1GallonNoob
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Hi Homebrewers,
I would like some pointers, if someome in here has experience with this.
Background: I have been playing around with appleciders and berry wine i 1 gallon batches, just for fun, so I have a bit equipment for fermenting test batches. A 3 gallon plastic vessel for primary fermentation and two 1 gallon glass demijohns for secondary. I like to bottle in swingtop bottles.
The case: We have a west wall on our house in Denmark, with almost no windows. It is practically begging for some wine to cover it. So I thought, why not try to plant some grapes that could I could try to ferment?
A little bit of wine is produced in Denmark these days, though it is not famed.
The questions:
- I read that grapes in this climate is usually grown either free land, in growth houses or on south facing walls. How hopeless is it to grow grapes on a west facing wall?
- The plant shops usually inform mostly about the fresh eating qualities of grapes, what should I look for in grapes for white wine?
- How many vines should I plant, if I want a chance to get enough for a 1 gallon batch in a few years?
I hope some people here have tried this
I would like some pointers, if someome in here has experience with this.
Background: I have been playing around with appleciders and berry wine i 1 gallon batches, just for fun, so I have a bit equipment for fermenting test batches. A 3 gallon plastic vessel for primary fermentation and two 1 gallon glass demijohns for secondary. I like to bottle in swingtop bottles.
The case: We have a west wall on our house in Denmark, with almost no windows. It is practically begging for some wine to cover it. So I thought, why not try to plant some grapes that could I could try to ferment?
A little bit of wine is produced in Denmark these days, though it is not famed.
The questions:
- I read that grapes in this climate is usually grown either free land, in growth houses or on south facing walls. How hopeless is it to grow grapes on a west facing wall?
- The plant shops usually inform mostly about the fresh eating qualities of grapes, what should I look for in grapes for white wine?
- How many vines should I plant, if I want a chance to get enough for a 1 gallon batch in a few years?
I hope some people here have tried this