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[lockwood1956]

Oh BTW I'm not trying to put down more expensive wines its just a matter of costs for me,i cant afford the £10 plus bottles unfortunately.

buy them at £5 and age them a couple of years.....makes a big big difference

regards
bob

[dpile1]

welcome welcome welcome all of you

Darren...Try the beaverdale Barolo or Rioja, but dont use the yeast that comes with the kit, replace it with a good quality one (lalvin RC-212 or Gervin No2) and perhaps add approx 50g chopped sultanas (for the 6 bottle kit)

should give you much better results

reghards
Bob

Thanks for the tips there Bob, I ought to give the Reds another go really and am happy to modify the kits, Barolo sounds good.

[waggoner]

Hi There dpile 1.

Another wine maker from sunny Bristol. I seen your link to Keysham homebrew centre,,one which i use too. I also use Brewers Droop on Gloucester road too,,i kind of like using both shops equally!

Hope you have fun wine making,, i know i have,, and this forum has made a world of difference to it!!

Mark.

[dpile1]

Hi There dpile 1.

Another wine maker from sunny Bristol. I seen your link to Keysham homebrew centre,,one which i use too. I also use Brewers Droop on Gloucester road too,,i kind of like using both shops equally!

Hope you have fun wine making,, i know i have,, and this forum has made a world of difference to it!!

Mark.

Hi Mark,

Good to hear from a fellow Bristolian. I've been to Brewers Droop once or twice but Keynsham's closer to me.

Darren

[unklep]

hi from norfolk!

hi everybody, am new to this forum but looks packed with some great info.
i started brewing beer in jan this year, and having picked up some demijohns at a carboot, am trying my hand at wine.
i have a rhubarb wine on the go from cjj berrys book as the garden had plenty needing to be used and i have 2 gallons of elderflower bubbling away too courtesy of local hedgerows!
am finding winemaking a fascinating world and more enjoyable than beer as i can pick fruits and flowers from hedgerows and my garden..feels much more satisfying.
am going to try wine number one next and hope as my experience grows that i can contribute to the forum.

[Ted.B]

My late father once made a rhubarb wine which was most likely to the CJ Berry recipe as I remember seeing the book in the house. Down the years it has gained legendary status in the household due to the amazing potency it possessed. My Gran was a noteable victim.

[unklep]

i sneaked a taste as i racked it yesterday and it was astoundingly tasty so will look forward to the finished article. pity its light green and not pink though

[goldseal]

Welcome to the Forum

[lockwood1956]

pity its light green and not pink though

hmmmm that doesn't sound quite right

welcome aboard

regards
Bob

[unklep]

is something wrong with it then?

i did the method in cjj berry's book where i covered the rhubarb in sugar, left for 24 hrs then used the resulting juice?

hope its not gone wrong?

[lockwood1956]

Fermentations throw up many different smells and colours, its how it ends rather than how it starts and progresses that is important.
regards
Bob

[jackjosh]

Hi

Hello there, I currently live in Helensburgh, Scotland but am originally from North West England. I have been making kit wines on and off for about ten years now but have decided to branch out a bit and have started a "Wine No 1" as my first step in a different direction. I usually make Beaverdale and Selection kits but also the cheaper stuff to placate my Wife and her friends. I am however really looking forward to my first non kit wine and doing many more in the future.

[goldseal]

Welcome aboard. Let us know how your Wine No.1 turns out.

[jackjosh]

I certainly will.

[mrmojorisin]

good morning all,

am new to brewing so thought the best way to get started and pick up some expert tips would be to join a forum of knowledgeable folk (insert joke here).

i'm currently brewing elderflower champagne (who doesn't at this time?) a wine kit sauvignon blanc and a supermarket juice brew (1l apple, 1l white grape) that i found on these very pages.

hope to be more a contributor than lurker so will speak to you all in due course.