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Adventures in Homebrewland (image heavy - you have been warned!)

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  • S0litaire
    S0litaire Posts: 3,535 Forumite
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    the Young's winebuddy are supposed to be one of the better "7 day" kits. But mine was a disaster ;)

    Looked like they gave me a rose instead of Chardonnay syrup and it would not ferment even after 10 days! end up chucking it.

    I got a Wilko's own kit (£20) including a glass Demijohn. It's been going great this past two weeks :) nearly ready to bottle.
    Laters

    Sol

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  • Islandmaid
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    I,ll give it a go and keep my fingers crossed, if it's not good, I have a tribe of teenage (over 18) children, who will drink it with lemonade :o
    Note to self - STOP SPENDING MONEY !!

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  • Dizzy_Ditzy
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    A question, if I may ....

    I have pounds and pounds and pounds of gooseberries. First lot already in the fermenting bin for sparking wine.

    I have a plan to do some non sparkling wine, and my question is this -

    Is it "ok" to use some red grape concentrate with one batch to make a rose wine? My gooseberries are green but I'd like to make a variety of wines.

    If not, what can I use?

    Please and thank you very much! :D
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  • [Deleted User]
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    Got myself a black cherry kit from Wilkos for £6, it will be going in the demijohns later.
    Queen of Cheap do you grow the gooseberries? I can rarely find any in shops and want to make an elderflower and gooseberry white wine :)
  • Dizzy_Ditzy
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    drinkupretty wrote: »
    Got myself a black cherry kit from Wilkos for £6, it will be going in the demijohns later.
    Queen of Cheap do you grow the gooseberries? I can rarely find any in shops and want to make an elderflower and gooseberry white wine :)

    I do - I inherited a few rather large bushes on the allotment. I can't eat them all so I'll drink them instead :D
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  • [Deleted User]
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    Black cherry wine stage one completed :D

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    Topping up the fermenting wine with more water today and making a start on elderflower champagne too.
  • S0litaire
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    My Chardonnay is ready to be bottled over the weekend.

    Unsure whether to use old wine bottles or a 8ltr jar I have that's got a tap in it...

    That way I can give it extra time to settle and mature also easier to pour..
    Laters

    Sol

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  • [Deleted User]
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    2 demijohns of elderflower champagne brewing, black cherry wine still fermenting. Have had an idea re gooseberry and elderflower wine, I will get a gooseberry wine kit and add elderflowers to it. It will either work or it won't anyway.
    I have also got 3 jars of posh honey I got as a gift, I am not a big fan of honey on it's own so I may well make it into mead.
  • S0litaire
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    drinkupretty wrote: »
    2 demijohns of elderflower champagne brewing, black cherry wine still fermenting. Have had an idea re gooseberry and elderflower wine, I will get a gooseberry wine kit and add elderflowers to it. It will either work or it won't anyway.
    I have also got 3 jars of posh honey I got as a gift, I am not a big fan of honey on it's own so I may well make it into mead.
    Never tried mead.
    Never a big fan of honey... Golden syrup on the other hand....
    Laters

    Sol

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