Gooseberries & Rhubarb

jasmin10

I have been out and picked lots and lots of Gooseberries and Rhubarb and would like to make an ale, beer or lager out of it

I have searched the net and all the recipes I can find include an extract whereas I just want to know how to do it with the fresh raw fruit i.e. boiling it up, mashing and the amounts of sugar and yeast I would need.

I was hoping that one of my experienced greenfingered friends would have the answer :beer:

Mant thanks in advance.

Farway

AFAIK you cannot make beer, ale or lager from them, differnt process entirely.

However you can make excelent wine from rhubarb or gooseberries
I just Googled and this is first hit http://www.brew-magic.co.uk/Wine_recipes/Gooseberry_wine.aspx, no doubt you can do better and adjust methods according to your circumstances

steady__eddie

I made some goosebury wine some years ago from the basic ingredients provided from the bush, i.e. not a kit.
Unfortunately it took considerably longer to make it than it did to drink it but it was well worth the wait. Allowing it to secondary ferment, it is possible to get a sparkling brew. People in the know have christened it the poor mans champagne but it does require champagne bottles and metal wire due to the increased pressure of the brew.

cootambear

stew the fruit, strain it, add water to taste, add wine yeast when its cool, sugar as per the recipes you find, when it stops fermenting (it should clarify somewhat though not entirley due to pectin in fruit), bottle it, wait 3-6 months, drink it, find you like it too much, argue with with husband, get divorced, lose job, come looking for me with a carving knife.

buddys_mum

I seen on tv somewhen, they done a gooseberry jelly served with mackeral. I tried it and it was lovely.

Lotus-eater

There are some recipies for rhubarb beer if you search for them on google, you could try gooseberry mead if you want to try something different to wine for them.
I've never tried either, so you're on your own