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Mango wine - please help!
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That's a very large sample bottleNot gonna lie the colour looks foul and like it’s gonna taste like something you scraped off your shoe, lol
That looks more inviting
That looks more inviting
Ha ha. Got there in the end.
Just wanted to share a photo of my finished cherry wine, that I started at the same time as the mango one. This is definitely nicer but a little potent! Hopefully she’ll be pleased with it!
I don't think I did. It was my first go at fruit wine along with the mango so I didn't really know what I was doing. But here is what is in it:-
3kg dark sweet cherries (frozen)
1.9kg dextrose
1 litre of 'Cherry good' fruit juice drink
1 campden tablet
1 1/2 tsp pectolase
topped up to about 8L with water.
I've messed about with it too much so only ended up with 4.5L ish. But that's ok.
I didn't have a clue about tannin or citric acid so didn't use those. (Still don't, need lessons!)
I've worked out it's around 14.4% ABV.
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Very true! It is for one of my DIL’s (the mango is for my other one). So I’m really hoping she likes it!
I've still a country fruit wine on the left and a banana wine on the right that need racking.
The killer dispensers are a great job.
The killer dispensers are a great job.
I love them, they look so classy and the glass makes the wine shine! Only trouble is one of mine has started leaking ugh! Blinking thing! I find anything with a tap tends to do that. I once had a brewing bucket with a tap on and that used to do it too! FML
Have you over tightened it by any chance because at room temp it may seem ok but when chilled down the seal may shrink slightly allowing liquid to pass.I love them, they look so classy and the glass makes the wine shine! Only trouble is one of mine has started leaking ugh! Blinking thing! I find anything with a tap tends to do that. I once had a brewing bucket with a tap on and that used to do it too! FML
When I'm cleaning after use I dismantle them and reverse the seal each time but ensure not to over tighten and stick them in the fridge with tepiid water checking for leaks prior to use.
Thank you, great advice! To be honest I may have been a bit of an idiot and it’s probably my fault. I bought two of them brand new to give as presents and just cleaned and sterilised them without checking the seal at all. My bad
That's how we all learn by making mistakesThank you, great advice! To be honest I may have been a bit of an idiot and it’s probably my fault. I bought two of them brand new to give as presents and just cleaned and sterilised them without checking the seal at all. My bad
Thank you LED ZEP, great tip. Will bear that in mind for my other one which I haven’t opened yet. The husband has found that on this one, it’s not the seal that’s leaking, it’s the actual tap, so looks like I have a faulty one. Grrr!
I will get onto them first thing tomorrow. I bought them from Dunelm.
Can you post a picture of the tap assembly in the order you put it together and check each side of the hole as there maybe a shard or small blob of glass as I seen one like that in the same store.
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