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What have you made wine from? and how good was it?
What have you made wine from? and how good was it?
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BumbleB
I have raked the soil and planted the seeds
Now I've joined the army that fights the weeds. -
Wines wot I have made
Celery - revolting
Jerusalem Artichoke - ok, with predictable wind factor!
Pea pod - ok, earthy tasting
Orange & mango juice wine from carton - not as good as expected
black cherry from kit - not keen, tastes chemically
redcurrant - really fruity, yum!
parsnip - delicious, like a chardonny
rhubarb - really delicious, like a rose
Grapefruit - don't know, maturing in the bottles
gooseberry & rhubarb - don't know, still clearing (taking forever!)
Apple wine - don't know, still fermenting -
Anyone tried cherry tomato wine?BumbleB
I have raked the soil and planted the seeds
Now I've joined the army that fights the weeds.Comment
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Brambles
Elderberries
Strawberries
Oranges
Sloes
Plums
Rhubarb
Parsnips
Rose Petals
Elderflower
Kiwi Fruit
Lychees
Pumkin
Rose Hips
Pears
Birch Sap
Raspberries
Blueberries
Cranberries
Fruit flavoured Tea Bags
Christmas Pudding
Grapefruit
Mango
Gorse Flowers
Tinned fruit
to name a few
I'm a member of a couple of wine circles and enter compertitions
Last edited by Scunny Zeb; 21-08-2009, 01:21 PM.Comment
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Dandelion - not ready til xmas but the bit we did taste we added lemonade to and was just like Martini & lemonade!
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Lychee .....makes a nice white (Won a good few prizes)Originally posted by Hazel at the Hill View Post
Bramble and Elderberry.......nice port style wine
Rhubarb and Elder flower... nice light German style
Christmas Pudding......sweet desert styleComment
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Got my first ever batch on the go - raspberry, the first taste I had the other night when topping up the DJ's was loverly! Looking forward to when it' "finished"! Going to try the ribena recipe from CJJ's book this weekend!
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Make sure that you are using the same sort of ribena (concentrate) that CJJ uses - I'm willing to bet that the sugar content of ribena has been reduced over the years, which might play havoc with the batch ...Originally posted by Mac View Post..... Going to try the ribena recipe from CJJ's book this weekend!
I'd check the SG when you add the yeast to make sure it's high enough, and add extra sugar if necessaryComment
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Thanks for the advice again Hazel, will definately remember to check the SG at the beginning this time! The raspberry is down t 1.000 now and tasting pretty winey!
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I made some tomato wine following the recipe from "Drink your own garden",it was described as a pleasant rose,mine wasn't, you could put it on your chips,but you couldn't drink it.Originally posted by BumbleB View PostComment
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I love the smell of Gorse,does the wine have a coconutty bouquet?Originally posted by Scunny Zeb View PostBrambles
Gorse Flowers
Tinned fruit
to name a few
I'm a member of a couple of wine circles and enter compertitions
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Lol, will not try that one then!Originally posted by burnie View PostBumbleB
I have raked the soil and planted the seeds
Now I've joined the army that fights the weeds.Comment
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To be honest I've only made it the once and I think the bouquet was blown off with the fermentation process.Originally posted by burnie View Post
Next season I think I'll try adding a cupful of the flowers at the end of fermentation and let the alcohol extract the bouquet.Comment
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What kind of lychees did you use? I like the idea of this one. Tinned or fresh?Originally posted by Scunny Zeb View Post
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