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    Hi
    Has anybody tried lettuce wine
    We have found a recipe for it and was wondering if anybody has attempted
    it
    Debs
    http://johndebs.piczo.com/

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    Nah - after many years of producing horrible wines from veg I now use fruits and flowers exclusively. And I'm not even a picky drinker!
    Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

    www.vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated March 9th - Spring

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    • #3
      hi Debs
      Where did you find the recipe? I'd be interested in trying it too as I've got more lettuce than we can eat!
      thanks
      Sara

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      • #4
        zanussi
        here is the web page i found it on
        debs
        http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/reques88.asp
        Last edited by jaydeb; 18-06-2007, 06:23 PM.
        http://johndebs.piczo.com/

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        • #5
          well I never! best use for lettuce I can think of! does anyone know how it tastes? Bernie
          Bernie aka DDL

          Appreciate the little things in life because one day you will realise they are the big things

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          • #6
            Lettuce pray !

            I remember reading that the white juice from lettuce is slightly narcotic. Could make a very interesting wine.
            All the recipes I have read treat the lettuce as an addition to a balanced wine making base. A base that included items to give it body, nutrients and sugar etc. If you have had too much salad and can't give it away then give it a try

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Flummery View Post
              Nah - after many years of producing horrible wines from veg I now use fruits and flowers exclusively. And I'm not even a picky drinker!
              Parsnips are high in sugar so make a good strong wine!
              My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
              to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

              Diversify & prosper


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              • #8
                Taken from Home wine making and brewing by BCA Turner (a Boots the chemist book)

                1kg chopped lettuce of a strong flavour ie cos
                250g white grape juice concentrate
                900g white sugar
                3.5 litres water
                15g citric acid
                1/2 tsp tannin
                campden tablets
                nutrient
                hock yeast

                Wash the lettuce, chop it into small pieces and boil it gently for 10 minutes in 2 litres water.
                Strain the liquid onto the sugar and when cool add the grape juice concentrate, acid, tannin, nutrient and yeast.
                Pour into a fermentation jar, to up, fit and air lock and ferment to dryness.
                Bernie aka DDL

                Appreciate the little things in life because one day you will realise they are the big things

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Brewer-again View Post
                  I remember reading that the white juice from lettuce is slightly narcotic.
                  This is apparently why it should only be fed to rabbits occasionally. I keep hoping that it will sedate ours to the point of making her less wriggly and easier to handle, especially for Miss EB, as the rabbit is a bit on the big side for her at the mo.
                  Last edited by Earthbabe; 30-06-2007, 06:33 AM.
                  Bright Blessings
                  Earthbabe

                  If at first you don't succeed, open a bottle of wine.

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