Home made wine....

merlin · 18th August 2005, 14:00

Not exactly cooking, but its probably the best fit.

Never thought much about this before until last year. Right now grapes are in abundance here and from the wholesaler/producers you can buy large quantities at around 1/2 lira per kilo.

Without all the fermentation kits and gizmos that DIYers have available in the UK/USA, is it still possible to make a decent homemade wine?

Merv!

Sylvia · 18th August 2005, 15:35

Lee
i have just done 11 gallons of plum wine, never tried it before so not sure how it will turn out. Got the recipes off the internet

merlin · 18th August 2005, 15:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sylvia

Lee
i have just done 11 gallons of plum wine, never tried it before so not sure how it will turn out. Got the recipes off the internet

Well I have access to plumbs too.

Can you share the recipe Sylvia?

Merv!

Sylvia · 18th August 2005, 16:05

Lee
I have three which one do you want?

Mushtaq · 18th August 2005, 16:08

All three

canim · 18th August 2005, 16:10

Yum ...Home made wine!!

Sylvia ..have you tried all 3 receipes??

post up your favorite!!!

Sylvia · 18th August 2005, 16:12

Canim,
it may turn out like vinegar, its bubbleing nicely as the mo

Sylvia · 18th August 2005, 16:18

Try these websites
http://scorpius.spaceports.com/~goodwine/plumwine.htm
http://www.homebrewit.com/recplum.php
http://www.winemaking.com/recipes/plumrecipe.html

Tonya · 18th August 2005, 16:20

We made wine once and thought it would taste awful, but we were surprised it was lovely. Mikes friend always made his own wine and used to decant it into used wine bottles so you wouldnt know the difference. Worked out about 50p a bottle I think