Just bought 2 bottles of this for ã3 at Sainsbury's (http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/webapp/...y=http:gb/groceries/ribena-winter-spice-850ml) Anyone used this yet? Boiled 2 bottles for 15 minutes, added 2 litres of cold water and added enough sugar to hit 1.070. Will leave it till tomorrow to pitch yeast :) Will keep it updated.
Winter spiced Ribena?
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I hope it goes well but my ridbena wine took weeks to ferment and was still over 1000 when i binned it, the recipe said to boil for 15 minutes which i did, it was the slowest fermentation i have ever had so i am not convinced it gets rid of it.
I have just read you binned it, i have a feeling Toredan will be doing the same unless he has the patience of a saint.
tonyhibbett
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Ribena is designed to prevent fermentation. Boiling does not destroy the preservatives. A cheaper and preservative free alternative is Polish blackcurrant syrup. I have tried it and it works straight out of the bottle.
It will ferment but it slows over time and usually stops early, you end up with a very sweet wine with low ABV.
glad to hear it ðŸËÆ
