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Eating and Drinking => Homebrew => Topic started by: SkipRat on April 13, 2007, 11:44

Title: Dandelion wine
Post by: SkipRat on April 13, 2007, 11:44

On our allotment site I noticed that at the minute there are thousands of dandelions out, what part do I pick? All of it or just the flower head?
Thankyou.

Title: Dandelion wine
Post by: flatcap on April 13, 2007, 17:55

pick just the head ,we picked them last year to make wine by the time we got home the car was full of beetles off them  :(

Title: Dandelion wine
Post by: SkipRat on April 15, 2007, 19:34

Cheers Flatcap, did you make the wine then ? I,ve never tasted Dandy wine, is it nice?

Title: Dandelion wine
Post by: flatcap on April 16, 2007, 07:42

yes we made dandelion wine , the boiling water killed off any remaining beetles ,the wine was potent i coundt drink it without lemonade in oh was drunk afta 3 glasses :oops:

Title: Dandelion wine
Post by: WG. on April 16, 2007, 07:55

Quote from: "flatcap"

the wine was potent i coundt drink it without lemonade in oh was drunk afta 3 glasses :oops:

Yeah but we already told you the pint glasses are for beer !!!   :wink:

Title: Dandelion wine
Post by: SkipRat on April 16, 2007, 08:50

Quote from: "flatcap"

yes we made dandelion wine , the boiling water killed off any remaining beetles ,the wine was potent i coundt drink it without lemonade in oh was drunk afta 3 glasses :oops:

Whay hay !!!!!!! sounds like my sort of a drink (without the lemonade tho  :wink: )

Title: Dandelion wine
Post by: flatcap on April 16, 2007, 21:17

lol wg
if oh had drank 3 pints he would of been comatose
skiprat if you like potent wine try rice and raison 3 glasses and you cant talk properly :shock:

Title: Dandelion wine
Post by: SkipRat on April 17, 2007, 15:00

Quote from: "flatcap"

lol wg
if oh had drank 3 pints he would of been comatose
skiprat if you like potent wine try rice and raison 3 glasses and you cant talk properly :shock:

That Rice and raisen sounds like proper falling down water  :lol:

Title: Dandelion wine
Post by: SkipRat on April 19, 2007, 21:26

Just made a gallon of rice n raisen tonight , cant wait while its ready  :wink:  :wink:

Title: Dandelion wine
Post by: flatcap on April 20, 2007, 07:49

hi skiprat
dont get to close when you stir it in the tub ,itl burn the hairs off your nose  :shock:

Title: Dandelion wine
Post by: rainie on July 12, 2008, 23:30

Quote from: "flatcap"

lol wg
if oh had drank 3 pints he would of been comatose
skiprat if you like potent wine try rice and raison 3 glasses and you cant talk properly :shock:

This reminded me of mum making wheat n raisin wine. She put the wheat and raisins on the compost heap and the chickens got drunk!

Title: Dandelion wine
Post by: billyb1987 on July 13, 2008, 00:21

I didn't know you could make dandelion wine, that's definitely one for the to do list, thanks.

Title: Dandelion wine
Post by: rainie on July 25, 2008, 06:56

Hello there. Last night I tried my dandelion wine.
 Hmmm, not sure.
I made one mixture in a bucket and it filled two and a half demijohns.

The half demi and clearest tasted nice, very drinkable,went down smoothly, wanted more, left a pleasant warm feeling.

The full darker colour demi was disgusting, smelled like parmesan or baby sick. Very strong not nice taste.
The other one, also a full demi but with most sediment was ok, very sweet, like a desert wine/liquer tasting but not thick.Went down well.

I have bottled one of each and syphoned the others into demis and was going to leave them for a few more months.
Any tips anyone.