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Red

  • Joined Mar 2011
  • North Yorkshire
Turning frozen Red currents in booze
« on: March 15, 2012, 10:42:35 am »
can anyone help please! I am new to home brewing and so far have had success with a stout kit and a few wine kits but I have a freezer draw full of frozen red currents, so I was wonder if anyone had any recipies for red current beer or wine please?  ???
Red

smudger

  • Joined Jan 2012
  • North Devon/ West Exmoor
Re: Turning frozen Red currents in booze
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2012, 10:55:36 am »
I'm going to bump this up as I need to clear out the freezer too and also have some frozen redcurrents....
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MikeM

  • Joined Jul 2011
  • NW Devon
Re: Turning frozen Red currents in booze
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2012, 11:38:50 am »
CJ Berry has a recipie for current wine in his First Steps in Winemaking.

Big Benny Shep

  • Joined Mar 2011
  • Skipton
Re: Turning frozen Red currents in booze
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2012, 07:47:56 pm »
you could turn it into red currant vodka by putting in a big jar/bottle fill with vodka and add some sugar, keep shaking till the sugar dissolves and shake every day(ish) for 3 months.
Ive just made some with damsons, blackberries and raspberries all mixed up straight from the freezer

works with gin as well i think

but now i have to wait 3 months to drink it! :o
« Last Edit: June 09, 2012, 08:19:21 pm by Big Benny Shep »
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Dans

  • Joined Jun 2012
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Re: Turning frozen Red currents in booze
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2012, 01:55:43 pm »
I just do 3lbs of red currants to 3lbs of sugar. Heat the water and sugar to boiling, add the red currants (I remove the stems but you don't have to), let them defrost to just below boiling then take off the heat and leave to cool. Once cool add your yeast, cover with a towel, and stir daily for a week. Strain into a demijohn, and leave for 6ish weeks then try it and see if its done. For a scientist my homebrewing is very unscientific!

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smudger

  • Joined Jan 2012
  • North Devon/ West Exmoor
Re: Turning frozen Red currents in booze
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2012, 12:49:57 am »
I presume this will count as part of my ' 5-a-day'? ;)
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Dans

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Re: Turning frozen Red currents in booze
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2012, 10:25:11 am »
That's what I tell myself!

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MikeM

  • Joined Jul 2011
  • NW Devon
Re: Turning frozen Red currents in booze
« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2012, 10:31:25 am »
I try to make it all of my 5 a day...

 

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