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Re: recipe adapted from home brew forum cheers to them

2013-11-24T02:30:22+00:00

It is my understanding that; Some preservatives will kill off the yeast and/or prohibit fermentation, these should be avoided for all forms of fermentation not just washes that are destined for the still.

I would not worry about it too much from a distillation point of view. Just do not waste good sugar on it as it will probably not make good wine or get as far as the still.

Statistics: Posted by YHB — Sun Nov 24, 2013 2:30 am

Re: recipe adapted from home brew forum cheers to them

2013-11-24T00:43:20+00:00

Assuming your pic.is a head-scratcher,I am with you there Brian.
Maybe I foolishly do not worry about preservatives carrying over to a two stage distillate?
I would be happy to be corrected.
Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Sun Nov 24, 2013 12:43 am

Re: recipe adapted from home brew forum cheers to them

2013-11-23T16:04:51+00:00

John51 wrote:
If you're going to still it, make sure that the juice is preservative free.

I don't understand that one !

Statistics: Posted by YHB — Sat Nov 23, 2013 4:04 pm

Re: recipe adapted from home brew forum cheers to them

2013-11-23T15:11:43+00:00

If you're going to still it, make sure that the juice is preservative free.

Statistics: Posted by John51 — Sat Nov 23, 2013 3:11 pm

Re: recipe adapted from home brew forum cheers to them

2013-11-23T11:37:18+00:00

If your making 25ltr batch essencia super six works well and completes in less than a week, champagne yeast also works great but takes three to four week
Cheers

Statistics: Posted by billmcc — Sat Nov 23, 2013 11:37 am

Re: recipe adapted from home brew forum cheers to them

2013-11-23T07:46:45+00:00

woof811 wrote:
whats the best yeast to use with this recipe please , this orange wine is getting great reviews and id like to make some

The original recipe of Wurzels Orange Wine just used general purpose yeast (I used Youngs Super Wine Yeast)
I must admit I didn't find it that good, but one mans meat & all that.

Youtube link Here

Statistics: Posted by Icefever — Sat Nov 23, 2013 7:46 am

Re: recipe adapted from home brew forum cheers to them

2013-11-22T15:34:58+00:00

whats the best yeast to use with this recipe please , this orange wine is getting great reviews and id like to make some

Statistics: Posted by woof811 — Fri Nov 22, 2013 3:34 pm

Re: recipe adapted from home brew forum cheers to them

2013-11-04T17:22:12+00:00

Just a quick update on this wine,i made a batch last week but used vodka star instead of the essencia super six yeast.i fined cleared and bottled as usual.on sampling swmbo informed me that this batch tasted like fuel so in the still it went.so imho vodka star is not suitable for this brew.as regards the recipe i now use 9 ltr grape juice 3 ltr pineapple juice and 2 ltr orange plus 3.5 kg sugar.if left to age a little this produces a special drop.
Cheers

Statistics: Posted by billmcc — Mon Nov 04, 2013 5:22 pm

Re: recipe adapted from home brew forum cheers to them

2012-01-20T22:17:07+00:00

Word of warning on the pineapple and grape version of this wine its a great taste but it is the most furious ferment i have ever come accross my airlock blocked with crud and its actually blown the bloody lid off, i find it funny but can you imagine the pressure this brew has created.I have to put a good amount of force to remove this lid so i suggest adding your ingrediants as per recipe but only topping up to 20 lts then after day two top up to 25 lts and let it finish

cheers

Statistics: Posted by billmcc — Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:17 pm

Re: recipe adapted from home brew forum cheers to them

2012-01-18T11:01:31+00:00

One thing about your 'brandy' - if you stick some in the back of a cupboard and forget about it for a good few months you might be surprised at the improvement, as with wine spirits seem to mellow and blend, especially the rough ones!

Statistics: Posted by Jimmy — Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:01 am

Re: recipe adapted from home brew forum cheers to them

2012-01-17T22:37:16+00:00

Carafe 21 red £18 from Wilkinsons - put in 10 litre boxes today (after 19 days instead of 21) - drinking it now - it went down to 0.992 b4 I stopped it - I like dry wine and it is dry and very drinkable - less than £1 litre. Also distilled 4 litres in airstill. Cut back the result to 38% with more wine and have a bottle of brandy (probably wouldn't drink it but ok for cooking).

Statistics: Posted by crapula2010 — Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:37 pm

Re: recipe adapted from home brew forum cheers to them

2011-12-19T06:36:30+00:00

The WOW wine is very popular and yields a good wine. I wouldn't say it's as good as the best commercial wines but certainly better than most of the rubbish you get in the 3 for a tenner offers. A good basic kit is also the youngs elderflower, made well and left to age this makes a very cheap and palletable drop.

Personally I used the WOW recipe and adapted it for making fruit ciders. For each gallon use 3 litres juice, yeast and pectin/tannin as required. Add some sugar to take it as strong as you like although it usually tastes best between 4.5% and 5%. Left to age and bottle condition it yields something which rocks when pit against the overpriced Kopperberg etc..

Statistics: Posted by Still Not There Yet — Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:36 am

Re: recipe adapted from home brew forum cheers to them

2011-12-03T22:09:04+00:00

You can only get wine made from Juce to clear quicky, id suggest leaving it for about a month for it to settle naturally, so less chems in it, but if its good, then its good.

You can make almost any flavour so long as theres a jiuce in the supermarket. You can even use cordial just google "cheeky vimto" wine. but yio have to boil the juice first.

MM

Statistics: Posted by metalmickey — Sat Dec 03, 2011 10:09 pm

Re: recipe adapted from home brew forum cheers to them

2011-12-03T16:37:30+00:00

Jimmy the best i have done in the summer months was 5 days from start to finish including double fining and bottling all due to the essencia super six as i said earlier because the final sg is so low its as dry as a nuns chuff so for me needs sweetening

Statistics: Posted by billmcc — Sat Dec 03, 2011 4:37 pm

Re: recipe adapted from home brew forum cheers to them

2011-12-02T09:59:25+00:00

Cheers for all the info guys, but I'm a bit confused. I'm new to winemaking and I made a few batches of various things while I had demijohns sitting idle and the neighbours apple tree was too tempting....!

Anyway, are you really saying here that you're fermenting, clearing and bottling in a week? Because my stuff has been on since Sept and still doesn't seem done, even the Skeeter Pee. Is it a case of using a turbo and forcing the clearing?

Statistics: Posted by Jimmy — Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:59 am