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well i've broken out of the habit of not using a hydrometer (love your smilies) tho not without being tested as i broke it straight after using it. now i've got two! i used to always rely on tried and tested recipes ... feebel excuse but i'm sticking to it
as for root veggies well .... care to explain that one or is it simply a blackadderish joke?
To most people solutions mean answers. To chemists solutions are things that are mixed up.
A fine wine is a fine wine, 1st time may be by accident, 2nd time is by design - that's why you keep notes.
as for root veggies well .... care to explain that one or is it simply a blackadderish joke?
It's a long story, but the fact is some of us prefer to eat root vegetables rather than ferment them You'll get the idea the more posts you read
Welcome to the forum.
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Well having started two gallons of Wine No. 1 and 1 gallon of Wine No. 2, I thought it was about time I introduced myself.
I started the hobby recently, using the vast information on the internet to get me started and so far have made a few meads, a pyment and now some wine from the recipes in this site.
Wish I found this site earlier as expect a couple of my earlier experiments using recipes adapted from CJJ Berry's books online are going to end up rather dry, rather strong and rather light, which i understand is not the gameplan.
A lot of good information, recipes and friendly banter is what i have come to find with this site and i look forward to tasting the legendary No.1 and No.2 recipes.
Thanks.
A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well
As you've learnt, Mr Berry's books are not so up-to-date as far as his recipes are concerned, but all the technical stuff at the beginning is a very good source for advice on procedure. You just have to adapt his recipes by using your hydrometer. Anyway, if you like what you've already produced from his book that's all that matters.
well after finding your site i am able to post , i am scott from Scotland (nairn) i have been brewing beer for about 1 year with a bit of hit and miss success .
i seen your turbo cider recipe and decided to give it a try , but wine making is my goal . we have lots of fresh fruit in Scotland and i am not far from the suppliers and was hoping to make a strawberry wine . i was given a bottle of strawberry wine and white wine & gooseberry by some wine judges i went out to on a breakdown ( i work for the rac ) ...
any how enough of the waffle , i am looking forward to becoming part of your community
Welcome haggis, as Tuco said you wont go wrong with the wine #1 from the new wine maker section, enjoy the forum
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i was a bit excited that i had forum access and forgot to say that the strawberry wine was just ... wow . it was like being slapped across the face with a wet strawberry , and then dunked in strawberry juice and hit again . it was a sublime taste that got me thinking about trying to make my own wine . the white wine and gooseberry was very very sharp , would have gone good with cheese .... yum . the judges were a bunch of old boys up for some very good fly fishing , they did tell me the name of there club , but when i looked on the net it was almost a year out of date .
any how sorry just thought i would let you know seeing as how i missed the important bit out
thank you all who looked in and a bigger hi to the ones who replied i have just managed to get hold of 3 demijohns via freecycle and have a brewing bucket or two on standby . i am looking forward to trying the wine No1
Last edited by haggis@home; 14-05-2009, 10:22 PM.
Reason: spelling when drunk dont work
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