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Taxi_Driver

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Wine making
« on: 06 January 2013, 18:26:46 »
Decided to have a go at it...

Popped out today and bought a demijohn and associated gubbins you need..

Bought a med dry red wine kit to go with it...

Followed the instructions and its burping away nicely at the moment..

Anyone else make their own wine and if you use a kit, which make/brand do you think is the best?
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STMO123

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Re: Wine making
« Reply #1 on: 06 January 2013, 18:31:08 »
I used to make beer and wine when I was younger. I don't think any of it made it to full term. ;D
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« Reply #2 on: 06 January 2013, 18:35:43 »
Quote from: STMO123 on 06 January 2013, 18:31:08
I used to make beer and wine when I was younger. I don't think any of it made it to full term. ;D

Wine making kits seem to come in 4 weeks kit or 7 days kits......guess which one i bought  ::) ;D
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Re: Wine making
« Reply #3 on: 06 January 2013, 18:37:00 »
My Grandad used to make wine from fruits, berries, leaves, flowers and well anything really....  ::)

It was never much good and he always used bring a bottle when he came round so over the years quite a stash of the stuff accumulated in a shed. However, I discovered when I was a teenager that some of it actually aged quite well and was fairly drinkable!!  :y  It was great for teenage parties as not many 15 year olds had access to a stash like mine!  ;D

My parents never found out until years later when my Mum was looking for something and realised that all Grandad's wine had vanished!!  ;)
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Re: Wine making
« Reply #4 on: 06 January 2013, 18:45:51 »
Quote from: Taxi Driver on 06 January 2013, 18:35:43
Quote from: STMO123 on 06 January 2013, 18:31:08
I used to make beer and wine when I was younger. I don't think any of it made it to full term. ;D

Wine making kits seem to come in 4 weeks kit or 7 days kits......guess which one i bought  ::) ;D

Kits!! Thats cheating. Stuff grown from the garden such as rhubarb, blackberry's, gooseberry's and any other fruit you can pick for free.

These days i do white wines as they are drinkable after a month or so whereas the reds need time.
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Re: Wine making
« Reply #5 on: 06 January 2013, 18:47:57 »
Dear TD I don't want to cause you any disappointment but England's climate not really support your intention of making wine...send me your adress I'm gonna send you a bottle of real WINE that supposedly will much cheaper than all your cost till now.  ;)  :) :)
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« Reply #6 on: 06 January 2013, 18:57:22 »
Quote from: Johnny English on 06 January 2013, 18:47:57
Dear TD I don't want to cause you any disappointment but England's climate not really support your intention of making wine...send me your adress I'm gonna send you a bottle of real WINE that supposedly will much cheaper than all your cost till now.  ;)  :) :)
We have airing cupboards...........ideal :y
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Re: Wine making
« Reply #7 on: 06 January 2013, 19:20:45 »
My Grandad's strawberry wine was like a fine claret....................... after 10 years!!!  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Wine making
« Reply #8 on: 06 January 2013, 19:38:46 »
Was given a Wilkinson's kit (Cabernet Sauvignon) a month or two before Christmas.  It was supposed to take about 3 weeks, so I timed it to be ready for Christmas lunch.  Bottled it two days before and tried a bit then. Vile. Undrinkable.  Didn't drink it with Christmas lunch!

Tried it again a few days ago; now just about drinkable.  Bloody horrible though.  ;D

Hope yours goes better!  :y

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Re: Wine making
« Reply #9 on: 06 January 2013, 19:56:29 »
We used to make loads of home brew years ago. We stuck with the Cellar Wine Kits and Geordie Scottish Export for the Ale. Although I'm a Lager drinker, I never really took to Lager kits as they seemed to have a bit of a tang, but the Ales are fine. We also did the raw materials route for Cider, Elderberry and Elderflower wine, but this is a lot more hassle with filtering etc.
I bottled some, barrelled some and drunk loads. Mine was all filtered so very little, if any, sediment at the bottom of the bottle.

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Re: Wine making
« Reply #10 on: 06 January 2013, 20:14:03 »
been there and done it,made a beautiful plum wine once and then tried a grapefruit and ginger with tea and it tasted like smoky bacon  ;D,trick is find a method that works for you and stick to it
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Re: Wine making
« Reply #11 on: 06 January 2013, 20:25:20 »
I have some elderberry and orange rosé bottled and aging ready for the meets this year.  It is a little potent though at nearly 18%  ::)

The  hangovers are a tad savage......
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Re: Wine making
« Reply #12 on: 06 January 2013, 20:58:59 »
Having sampled some of guffers home brews, it's good stuff. Only need one mind  :o
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Re: Wine making
« Reply #13 on: 06 January 2013, 21:03:12 »
 :y :y i used to make wine when i was younger i allways double fermented mine it use to knock my head off one night me and my mum drank a demijon full needless to say i didnt go to work the next day ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Wine making
« Reply #14 on: 06 January 2013, 21:28:52 »
Quote from: tunnie on 06 January 2013, 20:58:59
Having sampled some of guffers home brews, it's good stuff. Only need one mind  :o

The one we made when you were all over here has turned out to be a nice little beer.  I hope to save some for Newent  ::) ::)
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