a wee hello

[Dibison]

well hey guys, just about to start making my own wines, seen a lot of things I'm looking to try and with a bit of luck not mess up aha
just found this site thought the information here that I've read so far is really good hopefully at some point I'll be able to contribute something of worth :P

done a little bit of research but I do have a few questions I've not yet been able to find an answer on but that can wait until another time.

My ideas so far are simple (I think, well hope ) going to try a tropical juice wine and with a bit of luck maybe a sparkling apple wine, anything you would recommend that I try first?

ach well long short of it... hiya from glasgow and cheers! :drunk:

 

[graysalchemy]

welcome to the forum Dibison :thumb:

I would recommend you try the forum favourite WOW a full how to can be found here

We are a friendly bunch so if you have any questions just ask or make use of the forums excellent search facilities.

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[oldbloke]

Sparkling wines require bottles designed for fizzy drinks, don't try to put it into normal wine bottles.

When I first started I made 2 mistakes in among the first 3 or 4 wines - one was too much sugar, didn't sanity-check the recipe, a kilo in a gallon is plenty - the other was managing to oxidise a wine by sloppy siphoning (and other) technique, consequently I now overdo the Campden a bit just in case.

Generally though you can get away with an awful lot, and it's enormous fun (even if some of the processes are a bit tedious, eg stripping the berries of 4lbs of elder twigs)

 

[graysalchemy]

(even if some of the processes are a bit tedious, eg stripping the berries of 4lbs of elder twigs)

Freeze them and then shake them off :grin: :grin:

 

[carl_saint]

Hi and welcome!

 

[fermentall]

Good Evening to you & welcome.

 

[oldbloke]

(even if some of the processes are a bit tedious, eg stripping the berries of 4lbs of elder twigs)

Freeze them and then shake them off :grin: :grin:

Yeh well nobody suggested that until afterwards!
The missus did - AFTERWARDS!!!

OK, then - washing and stonning 15lb of plums...

 

[graysalchemy]

Freeze them and then just squash them, same with damsons :lol: :lol:

 

[oldbloke]

See, Dibison?
Even when you've been at this game a couple of years you pick up new useful info all the time on this forum!

 

[joe1002]

Welcome to the forum :

 

[Dibison]

cheers for the welcome guys and good to see theres always banter ;D