Last year I did the following post on plum wine. A couple of days ago I did the final bottling and it turned out very well; it tastes more like brandy than wine but it’s very drinkable. To do the bottling you sterilize your siphon and bottles then carefully decant the finished wine from the […]
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Plum Wine!
Posted in Beverages, Cooking on September 27, 2022 | Leave a Comment »
Cider Pressing
Posted in Beverages, Cooking, tagged apple cider, cider on September 24, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
This year we had a record number of apples. What to do? Make cider of course! I called City Fruit and rented their great press for a few days. We drank some of the cider then decided to ferment the rest. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Making Fruit Wines
Posted in Beverages, Cooking, tagged fruit wine, homebrew, wine on October 1, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
This year the harvest was much less than last year but we still have enough plums and grapes to make some wine. This year I am doing the same testing and measuring we did last year. Here is a list of basic supplies for making wine. You can get these from local shops or on-line. […]
Interesting Wines and Rosehip Syrup
Posted in Beverages, canning, Cooking, People on the Move on September 17, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Hello again from Scotland! I am here to share some recipes I have picked up while WWOOFing. My hosts, Josine and JP, are all about getting the most out of their harvest. In my time here, we have made three recipes from plants that can be found growing wild in Scotland. The rowan berries are bursting […]
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