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by WILDBREW
Sun Sep 10, 2017 9:26 am
Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
Topic: Hawthorn berry wine
Replies: 3
Views: 7131

Hawthorn berry wine

recipe makes two gallon ingredients 5 pints of hawthorn berries. 1kg of sultanas. 2kg of white sugar. 1lt of red grape juice. 1tsp of GP wine yeast. Water. Method: take all the storks & leaves off the hawthorn berries then pour boiling water over them then strain and put in a pan with water then...
by WILDBREW
Sat Sep 09, 2017 7:16 pm
Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
Topic: Blackberry whisky
Replies: 1
Views: 5832

Blackberry whisky

recipe 500g - Blackberries. 250g - cane sugar. 600ml – whisky. 1-lt jar or demijohn. Method Wash and dry the blackberries. Put the blackberries, whisky and sugar into a large jar or demijohn. Shake until the sugar has dissolved or until your arms start to ache. Put the lid back on the whisky bottle ...
by WILDBREW
Sat Sep 09, 2017 7:14 pm
Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
Topic: sloe gin
Replies: 1
Views: 5766

sloe gin

Sloe Gin ingredients 450g / sloes. 225g/ sugar. 1lt / gin. I make sloe gin most years and just mix a few sloes with sugar and gin. I've just made a new batch and I've made a note of exactly how I did it. Here's how. Prick each sloe with a fork, I tried without doing this one year and the flavour doe...
by WILDBREW
Sat Sep 09, 2017 7:10 pm
Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
Topic: NETTLE wine
Replies: 3
Views: 13307

NETTLE wine

2 gallons made using red grape juice 2 gallons using my recipe Recipe of two gallons Ingredients Nettle tops 4quarts (4 ½ Lt) 2Lt- white grape juice. 2kg- white sugar. 1 strong cup of tea (no leaves or milk) 4 lemons(no pith or pips or skin) 1tsp Ritchies wine yeast. Water. Method To measure fresh n...
by WILDBREW
Mon Oct 27, 2014 7:55 pm
Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
Topic: What i'm brewing at the moment
Replies: 356
Views: 235703

Re: What i'm brewing at the moment

Damson wine, blackberry & elderberry, elderberry, blackberry & cherry and exotic rose. ingredients will make 2 gallons. 2lt-cherry juice. 2lt- white grape juice. 1lt-Exotic fruit juice. 2kg- white sugar. 2tsp- ritchies wine yeast(1 per DJ) water. Method: use 1kg of sugar and make some sugar ...
by WILDBREW
Tue Sep 09, 2014 6:34 pm
Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
Topic: What i'm brewing at the moment
Replies: 356
Views: 235703

Re: What i'm brewing at the moment

started 2 gallons of apple & lychee, 2 of Nescafe coffee, 2 of blackberry & elderberry :king:
:cheers:
by WILDBREW
Sun Jul 06, 2014 6:37 pm
Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
Topic: What i'm brewing at the moment
Replies: 356
Views: 235703

Re: What i'm brewing at the moment

Just started two gallons of 5 A live citrus fruit & tropical five fruit blend.
this wine is fit for a :king: .
it's started fermenting after just 1 hr. http://selfsufficientish.com/forum/imag ... happy1.gif
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by WILDBREW
Sun Jun 29, 2014 1:36 pm
Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
Topic: What i'm brewing at the moment
Replies: 356
Views: 235703

Re: What i'm brewing at the moment

I have just put 40 pints of Czech pilsner in the keg to mature for 3 to 4 weeks
and I have to more gallons of fruit juice wine fermenting away this will turn out like a rose. :cheers:
by WILDBREW
Wed Jun 04, 2014 8:48 am
Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
Topic: Making wine out of your weeds
Replies: 4
Views: 5898

Re: Making wine out of your weeds

Just made two gallons of nettle wine. :flower:
I will ferment it all in the FV for ten day then strain it and add to the DJ's and leave to fully ferment out, it's looking very good. :cheers:
by WILDBREW
Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:27 pm
Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
Topic: What i'm brewing at the moment
Replies: 356
Views: 235703

Re: What i'm brewing at the moment

Just started two gallons of Dandelion wine :flower: Ingredients for 1 gallon. 4-pints of dandelion petals (No green material) 1lt-white grape juice. 800g-sugar. 3-oranges. Half a strong cup of black tea(No bag or leaves) 1tsp-GP wine yeast compound. 1 quarter-tsp-Marmite (optional) mineral-water. Me...
by WILDBREW
Sun Mar 23, 2014 5:23 pm
Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
Topic: What i'm brewing at the moment
Replies: 356
Views: 235703

Re: What i'm brewing at the moment

ingredients to make 1 gallon
1lt white grape juice.
1kg-sugar(half should be brown)
8tsp-coffee.
3-oranges(only use the juice no pith or skin)
1tsp-ritchies yeast&nutrient. :study: :cheers:
by WILDBREW
Sat Mar 22, 2014 12:19 pm
Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
Topic: What i'm brewing at the moment
Replies: 356
Views: 235703

Re: What i'm brewing at the moment

Just started two gallons of coffee wine :cheers: :wave:
by WILDBREW
Tue Mar 11, 2014 10:40 am
Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
Topic: What i'm brewing at the moment
Replies: 356
Views: 235703

Re: What i'm brewing at the moment

over the last couple of month I have started 2 gals of rice & raisin 2 gals of blackcurrant & pomegranate juice 2 gals of orange & carrot juice 2 gals of coffee wine.
I have 1 keg of Czech pilsner maturing and 1 fermenting at the mo :thumbright: :cheers:
by WILDBREW
Fri Nov 01, 2013 3:17 pm
Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
Topic: What i'm brewing at the moment
Replies: 356
Views: 235703

Re: What i'm brewing at the moment

Just started a 3 gallon batch of elderberry wine, :iconbiggrin:
This will be fit for a :king:
by WILDBREW
Thu Sep 26, 2013 1:45 pm
Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
Topic: What i'm brewing at the moment
Replies: 356
Views: 235703

Re: What i'm brewing at the moment

two more gallons of Banana wine on the go today :thumbright:
they are fermenting already. :king: