Fav non grape/apple vino recipe

[bmd2k1]

Looking to try something new - wondering what folks fav vino recipe is that doesn't use grapes (or apples for that matter). [emoji16]

Cheers [emoji111]

 

[Maylar]

Mead.

 

[bmd2k1]

Mead.

Too much involved with the staggered nutrients yadda yadda.....No interest. Thanks though....

 

[Seamonkey84]

Triple berry (blackberry, blueberry, raspberry) makes a nice blend.

 

[bmd2k1]

Triple berry (blackberry, blueberry, raspberry) makes a nice blend.

All fresh/frozen berries or via concentrates?

 

[balrog]

Apfelwein

Oh, you said no apples. Never mind. Move along.

But, Apfelwein.

 

[Maylar]

Too much involved with the staggered nutrients yadda yadda.....No interest. Thanks though....

Look into doing a gallon of JAOM, wine making doesn't get any more hands-off and wait-til-it's-done. Pitch yeast, walk away for 2 months. No yadda yadda.

 

[Seamonkey84]

All fresh/frozen berries or via concentrates?

All frozen. Unless you pick them yourself, buy frozen fruit when you can. The “fresh” fruits on the shelf are picked before they’re ripe, while frozen fruits are picked and frozen when they are fully ripe. Even if I pick the berries myself, I still freeze them to break up the cell walls.
That said, I also use Knudsen’s “just ___ juices” for some batches. I also like to blend the triple berry with black currant, which can be hard to find so I ordered concentrate online.

 

[lukebuz]

Sour Cherry. Rhubarb. Mulberry. Raspberry. Crabapple. Double bonus if you pick them yourself.

 

[AkTom]

I’ll second the 3 berry mix. Let it ferment out, sweeten to taste.
I’ve made several batches.
cheers

 

[Blacksmith1]

I've had good results from several types of bottled juice. Peach mango, cran-rassberry ( dilute this 50% at start), blueberry blackberry acai, even lemonade with alot of added sugar. Pretty much anything you like to drink will work.

 

[Seamonkey84]

I've had good results from several types of bottled juice. Peach mango, cran-rassberry ( dilute this 50% at start), blueberry blackberry acai, even lemonade with alot of added sugar. Pretty much anything you like to drink will work.

My batch of juicy juice fruit punch Did not turn out so good

 

[JimRausch]

A year ago I did a 1G batch of Blackberry/Apricot wine. 3 lbs crushed frozen blackberries, about 1 lb dried apricots. I don't remember (and my notes are at home) if I used honey as the sugar source or white grape juice concentrate(edit-looking at my signature, I guess it was honey). But this was absolutely fantastic. Getting time to do it again.
And, as an aside, with any wine, cider or mead, you're going to have to add nutrients as they're all relatively nutrient deficient compared to wort. One doesn't need to go overboard- just add a tsp or two at pitch and half that a couple days later. Stir once or twice daily to degas for about a week, then rack into a smaller container when finished fermenting (1-2 weeks). Wine, cider,mead is easy to start, taking about 1/2 hour at the most. It's the waiting time after fermentation is finished that tries your patience. Edit #2- look at yooper's threads on making wines. And definitely do a google search for 'Jack Keller wine'. He has about a zillion recipes for almost anything you can possibly think of fermenting. Easy recipes too.

 

[GeneDaniels1963]

triple berry is wonderful!