Can Anyone recommend some good Veg receipes to have a go at

[photoken]

Hello

I'm thinking of trying some vegatable wines but am a little lost really to which would make a good tasting wine, I don't want to do Carrot (not really a fan) - I have heard that Parsnips are good and am thinking of Celery (maybe a little peppery give the wine a little kick?)

Any recommandtions would be great :) and receipes


Thanks
Ken

 

[hypnoticmonkey]

I've heard that marrow wine is good if left to mature for a year, but not managed to get round to it myself.

What are you not a fan of about carrot wine? Is it that you don't like carrots? If so, I wouldn't let that put you off, it's unlikely to taste of carrot by the end!

I've never tried a vegetable wine yet, but the ones I want to try are marrow, carrot and parsnip.

 

[LeithR]

You might like to try Carrot Wine:

"4 lbs / 1,800 grams carrots
2 lbs / 900 grams sugar
3/4 lb / 340 grams sultanas
Juice of two lemons
Wine yeast

Method - What to Do

Boil the carrots and simmer until soft and strain on to the sugar. Stir in the sultanas and lemon juice. When the liquid in lukewarm, add the yeast. Cover and leave for seven days, stirring twice daily.

Using a fine sieve strain the liquid into a demijohn using an airlock to seal the jar. Store in a warm place and allow the fermentation to work itself out. When fermentation has ceased, rack the wine into a clean jar and place in a cooler environment and leave for a further few months. When the wine is clear and stable (approximately six months) siphon into bottles."

 

[Boatbrewer]

I made some turnip wine a few months ago. Its been maturing for a while and at last sampling it was...vile

I shall review it again in the new year but I dont hold out much hope!

 

[oldbloke]

Parsnip is good. Don't write off carrot - it tastes of wine, not carrots.

 

[hypnoticmonkey]

Just popped to the co op to get SWMBO some manflu remedies and they had 500g of parsnips reduced to 20p a bag. Only 2 bags left, but I've now got half of what I need for a parsnip wine!

 

[Brewtrog]

Carrot wine is good, better than I thought it would be. Parsnips are supposedly really good, I have a sherry on the go that has parsnip in, tastes great already. Celery wine is brilliant - mine took a long time to clear though (ended up using finings), there's a good recipe for celery in CJJB's first steps.

 

[wezil]

Hi, give the carrots a go! Try using the more expensive (never thought I'd say that)! baby carrots, their a bit sweeter. And I added about 13g of old fuggles hops as well to balance the sweetness a bit. It was a big hit with all!

 

[Jonny69]

Parsnip wine is good - I've done three to date and all took about 6 months to condition but were worth the wait. I made a thread here: viewtopic.php?f=41&t=36847

 

[BIGJIM72]

I tried some marrow wine recently. I would happily serve it to guests-as long as I wanted them to leave quickly & never return.
:sick:

 

[hypnoticmonkey]

I tried some marrow wine recently. I would happily serve it to guests-as long as I wanted them to leave quickly & never return.
:sick:

How long had it matured? I've heard this is often just a symptom of an immature marrow wine.

 

[oldjiver]

the best veggy wine I ever had was Mangelwurzel. It was made by an old lady who didn't drink (so it lasted a while!) It was 11 years old when I had a taste and had been kept stoppered with cotton wool, so it was sherry like. It was pure liquid gold.
My best was parsnip, the sweetness stays in the wine when fermented dry. It was the usual country recipe.
3ib sugar 8oz raisins
juice of 2 oranges and 1 lemon
half the pared peel of both
4lb chopped parsnips gently boiled for 20 minutes, just use the water and eat the parsnips.

 

[BIGJIM72]

I tried some marrow wine recently. I would happily serve it to guests-as long as I wanted them to leave quickly & never return.
:sick:

How long had it matured? I've heard this is often just a symptom of an immature marrow wine.

At least a year old.Was from a selection of another brewer's wines. No desire to repeat the experience,ever.

 

[Imperial]

I made some turnip wine a few months ago. Its been maturing for a while and at last sampling it was...vile

I shall review it again in the new year but I dont hold out much hope!

I've just bottled some swede wine and it was the same vile,so I'm hoping it will be better when aged a bit.

 

[kalidor]

I tried some marrow wine recently. I would happily serve it to guests-as long as I wanted them to leave quickly & never return.
:sick:

How long had it matured? I've heard this is often just a symptom of an immature marrow wine.

At least a year old.Was from a selection of another brewer's wines. No desire to repeat the experience,ever.

I made some marrow wine after a work colleague gave me some marrows from her garden. It was nothing remarkable but made a pleasant white wine. We aged ours for about 6 months before curiosity won out. I would recommend making it.

 

[syzygy]

Made a carrot wine, using honey instead of sugar.

Just tasted a bit like soil

 

[rosie]

Orange carrot and shredded wheat wine, very promising indeed. :

Ask and you shall receive the recipe.

 

[wino2012]

Vitalit juice from Adli's. Its a mixture of fruit and veg. Odd taste but not unpleasant :

 

[SomersetBrewer]

You might like to try Carrot Wine:

"4 lbs / 1,800 grams carrots
2 lbs / 900 grams sugar
3/4 lb / 340 grams sultanas
Juice of two lemons
Wine yeast

Method - What to Do

Boil the carrots and simmer until soft and strain on to the sugar. Stir in the sultanas and lemon juice. When the liquid in lukewarm, add the yeast. Cover and leave for seven days, stirring twice daily.

Using a fine sieve strain the liquid into a demijohn using an airlock to seal the jar. Store in a warm place and allow the fermentation to work itself out. When fermentation has ceased, rack the wine into a clean jar and place in a cooler environment and leave for a further few months. When the wine is clear and stable (approximately six months) siphon into bottles."

I am going to try this , this weekend. So once i have boiled the carrots i stain and add the sugar?