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Thanks. I was just curious as to why it was coming back as only 9.71% alcohol and if I was reading the hydrometer correctly. It tastes amazing. Definitely not like a wine, more like a sherry. I don't actually like wine but I love port. The next brew I'll try I'll use raisins and fresh...

Thanks. I can't remember what yeast if the top of my head. It was a high alcohol tolerant yeast. There was 2.3kgs of raisins. 1.25kg of sugar and 120 grams of whole wheat.

Fermentation temp was about 24*C. I used a fish tank heater inside the fermenting bin to keep the temp even. It's been sat in the fermenting bin for a couple of months due to some personal circumstances. The lid was tight on and the heater was off for the most of that time. This is the...

I'm in Accrington. So if it's 1026 and the OG is 1098 that would be only 9.71% alcohol? It sounds quite weak but tastes much stronger than that. The flavours amazing. It's got a definite hit of currants, which is what I wanted to achieve. I was trying to replicate something my Dad made when I...

Ok. So I've made another batch of this Raisin /wheat wine. It's been sat for a while in the fermenting bin. Longer than I wanted but some personal things got in the way. Anyway. I'm a bit confused as to the strength. I've just racked it off into some demijohns tonight. It already tastes...

Thank you. I'm still reading different methods and recipes before I make my choice. I appreciate your input 👍

Hi there. Thanks for that. I had been looking at Mangrove Jack's yeast earlier today. I saw one called SN9 which says for high alcohol wines, mead and perry which also ferments up to 18%. Would you think the one you recommended would be better the SN9?

Thanks. I really appreciate all your help. 👍

Brilliant. Thanks for that. It never crossed my mind to look for wheat and raisin wine as my Dad always called in Cumberland brandy. I know he definitely used whole wheat grain, not chopped as per this recipe. So that prompted me to search for raisin and wheat wine. Now I've come across this...

It definitely wasn't distilled. It was made in a demi John and fermented like you would wine. I remember, very vaguely it being filled with some kind of whole wheat and raisins. It was Amber in colour and tasted quite strong and sweet. I was only about 12 or 13 at the time so anything alcoholic...

Good morning all. I'm a new member from Lancashire. My name is Andy. I've been out of the home brewing game for a long time and was thinking of getting back into it. I was reminiscing the other day with my g/f and telling her how back in the early 1980s my Dad used to make something called "...