Recent content by Loonylark

Just taken first gravity reading - 1.090, which would give me an alcohol level of just over 12%, if all goes to plan. Yeast now added, plus nutrient, so we'll see how it goes!

Yes, me too. Relying on adding sugar at the start to provide finished sweetness seems a bit hit and miss to me, and I'm a dry kinda girl. Guess tastes change

Certainly no excuse needed for a quiet glass or two! The amount of sugar is interesting for only 900g hips; C.J.Berry has 1kg hips and 1.5kg sugar though. He does have a reputation for making sweeter wines, as was probably more common in the '70's - my book of his is from 1978! Thanks for the...

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Thanks so much for your reply. I've started a batch with just a kilo of fruit which I froze then bashed before adding H2O and sugar plus a crushed Camden tab last night. Will continue tonight with next step. I haven't heard of Jack Keller (I'm from the UK, where C.J. Berry is the usual source)...

Hi, I'm looking for some thoughts on making rosehip wine, as I've not tackled it before. I've found various recipes, some of which say freeze the picked and washed hips first then crush once defrosted and in the fermenter. Others don't mention freezing but say to chop the hips. Quantities of...

Great, cheers for the reply. I've done something similar to make sparkling rhubarb wine in the distant past, using ordinary white sugar in the bottle, if memory serves. Much easier with drops, I imagine. Will have to see how the tiny quantity of cider I've just started progresses, a while to go...

Hi, sorry to be a dunce (repeat newbie to brewing and cider's a whole new ball-game for me) but what's a carb tab? And what's the concentrated apple juice for? Body? Acid?

Hi, new to the group tho dabbled with brewing on and off, mostly country wines only some of which have been successful. Found this great resource while looking for info on making cider as had a good crop this year, mostly dessert fruit tho. Currently frozen the juice while I figure out what to...