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I read allsorts of recipies on here and elsewhere, people use champagne yeast or port yeast I was just wondering what the differences were?

There are some kits that take 7 days before u can drink them but 4 days is unlikly?

Decided to try a kit wine first to get the basic idea and something will be drinkable for Christmas so bought a Beaverdale chablis for the girlfriend and a youngs blackcherry for me. My girlfriend has decided to have a go at her place too as a bit of joint hobby and bought herself a full kit...

Thanks for the recepi and tips. Think I'll try the blackberry recipe picking some more up from the supermarket or market, failing that I'll top up the blackberrys with elderberrys and see what happens? Sounds like i need to get a fermentation bucket for fermenting before the mix goes into a...

Thanks for the welcomes and advice. Bummer on the mixing quantities as elderberrys are more abundant than blackberrys :( I collected 1.16 kilos (2.lbs 9oz approx) of blackberrys and 1.8 (4 lbs approx) of elders. I have 2x 1 gallon demijons sounds like I only enough ingredients for 1 gallon of...

TBH there isnt enough of the over ripe ones to do much with but adding to them with dried figs could really work? There are loads of very small (undeveloped) green un-ripe ones on that i doubt they will ever ripen here in the UK now its September? Its a shame if the same hapens next year I...

I have noticed I have some over ripe figs on my tree could these be used in a wine or is all fruit useless when a little over ripe?

Hi all, newbie here! After several weekend walks past blackberry bushes and elderberry trees a spark was lit that I would have a go at making wine. Having read various websites etc. the general rule with elderberry (and other fruits) is to pur boiling water on them then mash them and that...