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  1. Skye Piper

    WOW from concentrate?

    I thought the elderflowers here were elderflowers it turned out that the were rowan trees aheadbutt
  2. Skye Piper

    WOW from concentrate?

    I used a good bit of mine for back sweeting a kit that I bought. Worked well for that. Still have some left and some white I ordered too. Nothing ventured nothing gained I suppose. Sorry it never worked. Was it perhaps too concentrated? They advise 250ml for a gallon.
  3. Skye Piper

    WOW from concentrate?

    Great colour! Hope it turns out well and hope to hear how it goes? 6 demi johns and 8 litres of red grape juice have arrived today. I'm going to try a few different wows. I have been stocking up on different fruit juices and some fruit tea bags.
  4. Skye Piper

    First go at a wow lack of grape juice

    Intersting to see those readings so close to the labelled sugar contents. I don't suppose a hydrometer will give completely accurate results but what an amazing instument to keep you in the picture of how a brew is coming along. It seems that you can over sugar a batch too which can inhibit the...
  5. Skye Piper

    First go at a wow lack of grape juice

    When calculating sugar content, will the hydrometer reading tell you the sugar amount or are you better to calculate what's in the juice by the label and add sugar to a calculated amount?
  6. Skye Piper

    First go at a wow lack of grape juice

    That's great, plenty to try now! Thanks for the advice and suggestions.
  7. Skye Piper

    WOW from concentrate?

    I used to be a welder so i'm sure a pair of my old gloves will keep the pricks at bay :laugh8: will have to have crack at it thumb
  8. Skye Piper

    WOW from concentrate?

    Was there a lot of work in picking the gorse? I'd imagine it could be a painful process. It took me a while to start seeing the elderflower but once I spotted my first tree I started seeing it everywhere. I don't suppose it will be in bloom for long so must try and pick some.
  9. Skye Piper

    WOW from concentrate?

    Elderflower in full bloom here just now. Would love to try making something with it. Gorse is tempting too, smells amazing and is in abundance at the moment. Sainte.
  10. Skye Piper

    First go at a wow lack of grape juice

    I have ordered glass 5 l demi john's. I used to use better bottle pet ones and have lost most of the lids. Got a good deal on amazon for 6 at £38.99. Hope your wines turn out well. Will give some a try with what I can find in the local coop acheers.
  11. Skye Piper

    WOW from concentrate?

    Cheaper than buying wine and a more enjoyable process! I hope it turns out well acheers.
  12. Skye Piper

    carrot wines breaks out the start of the year

    Hello John thank you for that, I try to keep every thing as clean as possible. As you say though a few more ++ certainly won't go wrong. I added loads of sugar thinking that it would give it extra kick and it did. People still talk about it years later. I will try to make nice wine going forward...
  13. Skye Piper

    WOW from concentrate?

    The Isle of Skye. There are only coop's here and nearest decent supermarkets are 100 miles away. Tesco vans come over but it's near impossible to get a delivery slot. I drive petrol tankers so i'm usually through in Inverness quite often but here's hardly any petrol needed just now due to...
  14. Skye Piper

    WOW from concentrate?

    Thanks Kelper. The joys of living in the sticks!
  15. Skye Piper

    carrot wines breaks out the start of the year

    I made 5 gallons of carrot wine which wasn't very nice at all. It ended up like a strong sherry that could blow your head off! I had some great laughs drinking it with some poor unsuspectful friends but my inexperienced wine making skills were evident in the tasting and a lot of it went down...
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