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29-06-2007, 09:03 PM
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 Any weird ingredients for making wine? Go on everyone - I've just got this second hand book by Boots - Home wine making and brewing by B C A Turner - and I'm amazed at the things you can make wine from - so go on, set me a challenge - give me a main fruit or veg ingredient and I'll see if there is a recipe! Bernie 
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29-06-2007, 10:32 PM
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| Chillie??? 
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30-06-2007, 08:06 AM
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| Ooops! stumped at the first question! LOL! Although I do know you can make chilli vodka. Bernie 
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30-06-2007, 09:28 AM
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| I'm sure that I've heard of pea pod wine - sounds good to make something out ow what would otherwise be waste........
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30-06-2007, 10:03 AM
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| Birch sap wine is another interesting one!
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30-06-2007, 11:26 AM
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30-06-2007, 11:39 AM
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| Birch sap wine Quote:
Take the sap only from mature trees in March: bore a small 1" hole deep, slanting upwards about 15" from the ground. Push into the hold, one end of a rubber tube and push the other end into a jar, the neck of which has been plugged round with cotton wool to keep out dust and insects. Cover the jar to keep out the light and to protect the jar for 2 or 3 days until it is nearly full. Plug the hole with a suitable cork to prevent further drainage and the death of the tree. 6pt sap 1/2 pt white grape juice concentrate 2 1/4lb sugar 2 tsp citric acid 1/2 tsp tannin campden tablets nutrient gp yeast Simmer the sap, sugar and acid for 10 minutes. When cool, stir in the grape juice concentrate, tannin, nutrient and yeast. Pour into a fermentation jar, top up, fit an air lock and ferment to SG 1.008. Rack and add 2 crushed campden tablets to terminate fermentation so that this wine can be served slightly sweet. Has anyone ever made this? Bernie
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30-06-2007, 04:32 PM
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| Artichoke wine Sorry - not jerusalem but artichokes! 2kg artichokes 250g grape juice concentrate 1kg sugar 25g root ginger 4 small lemons 3.5 lts water 1/2 tsp tannin nutrient gp yeast Mince the artichokes, thinly pare the lemons, bruise the giner, add to 2.5 litres of the water and gently boil for 30 minutes. Strain, stir in the sugar and when cool stir in the grape juice concentrate, the lemon juice, tannin, nutrient and yeast. Pour into a fermentation jar, top up with cold boiled water and ferment under an air lock to dryness.
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30-06-2007, 04:43 PM
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| (Sweet) banana wine I 2kg peeled, very ripe bananas 2 large lemons 250g white grape juice concentrate 1kg sugar 4 litres water 1 tsp citric acid 1/2 tsp tannin campden tablets cereal yeast Peel the bananas and place them in a muslin bag together with the thinly pared rind of the lemons. Boil them in 3 litres water for 30 minutes. Strain onto the sugar and stir until it is dissolved. When cool, stir in the grape juice concentrate, the lemon juice, acid, tannin, nutrient and an active yeast. Pour into a fermentation jar, top up with cold boiled water fit an air lock and ferment to SG 1.015. Rack and add 2 crushed campden tablets to terminate fermentation.
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30-06-2007, 04:46 PM
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| Dried banana wine 350g dried bananas 2 large lemons 250g white grape juice concentrate 1kg sugar 4 litres water 1 tsp citric acid 1/2 tsp tannin campden tablets nutrient cereal yeast Soak the bananas overnight in 2 litres of cold water then proceed as recipe noted above.
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30-06-2007, 04:47 PM
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| Question: would you really drink banana wine? Bernie 
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30-06-2007, 05:00 PM
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| We drank Banana Beer at Xmas! From Asda I used to make Fruit Juice wine, out of those longlife cartons (c.55p). Result was rather rough, but went down well at student parties.
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30-06-2007, 05:10 PM
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A few years ago a frind who worked at the local zoo offered me 'fades'. These are fruits that have gone past their use by date and therefor not suitable for animal feed. A few days later, I returned home from work to find an industrial black bin bag on my doorstep FULL of faded bananas. I had to make a few quick 'phone calls to local amateur brewers offering freebies. There was a lot of banana wine made that year. It mixed well with the bumper crop of crab apples to make 'crabana' wine.  |
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30-06-2007, 07:20 PM
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| well i never! i'm learning more and more about home brew each day! Any other ingredients everyone? Bernie
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30-06-2007, 08:52 PM
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| C.J. Berry I have the same book and find it a very useful reference. Bananas give a very strong tasting wine and crab apples help to make it more like a light white wine rather than a galliano style spirit. You could use Banana wine, vodka ( I seem to remember from my surfing days ) and tonic ?What was a harvey wall banger, keep it clean !! |
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30-06-2007, 09:12 PM
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| Mrs BVP (who hails from Yorkshire) is adamant her mate made 'Yorkshire Pudding Wine'! Tasting Notes: Drinkable Year: 1988 (a unique vintage) It was acceptable in the 80's
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01-07-2007, 09:30 AM
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01-07-2007, 09:45 AM
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| I saw a recipe for ONION wine somewhere.Has anyone been brave(or daft)enough to try that! |
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01-07-2007, 05:22 PM
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| Sorry, no ideas for onion - but I really don't think that I would drink it! Bernie
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02-07-2007, 10:56 AM
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| A couple of peeled ripe bananas added to any must will help a wine to clear.
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