So, I ordered a box of 16 beers from beermerchants.com. They arrived at some customs warehouse, I gave the post office my blessing to do the customs clearance, and a week later I got a slip in my mailbox that for the princely sum of 100 Euros or so, I was welcome to pick it up.
When I came home and opened it, I found that two bottles were broken. They were not the most interesting ones, the new and rare stuff from new English breweries were intact. Beer from breweries like Gadd’s, Hardknott and The Kernel.
The broken bottles had soaked into the cardboard, making a smelly papier mache. Some of the labels of the remaining bottles were also ruined, but I was not going to enter them into any beauty contes anyway.
No, the problem were the uninvited visitors they had attracted. Fruit flies.
I immediately cleaned all the remaining bottles on the outside, throwing away the soiled cardboard.
But here we are, five days later. They are still hanging around in the kitchen, expecting more beer. Any good remedies short of doing the whole pesticide routine?
Mix about 2 fingers of water with equal amounts of Apple cider vinegar in a small glass. Mix in half a tea spoon of sugar, and a drop of soap. Leav the glass where the flies are for a couple of days and the flies will drown in the glass.
You’ve been christened! I know of no brewery, bar or beer dude that hasn’t gone through at least one bout with fruit flies. Keep the place clean and tidy and they will soon die of old age. Or you can try to vacuum them in mid flight. That’s fun to watch.
OK. I’ll try the vinegar anyway. I’ve had them before, but not as persistent.
Zalo og eddik. Den ene tiltrekker fluene, den andre dreper dem, men husker ikke helt hvilken som er hvilken… Alexis oppskrift virket unødvendig omstendelig (men dere er vel ikke ølnerder for ingenting…)