First time wine making... questions...

[Annpan]

I will try coffee wine, Tia-Maria is my usual shop bought tipple, so I think I would like it.

The dandelion wine was rank. Tasted like watered down cheap whisky made a fine toilet cleaner though...

The rhubarb wine was/is gorgeous but the rowanberry was by far the best.

When we get back home I shall be making loads more

[frozenthunderbolt]

Can i have your recipe for gorgeous rhubarb wine - wine was less than perfect and i want another bash at it.

[Annpan]

I will try FTB - I followed a John Seymore Recipe but it was waaaaaaaaaaay out with the measurements (there was a typo in the book) and MKG helped me rescue it....
I'll see if I can find it

[pelmetman]

Hello Annpan

I too would love to have your recipe for rhubarb wine please.

Sue

[Annpan]

Right-o

Now, I only made this once so it might have been a fluke - it was created by accident so I am cobbling together the recipe

15lb of rhubarb chopped, soaked in 1 gallon of boiling water for 24 hours. When I mashed and strained the liquid, I got around 2 gallons of liquid - added 12lb 8oz of sugar (I used half white, half dermerara - because I ran out of white) put in the yeast (just 1tsp) 4 days later I realised something was wrong and diluted it with another 2 gallons of water.

In total I had 4 and a half gallons of it and it was delicious, very sweet, very strong... a schnapps type flavour.

I'll follow the same sort of method when I make it again in a few weeks time.

here is the thread where MKG and paddy helped me out
http://www.selfsufficientish.com/forum/ ... b&start=15

[pelmetman]

Thanks very much for that Annpan, I will give it a try as we have loads of rhubarb growing plus still have bags full in the freezer from last year.

Sue

[Annpan]

No problemo :) certainly a great way to get through a glut of rhubarb - let me know how it turns out for you :)

[RobHed]

I will try coffee wine, Tia-Maria is my usual shop bought tipple, so I think I would like it.

The dandelion wine was rank. Tasted like watered down cheap whisky made a fine toilet cleaner though...

The rhubarb wine was/is gorgeous but the rowanberry was by far the best.

When we get back home I shall be making loads more

Ann, would you like me to send you a bottle so you could try it before you think about making it ? It would be my pleasure and really no problem at all. Just let me know.

Kind regards

Rob (Bristol)

[Annpan]

Wow Rob, What a kind offer.... I shall pm you my address, just let me know if you would like anything in return - seeds or knitted stuff I can do

[RobHed]

Wow Rob, What a kind offer.... I shall pm you my address, just let me know if you would like anything in return - seeds or knitted stuff I can do

That's no problem Ann - just let me know where you are and I will pop it in the post to you. " Knitted stuff " - hmmmmm, now that sounds intriguing ! Now it is Summer, I won't need bedsocks : what sort of things do you knit ? I would of course, proudly parade a pickie of me wearing whatever it was on this site ! As for seeds, anything is welcome in our little postage stamp and would be most gratefully received.