Rhubarb wine -is it too late

[bob-the-dog]

Hi, I have quite a bit of rhubarb in the garden, is it too late to pick and make a batch, would it be very bitter this late in the season?
Cheers

 

[BigYin]

can't offer any specific advice, but would have thought you could make the wine, and if the result is too bitter, you could back sweeten it??

 

[weepete]

As long as its nit light or hollow its good enough to cook with. With wine I assume its the same, discard any bad or rotten and only use the close grained ones

 

[narmour]

Rhubarb should really be past it's best by this stage of the year, ours is all but finished and the stalks that are still on it are quite small. But then we are quite far north here and it's got quite cold recently.

 

[Stout Man]

At this stage rhubarb is way past its best.
The major problem with haervesting rhubarb after August is that you weaken the plant and hence it wont grow as strongly next year.
IMO Best to leave it this year and have a plan for next.