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  1. Bigeck

    Beetroot wine

    I see a lot of beetroot juice in the supermarkets these days, must be more money in it for the supermarkets than grape juice! Sarcasm aside: What does beetroot wine taste like? Has anyone tried this from juice? Does anyone have a recipe? Am I insane for even thinking about this?
  2. Bigeck

    Raspberry TC

    3ltr AJ from Lidl 1ltr RGJ from Sainsbury (my local Aldi, Asda & Lidl don't seem to stock anymore) 440ml Lowicz Raspberry Juice of 2 largish lemons I'll top up with water in a few days. SG of 1.075 so looking like 10% ABV at the finish. I like stongish flavour in my cider so am trying a full...
  3. Bigeck

    Lemon hooch

    Right, haven't been on or done anything for 6 months, and stocks are low, so time to get some booze for what passes as a summer in Scotland. 1kg sugar dissolved on 2.5ltr water Juice and peel of 10 largish lemons. Pecto, nutrient, & yeast. Topped up to 4.5ltr with water I used a tattie peeler...
  4. Bigeck

    Bramble wine & Lemon hooch

    Bramble wine: 2kg brambles (frozen) 1ltr RGJ 1kg sugar 1tsp pecto 1tsp yeast 1tsp nutrient 2ltr of boiling water over the brambles in FV, left to cool then added 2 campdens (due to size of FV). Left for 24hrs, added pecto and left for 4 days. Strained out the liquid through...
  5. Bigeck

    Plum wine

    Right, having a go at this. A kind local gent with a plum tree advertised these on Freecycle so couldn't resist. A couple of kilos of over ripened / rotting fruit discarded but ended up with 9.7kg of usable fruit after stoning. Well chuffed. 9.7kg plums 5kg sugar 9ltr water 5 crushed...
  6. Bigeck

    Apple and mango TC

    I saw this in Lidl and thought I'd give it a go. It's called 100% Naturals and claims no additives. To say it's cloudy is an understatement. 4Ltr Apple & Mango juice. Pecto, nutrient and yeast. That's it, no added sugar. Soooo not like me! SG 1.050 Expecting to finish about 7.8%. I...
  7. Bigeck

    Lidl apple juice

    My local Lidl has 2ltr cartons of AJ for £1.08 at the moment. If you need to stock up. Wifey found my stash in the garage the other day and I've been told to cool it. Cant think what she means. :whistle:
  8. Bigeck

    Strawberry & Lime TC

    Slight hicup with too much sugar so had to make some adjustments. 16.5 ltr AJ 3 ltr RGJ 1.5 kg sugar Juice of 9 limes 1 ltr strong tea 2 ltr water 4 Lowicz Strawberry (plus a further 1 for priming) 2 tsp Pecto 1 tsp yeast SG 1.07, expected 10.5%, a bit stronger than I intended...
  9. Bigeck

    Lowicz

    None of my local supermarkets stock this. That includes Sainsbury, ADA, Tesco, Aldi and Lidl. I can get it from a Polish shop for £1.80 a bottle. HOWEVER, Lidl are advertising an Eastern European week starting on Thursday with Lowicz syrup for 99p. :grin: This may be a Scotland only...
  10. Bigeck

    Raspberry and lemon Wine

    I got a load of organic raspberries with my nectarines from the cheapy counter a few weeks ago and have added a further 600g of frozen ones from Farmfoods to try this. 1.8kg raspberries 1 lemon 1.5kg sugar 2 ltr water 1ltr Sainsbury RGJ (cheaper than Aldi) Thawed the rasps, stuck them...
  11. Bigeck

    Blackcurrant TC

    Impressed enough with my first batch of TC I'm jumping in with a second before the first is ready. Lowicz black currant 440ml (2 thirds in the DG, balance for priming) 3ltr Aldi AJ 1ltr Sainsbury RGJ Yeast and nutriant I'll top up with more AJ once fermentation calms down a bit. I...
  12. Bigeck

    Raspberry TC

    I couldn't hold myself back any longer! I couldn't find any Lowicz syrup in Lidl or Aldi so today visited my local Polish shop and it was a veritable Aladdin's cave. I shall have to visit again. 3.2ltr Lidl AJ 200ml strong tea 2/3 bottle Herbapol raspberry (alternative to Lowicz), saved...
  13. Bigeck

    Ginger wine

    I have a DJ of this on the go at the moment. My mum used to make the Coop stuff at Christmas and I have been hankering after some decent stuff for ages so thought I would give it a go. 125g Root ginger 1.5kg Demarara sugar 3 Medium oranges 2 Lemons 500g Raisins Water to make 5ltr...
  14. Bigeck

    Nectarine Wine

    I am trying my hand at some nectarine wine as I was in Asda the other night and as luck would have it they were marking down a load of fruit. I ended up with 12kg of nectarines for �£0.48. Nice :mrgreen: 10kg nectarines (stoned and cored) 5kg sugar 500ml strong tea 17ltr water Pectic...
  15. Bigeck

    Hi all

    Hi, I'm new on here. I started making wine from kits over 20 years ago but stopped for a long period. I have been back at it for a year and have just started trying recipes.
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