Introduce Yourselves here

[13%ABV]

Hi Mark
Welcome to the forum, there are a few of us who live quite close to you, Knottingley, Normanton and Rotherham, Pontefract wine circle meets on 1st Monday of the month if you fancy a look (this Monday) it's good fun and you will learn from experienced winemakers.
I personally wouldn't use corks in screw top bottles, as Hippie says, the tops aren't strong enough. I have lots of bottles if you would like a couple of dozen pop over and pick em up

regards
Bob

Hi Bob, Thanks for the welcome. Most of the bottles I've been saving are screw tops, guess I'll now take them to bottle bank. The Offer of some bottles would be very appreciated.

[Mamgiowl]

Hiya, Mark, you're very welcome.

[lockwood1956]

Hi Mark
Welcome to the forum, there are a few of us who live quite close to you, Knottingley, Normanton and Rotherham, Pontefract wine circle meets on 1st Monday of the month if you fancy a look (this Monday) it's good fun and you will learn from experienced winemakers.
I personally wouldn't use corks in screw top bottles, as Hippie says, the tops aren't strong enough. I have lots of bottles if you would like a couple of dozen pop over and pick em up

regards
Bob

[Hippie]

You can get new caps for the screwtops. The tops are probably too weak for corking. Safety hazard.

Welcome to the forum.

[13%ABV]

New Winemaker

Hello Everybody

My name is Mark, I'm 38
I live in Wath-Upon-Dearne, South Yokshire. I,m new to wine making so I'm very glad to find a great site like this.
started making wine at end of febuary. Got Hold of some books and have been attempting some recipe's out of them.
I hope you don't mind me asking questions as some of the books are a bit thin on info.
I love all kinds of wine, but my favorite's are full bodied reds. I can't wait for autumn for wild berries to be ready.
Is it acceptable to put wine in screw top bottles and then cork them?
At the moment I have got parsnip, Banana, Sweet orange and 5 gal of rhubarb on the go.

[Duffbeer]

Well if you're interested, the competition on monday is red dry it's not too serious just a friendly tasting thing, but fetch anything you like. If you look in the wine circle thread for Ponte you'll see the address and full details. Look forward to seeing you their

[Hippie]

Welcome to the fold, Richard. It's wild!

[Richard S]

This wine circle thing sounds like the reverse of an AA meeting Gonna have a root through my small collection to see if there is anything older than a couple of months!

[Mamgiowl]

Hello, Richard

[lockwood1956]

A 1kg Tin of elderflower concentrate will yield approx 1 Gallon of wine, although I think fresh flowers would make better wine.

just my two pennerth
regards
Bob

[hotsaxmark6]

hotsaxmark6

hello everybody, my name is Richard i have just started making my own wine. i have been advised that the elder flower concentrate yields better results than the actual flowers themselves. can anyone tell me how much concentrated you require to make a gallon of wine?

[StockeyDAW]

Yup

See Bob's reply below

I could always move the other side of Brighton to be even closer i.e. with time I guess I could find a house right on top of the Meridian - except it gets damned breezy up there on the cliff top!
Nah! probably some victorian/Imperial nut job, who just couldn't be bothered to think up an easier way of expressing lat/long

regards

fatbloke

p.s. Oh and as I'm one of those "spooky linux user types", any recipes for "open source mead (theres already open source beer - apparently) would be excellent.

FB "open source"? are you just looking for a few good mead recipes posted on this forum for free? I have one I used last year for strawberry melomel - it turned out great. Cheers
DAW

[fatbloke]

Hi Fatbloke
welcome to our humble abode
Near Worthing then?
Bob

Yup

Welcome.

Aren't you missing a digit in your coordinate number?

See Bob's reply below

one digit less as he is near the Greenwich Meridian (well nearer than your good self )

I could always move the other side of Brighton to be even closer i.e. with time I guess I could find a house right on top of the Meridian - except it gets damned breezy up there on the cliff top!

Those green witches mess up everything!

Nah! probably some victorian/Imperial nut job, who just couldn't be bothered to think up an easier way of expressing lat/long

regards

fatbloke

p.s. Oh and as I'm one of those "spooky linux user types", any recipes for "open source mead (theres already open source beer - apparently) would be excellent.

[Duffbeer]

Your wine doesn't need to be old to take it to the wine circle

Karl (duffbeer) has taken some prizes with wines less than three months old.

He and I have regular "tastings" too

You will have to pop over next time......

and mebbe you an He (and your Bro in law) can share the taxi costs to the wine circle, don't get the wrong idea, we aren't wine snobs, we just meet and drink for relaxation.... I was so relaxed last month I had to be helped to the car (Isn't that right Karl)

Helped! I was thinking more like man handled or shoved (by his good lady Clare) his taxi driver,

[Duffbeer]

simultanious post again Bob? I need to get a life