Homemade wine

MrsTinks

well if I can find room in the shed I miiiiiiiiight have a go at looking for Demi-johns and all the other gear tomorrow... soooooo would love to make my own wine but space is a problem And I can't see OH being happy about lugging it up a ladder to the loft :rotfl:

tiff

I'm going to put this first lot in the bottom of the airing cupboard, should have room for one or two more in there. Might have to put one in the utility room. I really want to buy another 5 gallon fermenting bucket and have that on the go as well but I dont really want to spend any more money!

LOOYATES

tiff go on freecycle and get a free one!!:D

LOOYATES

Vino going great i sort of did what gooey bob did but added the berries to the sugar and water to get a bit more juice, but i couldn't be doing with leaving them a few days!!!the quicker the better for me chick:D im collecting hawthornes tomorrow, for another gallon hehe.......

MrsTinks

Justback from blackberry picking with next doors. Met a lovely rambler who got chatting and mentioned that he makes his Sloe Gin with 1 pint glass pricked sloes, 1 pint of gin, 4oz demarera sugar. Stick in a 2 litre softdrink bottle and shake everyday for 2 months. Should be ready in time for christmas - sieve and put into nicer bottles and either drink or give as presents

tiff

Well I have something on the go! Not sure if I did the right thing but thought I would be adventurous.

I used

4lb blackberries
1kg sugar dissolved in 1pt water
7 pints boiling water
1tsp pectolase
1 sachet wine yeast

I poured boiling water on the berries, waited for it to cool down, added the sugar then poured through a sieve into a funnel on top of the demijon. Went to pick up kids from school and came back to see it is bubbling nicely. I assume the pulpy stuff on the top will find its way to the bottom eventually?

bubblebathgirl

tiff wrote: »

Well I have something on the go! Not sure if I did the right thing but thought I would be adventurous.

I used

4lb blackberries
1kg sugar dissolved in 1pt water
7 pints boiling water
1tsp pectolase
1 sachet wine yeast

I poured boiling water on the berries, waited for it to cool down, added the sugar then poured through a sieve into a funnel on top of the demijon. Went to pick up kids from school and came back to see it is bubbling nicely. I assume the pulpy stuff on the top will find its way to the bottom eventually?

Mine has pulpy stuff at the top too

harryhound

I used to boil up some runner beans with the blackberries, they gave a smoother taste to the wine.

In fact I still have two bottles marked "Jeff Baptism Bramble"; I'm hoping that one day Jeff will produce a grandchild and I can produce them then.

The colour is still looking good - I will let you know about the taste in due course.

Harry.

RubyMurray

Have any OSers made balloon wine? This is quite popular in the US and it looks so easy and fun, I can't wait to try it soon.

Basically you mix fruit juice, water, sugar and yeast and put it in a sterilised demijohn and tie a large balloon over the neck. It inflates due to the fermentation and when the balloon deflates after about 4-6 weeks the wine is ready. There's no faffing about with taps and pipes etc, the balloon allows the release of the gasses and keeps oxygen and dust out. There's tons of recipes around if you google 'balloon wine', I'd be interested to hear of your results if you give it a try.

Here's a basic recipe: http://www.recipezaar.com/105462

MrsTinks

Well I'm going to pick some Demi Johns up tonight thanks to freecycle and a very kind person. 3 for me and 3 for my neighbour! With a massive glut of blackberries here we're hoping to make blackberry wine, but I anticipate that there might be some with Damsons in too as well as anything else we can lay our hands on

So people... what are YOUR favourite wine recipies? *hick*