Sloes

[RobWalker]

Got bushes full behind the house. What can I do with them? Sloe Gin is already on. :)

 

[sheffieldlad]

Sloe Vodka? :wha:

 

[snail59]

Sloe Vodka? :wha:

Sloe Vodka is lovely :thumb:

 

[tazuk]

sloe gin mmmmm
wash sloes in cold water
425 gram sloes ( i slice sloes with a knife )
225 gram sugar
1 bottle of gin
leave 3 months
shake twice a week
then drink :drunk:

has any body made damson gin yet if so wot was it like and wot recipy did you use :thumb:

 

[oldbloke]

Not damson but plum gin works well.

 

[Cussword]

Damson Gin Is really nice, I used the Sloe Gin recipe :thumb:

 

[suzie]

Sloe brandy is lovely too.

1/3 bottle sloes (pricked with a fork)
1/3 bottle sugar
Brandy to the top

Leave for 3 months shaking daily then drain and drink!

I made Sloe wine this year too.
It was easy enough to make but was incredibly sour and gassy although it has mellowed.
I added lots of honey to it after the first racking and it has lots of promise.

 

[anita]

I've never tried to make wine but I've got this old book (1957) - Easymade wine and country drinks and there's a receipe for sloe wine in it. If you want it it says:
3 1/2 lb of sloes
3 1/2 lb sugar
1 gallon of boiling water

gather and wash sloes. put in bowl pour on boiling water. stir round a bit. cover and leave to stand until thick mould has formed over sloes, can take weeks or months but it doesn't matter how long they stand. The books says the thicker the mould the better the wine.

lift the mould off carefully without breaking it if possible. strain liquid through muslin into another bowl. Stir in 3 1/2 lb of granulated sugar and cover bowl. leave for 5 days, but stir daily. the book then says that it is ready to bottle. it may need more sugar adding for sweatness, to do with the maturing process. try to keep for a year before drinking.

loads of this sort of wine receipe in this book. I don't know about wine at all. perhaps someone else who know should comment on this sort of thing before you have a go.

 

[pomme homme]

Maybe try sloe-de-vie!!!!!

 

[rossi1]

sloe wine is great.

 

[tonyhibbett]

Sloe wine is great, but picking the amount required for a gallon is no fun, because of the thorns.

 

[suzie]

I agree about the thorns but the bushes were dripping around here this year making it easier to pick a couple of kilos without too many mishaps from the thorns.

 

[RobWalker]

Excellent...I think i'm gonna make a dessert wine and keep it in the garage for a while :)

 

[tonyhibbett]

Excellent. More than enough for a gallon of wine and some sloe gin on top, which is exactly what I did.

 

[shearclass]

The books says the thicker the mould the better the wine.

:!: :!:

:sick:

I assume this is the old fashioned way of makign wine? If that's the case, who was the first person brave enough to try this?

 

[anita]

That's why I said that someone with know how should suggest if it was wise to have a go first. There are lots of lovely country wine's in this book but I don't know if I would dare have a go at them, not making wine anyway.