Having a crack at Wurzel's Orange Wine.....

[dpile1]

Mixed up a gallon of WOW the other day, here's a video of it one day after adding the yeast.

I've followed the recipe exactly except a little less sugar to make an OG of 1.08.

Thought you chaps might like to see a couple of pics plus a video I've made - it's quite vigorous stuff

Apologies for the video being at 90º - I thought I could rotate it with photobucket but it turns out I can't. Also got my daughters jabbering in the background bless 'em.

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm18 ... 301994.jpg

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm18 ... 301993.jpg

http://s296.photobucket.com/albums/mm18 ... 301995.mp4

I'll post more photos as it goes on. Yeast used was just Young's GP Wine Yeast.

Darren

 

[corby_brewer]

Nice one mate, :thumb:

 

[dpile1]

Nice one mate, :thumb:

Cheers :)

Although it's just bubbled over - in all the five years or so of making wines that's only ever happened to me once before.

Wickedly fast stuff. :hmm:

 

[corby_brewer]

Although it's just bubbled over - in all the five years or so of making wines that's only ever happened to me once before.

Ive only been making wine for about 10 month now and in all that time ive only ever had one wine thats decided to escape from the DJ. And that was a tomato wine.

 

[Turbotez]

now you know that will taste proper nice sat on the beach at Westward ho! :thumb:

 

[dpile1]

now you know that will taste proper nice sat on the beach at Westward ho! :thumb:

I'm looking forward to having a jar :drink:

How long does it usually take to ferment out or require racking? I'm a Wurzel's virgin

 

[dpile1]

Ive only been making wine for about 10 month now and in all that time ive only ever had one wine thats decided to escape from the DJ. And that was a tomato wine.

Tomato wine?! I guess it is a fruit.........

What is it like?

 

[Turbotez]

usually find 4-5 weeks and its going down the hatch :drink:

Mine are usually 2 weeks fermenting then rack and stabalize, 1-2 weeks clearing, then rack, another week and bottle

 

[dpile1]

usually find 4-5 weeks and its going down the hatch :drink:

Mine are usually 2 weeks fermenting then rack and stabalize, 1-2 weeks clearing, then rack, another week and bottle

Ideal! Nice and quick! Thanks :thumb:

 

[astraman1]

well mine has just stoped fermenting will check tomorow to see what the hydro reading is

 

[Barkie]

now you know that will taste proper nice sat on the beach at Westward ho! :thumb:

I'm looking forward to having a jar :drink:

How long does it usually take to ferment out or require racking? I'm a Wurzel's virgin

Quicker (7-8 days) in this hot weather, or two weeks if cooler. You can leave it a couple of days undisturbed for the lees to settle down before racking off and stabilising.

 

[rickthebrew]

Tomato wine?! I guess it is a fruit.........

What is it like?

:lol: check out the thread - next time your down exeter way i`ll let you have a bottle :lol:
viewtopic.php?f=39&t=6448

:whistle:

 

[dpile1]

:lol: check out the thread - next time your down exeter way i`ll let you have a bottle :lol:
viewtopic.php?f=39&t=6448

:whistle:

You got a good review. :thumb: Thanks for the offer - I might have to take you up on that.

:drink:

 

[rickthebrew]

Soon there will be enough south west brewers to hold a brewday and try each others brews :drunk:

Great stuff :

 

[dpile1]

Soon there will be enough south west brewers to hold a brewday and try each others brews :drunk:

Great stuff :

Sounds like a plan! Surprising that there's not more of us really. I'd have thought the West Country would have a fairly high number of brewers......

:wha:

 

[rickthebrew]

there must be more - my local homebrew shop in exeter does a great trade and tuckers maltings in newton abbot sell grain for homebrewing, just gotta find them :

brewday BBQ beer session :whistle:

 

[dpile1]

brewday BBQ beer session :whistle:

That sounds good! :thumb:

 

[artyb]

must be some cider brewers down there..... :wha: