times
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Time to call it a night
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Camping up in rural Northumberland, tomorrow's walk will take us to an ice cream dairy then a brewery!
Panoramic picture of tent and trees behind itPicture of dusk view of field and trees
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Beer nicely cooled and ready to ferment:)
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Boil on the go!
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Prep this morning for my brew day, making a beer for the @elusivebrewing.com malt miller competition
3 lots of hop pellets next to a laptop
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Break in the rain, time to cook the tea!
Stove with pan, tub of filled pasta next to it, mixed sunny and cloudy backdrop from tent porch
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
A few from the last few days camping up at Kielder. Couple of bracing walks, some absolutely stunning forest and a rural pub visit!
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
After a successful day yesterday of brewing and Vietnamese food, I'm chilling out today with Lego:) just finished this!
Lego "A Frame Cabin" built and sat on a tray
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
I've been trying to find ways of making darker SMaSH, this was today. The last dark SMaSH I made was a Keptinis which I enjoyed:)
A measuring cylinder with dark brown beer in held up to a white fermenter bin for contrast
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
This evening I've had a bottle of Sierra Nevada homage and a coffee oatmeal stout both while catching up with buddies online:)
Dark golden ale in a dimpled pint glassRecipe for beer in the other picture available here: https://share.brewfather.app/DTBjOAiOxXzEcu
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Eddy @edantjam.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
We had a variety of seafood from the fish quay today. Beer cooked mussels, ginger garlic soy and chilli prawns and a platter of other various bits:) crusty bread as well (not pictured)
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