Home made wines

[Scunny Zeb]

What kind of lychees did you use? I like the idea of this one. Tinned or fresh?
Thanks

Makes a Gewürztraminer type wine...

2 tins lychees from Tesco in LIGHT syrup
1ltr Tesco pure pressed white grape juice
900g Sugar (or thereabouts, sg 1.080 is what I aimed for)
2 tsp pectolase
1/8th tsp tannin
3tsp Tartric acid. (measured to 4ml with a Ritchies acid test kit)
white wine yeast


Started in bucket at 1.080 ish transfered to Demijohn at 1.020 fermented to dry

[Brewer-again]

wines

Apple,---- nice light white
pear,---- Tastes of pears !!
grapes, my own,---- excellent red
grape and apple,---- nice
tea and raisin,---- excellent
blackberries,---- better than my grape
blackberry and apple,---- lighter red but lovely
pea pod,---- nice medium bodied white
Rhubarb,---- nice rose
Rhubarb and apple,---- nice with some body
Sugar beet and gorse flower,---- very nice considering we were broke.

If wines go wrong it is due to bacteria getting in so just keep it all clean and air locked, then brew on.

[fran]

I've got blackberry and damson, damson (with barley) and damson with odd assorted dried fruits in it (think I'll call it August wine) all on the go.

Haven't done this for 35 years! Guess who's discovered loads of damson trees (I think!) on their plot!