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I can't remember who posted the original recipe for ginger and Lemon wine, but it was successful in this house, so ta!

And, it was kinda a group effort as everyone answered all ym questions and has been very lovely (much like my wine has turned out...).

It was my first attempt at making wine, and i made 10l of it. One litre has already disappeared down my friend Leeanne's gullet (she said 'hic...that was good') and many more litres will be disappearing.

So, a big thankyou to everyone who has helped make my wine a success!

Going to try Chilli's peach and chilli wine next year when i've grown some chillies.

Need to go sloe hunting.

Any suggestions as to some wine to make now? Got 4 lonely empty looking demijohns waiting to be put to good use!

Thanks again everyone!

Why not see what fruit is going cheap at the moment and make a blend of fruits, I've just racked our plum wine with blueberry juice and the result is fantastic!

dya have the recipe for ginger and lemon wine?


fancy that one.

The link is here:

http://www.selfsufficientish.com/forum/ ... lemon+wine

Ive made some too - only 1 gallon tho. Its about ready for bottling. How long did u leave it after fermenting to drink it Fee Fairy? How long has it taken u from start to finish?

Why not try coffee wine - its cheap, easy and supposed to be lovely? Ive got some on the go at the moment - its been fermenting for ages!

Wine made from tinned fruit is cheap and easy to make.

ooh...coffee wine. Does it come outlike a liqeur?

chadspad: I think i started it in Septemberish, then i left it fermenting til the bubbling stopped, then a bit longer (i kept meaning to bottle it..) i bottled it 2 weeks ago and had a bottle that night. Still got 5l to bottle. Must do that at some point. I did drop in a campden tablet into each demijohn a week before i bottled it (i only really have Sundays to do things like this).

Its yummy! Tastes a bit 'winey', but the lemon is really there, an the ginger is a nice aftertaste/aftereffect.

I have been out to gather lemons and ginger root this morning. No not foraging, (as if ,in this weather!) but now I have a bin with all the ingredients 'ackling' away. Can't wait, it smells fantastic.

ooh it does smell particularly fantastic dirung the making phases. Mine's got a bit of a strange smell to it now, but it tastes nice.