Two_Sheds' Greengage Wine

[Issy]

Well it’s glugging away really well!

[Deltawhiskey]

There is a really good book on winemaking called 'Making Wines Like Those You Buy' by Bryan Acton and Peter Duncan. In their recipes they use different fruits to produce wines that really do taste like commercial ones. I made a Hock a couple of years ago I think from apples or rhubarb and it was amazing.
David

[veggiechicken]

Hi Jack and welcome.
This is a 7 year old thread so doubt that you'll get a reply from the original poster!
Reading the posts - it sounds like a gallon.

[jackondrums]

How many litres is this recipe for?

Hi,
How many litres is this recipe for?

[Pickle]

Think I'll be making this one next year provided we don't lose our greengages to wind and wasps like we did this year

[Two_Sheds]

Oh, it's not sharp any more! It's really drinkable, comparable to a supermarket Chardonnay, and works out 39p a bottle. Recommended

[Two_Sheds]

Finally bottled the greengage wine: it was really clear and really quite drinkable, but OH said a bit sharp. I'll try a bottle in 6 months time

[Keith2202]

No worries. Hope there are no bugs in it and you get a good brew

Thanks for your help shirl.
I bottled some of it last night and had a glass. I was amazed to find it tastes pretty good! I didn't see any bugs in it. That was my first attempt at wine making so I am well chuffed!

Keith

[Two_Sheds]

Last rack today, and it's ready for bottling, after 4 months. I think it will benefit from keeping for a year.

[Brengirl]

Good luck girlie. I have never had any success with home'made wine. I convinced myself once that a tayberry was "divine" with a hint of tayberry and washing up liquid'. It ended up down the sink and didn't even do the washing up.

[Two_Sheds]

2nd racking: SG is 0094, quite a bit of sediment still.

It tastes quite like the Cherry Plum wine, but not as nice. I'll give it another month and rack it again.

[Two_Sheds]

Did you remove the stones from the greengages or not bother?

Thanks

they came out when it was strained into DJ

[vickyw]

Did you remove the stones from the greengages or not bother?

Thanks

[Two_Sheds]

SG was 1030 before adding sugar, 1100 afterwards

I racked it today (lots of sediment). SG was 0940 (so it was fermenting after all). It tasted fizzy and a bit sharp, so I topped it up with 4oz sugar in a pint of water (after that, SG was 1000)

[Keith2202]

Well there is water in the airlock now and it makes that satisfying plopping noise occassionally (made me jump the first time!)

Can't see any bugs so fingers crossed it is drinkable.