Recent content by ewanfish

I will see what it is like when i get home maybe it was an acid taste instead of a sour taste, i'm just a poor soul from the islands & dont drink much acid so dont know what it's meant to taste like :) Will remember about the cranberrys & acid next time.

I tried this stuff with cartains of juice. I added 350g of sugar, Camden tablets & stabiliser & syphoned off all the lees so will see what is like when i get home in a months time but it tasted better when i back swetened it, just have to watch how i drink it with a 17% content :d, might try it...

The yeast i used was Lalvin K1-V1116, i thought about the high start SG was to high when i took the first reading but never thought it would make it taste sour, that is my only batch with as high SG as that so hopefully the others will be ok. it was also quite hard to start fermenting so had to...

I made a cranberry,raspberry,ginger & a cartain of purple grape juice wine on the 3rd of november with 1000g of brown sugar, 2 camden tab & 1 tsp nutriant. start SG was 1130 6th nov i put tank heater in as it did not want to ferment then she started on the 25th december it was down to 1000 then...

I know i only have a couple of doz screw cap bottles & some of you guys have maybe hundreds but when i buy a bottle of wine (i know its sore on my heart to) when i finish with the bottle i number it along with the screw cap & then when im going to use it for my own home made stuff i know they...

I see, i better not use the chips i have then as these white oak chips are from a joiner place, Thanks anyway for the info will stick to the fruit wines not made any red yet maybe in the next few months.

I was just reading in another thread that you some times use Oak Chips:<, what kind of taste does this give to the wine, i only smoke fish & bits & bobs with the oak chips i have, if i burnt the chips slightly would that be ok to add to the must or would that spoil the fruit wines as that is the...

I use mainly screw tops for my wine bottles & the few that are corked the corks are only partly in, as when i open a new bought corked bottle of wine i dont go all the way through the cork so the cork gets a second use, is there much of a differance in the wine (finished product) in using screw...

I also made the Apple Spiced Wine last month & the recipe said to only leave the cloves in with the apples for 2 days also to put them in a tea bag so its easyier to get back out again, had a wee sip before i came away there was not to much of a taste of cloves will see whats its like when i get...

Just reading about F-pacs (flavour packs), is it just to add more flavour to fruit wines & there was filtering mentioned on the thread to polish the wine, i'm not really bothered if the wine is not too clear but is there a special filter you polish the wine with as i might make a Strawberry wine...

Sorry never saw that section so its there now

Fruit Tea Loaf Pre heat oven to 180*c / 350*f / gas 4 Ingredients: 3/4 pt / 375 mls Tea 12oz / 350g Mixed dried fruit 7oz / 200g Brown sugar 10oz / 275g Self raising flour 1 Egg 1 Tsp Baking powder Method: - Put tea, sugar & fruit in a bowl to soak overnight Grease & line 8"...

Is the Recipe section not just for wines as thats all i can see on it, dont want to get into trouble :( Pre heat oven to 180*c / 350*f / gas 4 Ingredients: 3/4 pt / 375 mls Tea 12oz / 350g Mixed dried fruit 7oz / 200g Brown sugar 10oz / 275g Self raising flour 1 Egg 1 Tsp Baking...

I know i'm from Scotland & ment to have deep pockets & new to the game but just wondering what do people do with the left overs after they have got all they need out of the fruit e.g. Saltana's, Orange peel rind, Ginger etc as i usually make fruit cakes with my left overs & they taste the same...

Thanks for that might give it a try next year as i'm back at sea next week & not to much time this week as re engining a boat & might have more of a clue on what to do, starting a new recipe from scratch & start off with 6 or 7lbs of the flower, think i will have to get the kids on to that.