Frognostic
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Hello all, before I start I have a confession to make: I have never made wine from grapes. This is due to the lack of wine grapes available in my area more than anything else. Although it is possible to grow the vine in England it is not the best environment for grapes to grow in, although there certainly are commercial vineyards in this country. It is my intention to buy some wine-variety grape vines in the not-too-distant future.
The nearest fermented beverages to wine that I have made include blackberry wine and elderberry wine, that I made in 2013. All the blackberry wine is gone but, as I write this, I have around 1 1/2 litres of the elderberry left. I'm looking forward to the summer and autumn when more fruits become available for me to pick and ferment.
In February 2014 I began my first meads / honey wines, approximately four gallons worth altogether, using the wine yeasts D-47 and 71B-1122. I used buckwheat honey, sunflower honey, and a mix of wildflower and honeydew honey for these meads. They are now being aged in a compartment under the stairs. In February of 2015 I began another three gallons of mead, currently fermenting.
The nearest fermented beverages to wine that I have made include blackberry wine and elderberry wine, that I made in 2013. All the blackberry wine is gone but, as I write this, I have around 1 1/2 litres of the elderberry left. I'm looking forward to the summer and autumn when more fruits become available for me to pick and ferment.
In February 2014 I began my first meads / honey wines, approximately four gallons worth altogether, using the wine yeasts D-47 and 71B-1122. I used buckwheat honey, sunflower honey, and a mix of wildflower and honeydew honey for these meads. They are now being aged in a compartment under the stairs. In February of 2015 I began another three gallons of mead, currently fermenting.
