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    i'm not sure why parsnip wine has such a poor rep as my only attempt at it has been a great result and i'll be doing it again soon. So here is my version ....

    3.4 kg parsnips
    3.6 kg sugar
    zest of 1.5 lemons
    5 tspoon citric acid
    1 tspoon tartaric acid
    thumb size piece root ginger
    pectic enzyme
    nutrient
    sauternes yeast

    wash and thoroughly scrub the parsnips but don't peel. top and tail them then slice into 1 inch thick discs. Bring to the boil then simmer until they are tender but not mushy. this took about 20 mins but i checked frequently and found that they were done just before they started to split in the middles. i can't remember if i brought the water to the boil then added parsnips or brought to the boil with parsnips in sorry . As they were very much intact i poured the juice through a colander into the fermenting bin. Boiled up the sugar in plenty of water and added that the FB too. Bruised the ginger, zested the lemons and added both of those. Allowed to cool (covered) for a few hours then added citric acid, tartaric acid and enzyme. Left it overnight then added yeast and nutrient and topped up to 3 gallons. It was stirred well daily for about 10 days then transferred to DJ's and thereafter racked when appropriate. I didn't quite clear so i used youngs finings A+B (gelatin based finings didn't work).

    Other things you should know. somewhere along the line i have lost some notes. The final wine is probably about 14% ABV which may be too strong for most tastes. i say probably because everyone who drank it is surprised that its that strong! After racking and fining/racking i needed to top up with water, which is i think where the gap in my notes happened as i dunno how much water i used. i think it was a fair amount tho as my notes say the OG was 1114!

    i hope there is enough detail in here to be useful, for me this time round i'll just be careful to get the original volume and OG where i want it, which'll be a lot less than 1114. I believe the ginger and zest additions were key to a decent product, tho obviously the wine pixies were helping as my topping up etc left some room for some luck.
    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.

  • #2
    Try the recipe again, but replace the parsnip with 1 litre of grape concentrate and adjust the sugar accordingly.....it will be Far superior


    its nice because the citrus fruits are masking the Parsnip "taste"
    Last edited by lockwood1956; 31-10-2009, 08:38 PM.
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    Member of 5 Towns Wine and Beer Makers Society (Yorkshire's newest)
    Wine, mead and beer maker

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    • #3
      Originally posted by lockwood1956 View Post
      Try the recipe again, but replace the parsnip with 1 litre of grape concentrate and adjust the sugar accordingly.....it will be Far superior


      its nice because the citrus fruits are masking the Parsnip "taste"


      i would Bob, but i have a list of wines i want to make as long as my arm, and besides someone's gotta love parsnip wine and if its not me then who will it be?
      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.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by ms67 View Post
        besides someone's gotta love parsnip wine and if its not me then who will it be?
        Fair enough
        N.G.W.B.J.
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        Wine, mead and beer maker

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