Homemade wine

Amara

Thank you for your replies, your, Sunnyday,is very clear. I'll visit Wilko and get what is needed.

Amara

hello!
Finally, I had more luck and I bought whole wine set on ebay. I've just unpacked, looks great. I'll try some easy recipe for a beginnig.

littlemrtinkle

you can make your own demi john using a 5l bottle of water 50p in tesco and make your own bung using some tube and a clip if your on a budget. If you want the pdfs with pics to make let me know and ill email them to you :-) any other qns let me know as ive been doing it for ages and its good fun.

shell2001

Has anyone used the ibrew system they sell in Wilkinsons?

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I am looking for a tried and tested recipe for parsnip wine, anyone please?

This summer we have been drinking orange wine, honey wine and various kit wines. I have just bottled 2011 elderberry wine and want to get prepared for parsnip, which I believe is one of the best

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kittie wrote: »

I am looking for a tried and tested recipe for parsnip wine, anyone please?

This summer we have been drinking orange wine, honey wine and various kit wines. I have just bottled 2011 elderberry wine and want to get prepared for parsnip, which I believe is one of the best

Hi Kittie,

This is the one I made last year. It was my first time so nothing to compare it to but it was beautifully clear and very drinkable

I don't know where that recipe came from as I copied it into a notebook so apologies to the originator.

Pick and scrub 1.8kg (4lb) parsnips
Slice without peeling
Place in large pan with 4.5l (1 gallon) of water

Cook until tender then strain liquid into another vessel
(Don't throw the parsnips away - make soup!)

Reheat the infused liquid with 1.35kg (3lb) sugar *
Juice and rind of 1 lemon
1 tsp yeast

Ferment and bottle

Drink within 6 months

*I though this would be a bit sweet so only used 2 1/2 lb sugar and ended up with a medium/dry wine. This year I'll try a little less but I like a very dry wine.


Enjoy!

A x

Towser

What have you made recently? Mine is:

4 Demi-Johns Blackberry wine.

But you have to remember when it is blackberry time. Too stingy to pay for the kits.

Also been told to leave it at least a year to mature so will be ready for Christmas next year.

What are you going to make next? Instead of the kits I was going to purchase yellow stickered fruit what ever it may be. I hope it is strawberries though.

frogglet

Many years ago I have made wine and in my experience if using fresh products they need to mature for longer, at least a year. kits do what they say but they do improve with age. I have tasted peapod wine at six months, absolutely vile then one five years later found at the back of the garage lovely white wine.

pricew1970

I made strawberry wine about 4yrs ago ..havent tried it yet..thanks for reminding me. I used ys Strawberries and a large dollop of good conserve. Also made elderberry, blackberry and eldeberry blackberry mix. I drank all that ..think the blackberry was best..I left it a year. Used to do the kits regurlary but havent bothered this year, must start again methinks...

Jacksmummy

I've never bought the kits, would much sooner buy fresh ingredients, I think it works out cheaper.

We have just bottled up Beetroot, Elderflower, Peach and date wine.

The peach one was made using basic tins of peach slices, very nice it tastes too, so will defo be doing another batch of that.

Hubby is going to be starting some parsnip wine this week sometime, although I don't like the sound of that one.