Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Eating and Drinking => Homebrew => Topic started by: Ladyrose56 on December 21, 2009, 10:17
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Can anybody help me in finding recipes for making cider / wine from the fruit i grow on my allotment i have looked around but had no look so far i am really new to this wine /cider making lark and want to get it right so if any body know of a good book where i can get these recipes from it would be a great help look forward to hear from you all 8) :tongue2: ::)[color=blue
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Try searching this forum for "wine making books" - that gives you some suggestions for a start.
You could also try searching this forum for the specific recipes there's one message about cherry wine, for a start.
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Wander along to a reasonable book shop, Waterstones etc and see what they have available.
I would suggest that you have a look through a few and see what their recipes involve. Some books read like a chemistry lesson others are basic and have, in effect, little more then water, sugar and fruit.
The ones with several substances to add mean that you will need a local wine making suppliers, can be a disadvantage. Equally the more simplistic recipes mean that you are reliant on the trace items being present from them.
If this is your first foray into wime makingh then I suggest that you ignore measuring the specific gravity at start and finish and simply get used to making a few wines. You can go into detailed bits later.
Would be worth looking round for a wine making suppliers, especially one in your area, simply they can supply all the items you need.
Some Wilkinsons have a fair selection of wine making items, but not all stock the same range.
Books I have around:
CJ Berry, 130 Winemaing Recipes,
Homemade Country Wines,
Brian Leverett, Basic Winemaking
HE Bravery, The Complete Book of Homemade Winemaking