Prunes, currents, raisins and sultanas

[Tau]

Ok was shopping in the prestigious retail establishment of Lidl and as I passed the dried fruit bit prunes jumped out, as I had an aim of doing a plum wine this year thought prunes are just dried plums can't be much difference.

Was about to buy 3 ltrs of grape juice to go with it and thought oh I'll use raisins instead, then saw greek currents so bought them.

Now difference between a current and a raisin as far as I'm concerned they are dried black grapes, currents not as dried - in my head that's what it comes up with.

Sultanas dried white grapes as far as I can tell.

Raisins, currants and sultanas with a stalk are male and without are female (a windup)....lol

Please correct this worldview if you know other.

 

[Tanzanite]

Ok was shopping in the prestigious retail establishment of Lidl and as I passed the dried fruit bit prunes jumped out, as I had an aim of doing a plum wine this year thought prunes are just dried plums can't be much difference.

Was about to buy 3 ltrs of grape juice to go with it and thought oh I'll use raisins instead, then saw greek currents so bought them.

Now difference between a current and a raisin as far as I'm concerned they are dried black grapes, currents not as dried - in my head that's what it comes up with.

Sultanas dried white grapes as far as I can tell.

Raisins, currants and sultanas with a stalk are male and without are female (a windup)....lol

Please correct this worldview if you know other.

Made two fantastic dessert wines last year with lidel dried apricots and sultana . and a pure sultana. Added Youngs white grape concentrate to both. i have used dried fruits to make some real nice sweet wines they tend to take to Tokay, Sherry , or Sauternes yeasts.

 

[Tau]

Made two fantastic dessert wines last year with lidel dried apricots and sultana . and a pure sultana. Added Youngs white grape concentrate to both. i have used dried fruits to make some real nice sweet wines they tend to take to Tokay, Sherry , or Sauternes yeasts.

Tokay wine there in Lidl for £3.99 500ml bottle, not keen on and a few other good sweet wines. Not to my dry taste.

 

[Tanzanite]

Tokay wine there in Lidl for ��£3.99 500ml bottle, not keen on and a few other good sweet wines. Not to my dry taste.

Best two fruits for dry country wine are Gooseberrys and apples you can add elderflower to either, use a german hock yeast with low alcohol tolerance. and add 350ml grape concentrate per gallon. Rhubarb can make a nice hock type wine but you need it at the right time of year, use a cold pectolase steep and dont use to much fruit .

 

[Tau]

Damn just read the prunes have potassium sorbate added.

 

[Tanzanite]

Ok was shopping in the prestigious retail establishment of Lidl and as I passed the dried fruit bit prunes jumped out, as I had an aim of doing a plum wine this year thought prunes are just dried plums can't be much difference.

Was about to buy 3 ltrs of grape juice to go with it and thought oh I'll use raisins instead, then saw greek currents so bought them.

Now difference between a current and a raisin as far as I'm concerned they are dried black grapes, currents not as dried - in my head that's what it comes up with.

Sultanas dried white grapes as far as I can tell.

Raisins, currants and sultanas with a stalk are male and without are female (a windup)....lol

Please correct this worldview if you know other.

Have you looked closely at peanuts ???????????:whistle:

 

[Tau]

Have you looked closely at peanuts ???????????:whistle:

I've watched a few episodes, but not very closely :wha:

 

[Tanzanite]

I've watched a few episodes, but not very closely :wha:

i think we will leave this one alone

 

[tonyhibbett]

I have tried prune juice for wine but the result was not impressive. In fact plums generally make a rather thin unimpressive wine. Tesco sultanas are the cheapest source of white grape I have found.