Thread for questions and discussion on new winemaker series

[Zebedee]

just curious to know how you are finding these tutorials?
helpful?
are any of you are making these wines?


please let me know

regards
Bob

by a strange coincidence,I got 2 ltrs tesco red grape and a ltr of tesco blueberry a couple of days before you posted wine #2

So I am following as close as I can..
only difference so far,I didnt have same yeast to hand so I used a Gervin A (think thats the one)

[fatbloke]

by a strange coincidence,I got 2 ltrs tesco red grape and a ltr of tesco blueberry a couple of days before you posted wine #2

So I am following as close as I can..
only difference so far,I didnt have same yeast to hand so I used a Gervin A (think thats the one)

Ah ha! so tesco do the blueberry and red grape as well as the morrisons ones that Bob showed in the tutorial, excellent. I can probably get there tomorrow to see if the local branch has 'em in stock.

regards

John the fatbloke

[medpretzel]

just curious to know how you are finding these tutorials?
helpful?
are any of you are making these wines?


please let me know

regards
Bob

Nope. Not enough demijohns at the moment, but I'm living vicariously through your posts!

[starsky007]

Yep ive had the apple wine recipe on the go for over a week and a half now, bubbling is slowing down now quite a bit.

[fatbloke]

Kiwi fruit ? excellent. Hadn't thought of trying them. Nice and cheap at the local tesco

regards

fatbloke

[Aristaeus]

Kiwi...that is a good one.

Those dwarf kiwi trees are doing well around Lake Eufalla, OKiehoma. You teach me John, I will go get the juice...Eufalla is just 50 miles from Sallisaw. A vintner in Eufalla sells trees, I should be able to buy frozen kiwi fruit.

[lockwood1956]

Those dwarf kiwi trees are doing well around Lake Eufalla, OKiehoma. You teach me John, I will go get the juice...Eufalla is just 50 miles from Sallisaw. A vintner in Eufalla sells trees, I should be able to buy frozen kiwi fruit.

Kiwi fruit ? excellent. Hadn't thought of trying them. Nice and cheap at the local tesco

regards

fatbloke

hi guys
moved your posts to here, for discussion stuff, if we get a lot of posts in the tutorial itself it becomes less easy to read.

hope you dont mind...

[fatbloke]

hi guys
moved your posts to here, for discussion stuff, if we get a lot of posts in the tutorial itself it becomes less easy to read.

hope you dont mind...

Why should I mind ???

If I thought before I type, I'd have put it here in the first place instead of making an excellent tutorial look messy with spurious comment!

TVM Bob.

John the fatbloke

[fatbloke]

Those dwarf kiwi trees are doing well around Lake Eufalla, OKiehoma. You teach me John, I will go get the juice...Eufalla is just 50 miles from Sallisaw. A vintner in Eufalla sells trees, I should be able to buy frozen kiwi fruit.

Well I don't really know if you can get frozen kiwi fruit or not??? I understood that it's one of those fruit that has such a high water content that freezing it just screws it up - like most melon!

Still, if you can get frozen that's either cheaper or just less hassle, then why not!

Personally I try to get fresh if I can.

regards

John the fatbloke

[lockwood1956]

Well I don't really know if you can get frozen kiwi fruit or not??? I understood that it's one of those fruit that has such a high water content that freezing it just screws it up - like most melon!


John the fatbloke

no freezing it is perfecty fine

[fatbloke]

no freezing it is perfecty fine

Oh right, I didn't know that.

Looks like I'm gonna have to get down to the nearest branch of Iceland then to see just how extensive their selection of frozen fruit is

regards

John the fatbloke

[Duffbeer]

Oh right, I didn't know that.

Looks like I'm gonna have to get down to the nearest branch of Iceland then to see just how extensive their selection of frozen fruit is

regards

John the fatbloke

Nope John, think Bob was sayin kiwi fruit is ok to freeze, he's not saying you can buy it frozen from the supermarket, if you get the gist... freezing breaks it down and makes most fruit easy to squish to a pulp after de frosting.

[lockwood1956]

Nope John, think Bob was sayin kiwi fruit is ok to freeze, he's not saying you can buy it frozen from the supermarket, if you get the gist... freezing breaks it down and makes most fruit easy to squish to a pulp after de frosting.

exactly so

regards
bob

[fatbloke]

Nope John, think Bob was sayin kiwi fruit is ok to freeze, he's not saying you can buy it frozen from the supermarket, if you get the gist... freezing breaks it down and makes most fruit easy to squish to a pulp after de frosting.

No, I guessed as much, but it just got me thinking about what frozen fruit is actually available if I look around properly. Most recipes seem to be in the region of 4 lb or so per gallon so I could probably get a few quite different ones. I run pallets into catering suppliers sometimes and I've noticed that they often have access to stuff that's not always openly available to the public.

I'll just have to keep my eyes open. In any case, it does seem that freezing kiwi fruit would be a good idea/suggestion.

regards

John the fatbloke

[Aristaeus]

Keep an eye peeled....

I run pallets into catering suppliers sometimes and I've noticed that they often have access to stuff that's not always openly available to the public.

Keep an eye peeled, those caterers have cases of goodies that will go out-of-date in the fridge...no harm just out...had a lot or two given to me...free is freeee John. Six cases of tangerines, six more orange, twelve cases of carrots...I gave most (all carrots) to charity food banks. Kept enough for a good mead or two for myself. Hey, my mead is for charity, give it away...just show up, help with the carring to save me backside. I will send you home with a quart or two.

The problem is after you get it...John is up all night processing, can't wait to hear that one John! It will happen...