Author Topic: Help for a novice! (Read 5735 times)

Dizzycow · « **on:** January 03, 2012, 09:50:57 pm »

Ok, so I drink a not inconsiderable amount of wine. I bought a couple of plastic whatsits with bungy thingies to make my own wine. Which, is probably apparent to the more intelligent of you, I have never done before. (Although my tee-total mother makes wicked elderflower champagne, and my father always had beer brewing.) All the recipes I've googled require some brewers yeast or whatever it is. Can a few of you experienced winos run me through the process and ingredients?

Chin chin!

plumseverywhere · « **Reply #1 on:** January 04, 2012, 03:02:04 pm »

Hiya Dizzy,

Tony makes a bit of wine (plum jerkin they call it in our neck of the woods) and it comes up at 17% proof in its first year and gets stronger the longer you leave it. He uses a country wine kit, I can get some more info and FB it to you if you like? He's got a caravan out the back with all his plastic things with bungs and various metal things that crush and press but as you know, the livestock is my domain - the wine is his and neither of us know much about each other's hobbies!

Lisa

Dizzycow · « **Reply #2 on:** January 04, 2012, 09:37:05 pm »

Thanks, doll. The more info the better! Hic! x

Sylvia · « **Reply #3 on:** January 07, 2012, 02:29:25 pm »

I have one or two books on wine-making that you would be welcome to. Pm your address if you would like them.

robert waddell · « **Reply #4 on:** January 12, 2012, 06:21:49 pm »

so the party is at your house vikki

Dizzycow · « **Reply #5 on:** January 13, 2012, 11:32:32 am »

Ha! You can bring the sausages!

Sandy · « **Reply #6 on:** January 13, 2012, 02:18:39 pm »

I have bought the kit, mostly from amazon as shops do not seem to stock much for home brewing around here, and have a freezer full of nettles but just keep putting it off...my uncle and dad always made thier own beer.....I just need that push...I like anything thats cheap and easy!!!!

Sylvia · « **Reply #7 on:** January 14, 2012, 02:42:42 pm »

Once you start you will become addicted (to the making and hopefully not the drinking) of home-made wine. So get started

I would advise starting with supermarket, unsweetened fruit juices. They will give you a return in just a few months.
As for equipment, your local re-cycling centre will have loads of glass demi-jons at 50p-£1 each. The only other vital thing is a food grade fermenting bucket, cheap enough at a home-brew shop. All else you will buy over the years.

Sandy · « **Reply #8 on:** January 14, 2012, 02:55:13 pm »

I could not find a home brew bucket, funnily I do have one without a lid, I used it all the time for other things...maybe since last year when I looked, there will be more shops with home brew stuff.....I keep going to do it then something stops me and its NOT time!!!