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How To Make Bilberry Wine
Bilberry is a wild berry native to the forests of northern Europe it is often mistaken for blueberry. It is almost impossible to cultivate bilberry. Bilberry has a high content of anthocyanins, as…
How To Make Redcurrant Wine
Redcurrant wine makes a beautiful red blush rose wine. Leaving your wine for at least 3 months to mature before opening is a given for all wines, and…
Fruit wine recipes
How To Make Peach Wine
Peach wine recipe is produced from fresh peaches, and results in a light white table wine. If you havent got fresh peaches you can use tinned peaches and…
How To Make Cherry Wine
Cherry wine with this recipe is an alternative to Port and suits being drunk after a meal as you would with a Madeira or Port. By using equal…
How To Make Elderberry Wine
Elderberry is one of the most commonly used medicinal plants in the world. Native Americans used it to treat infections, while the ancient Egyptians used it to improve…
Vegetable wine recipes
How To Make Beetroot Wine
Beetroot wine is best suited to being used as a mulled wine. To stop discolourisation use a coloured demijohn and bottle. This wine loses some of its bright…
How To Make Tomato Wine
Tomato wine is the gardners favourite wine recipe for August and September. Yes at the end of summer you gardners out there will probably find you have a…
How To Make Parsnip & Banana Wine
Parsnip & banana wine with sultanas is a root vegetable wine. With the addition of bananas it will make a really smooth drink. Use a full teaspoon of…
Foraged wine recipes
How To Make Sloe Wine
Sloe wine is a medium bodied wine. Freely available in the countryside, making this wine a foragers dream. The added raisens give the wine extra flavour, encourage the…
How To Make Dandelion Wine
Dandelion wine is a classic wine, producing a medium dry white table wine. It’s one of the best forager wines you can turn your hand too. The dilema…
How To Make Birch Sap Wine
Birch Sap wine is a real enthusiasts wine. If made correctly it’s an aperitif or dry sherry, but you can sweeten to taste after completion. Best practice is…
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Airlock Bubbler – How To Use And Care For
Airlock Bubbler sometimes referred to as an Airlock and rubber bung are a key part of any homemade wine makers armory. In fact you would find it very…
Campden Tablets – Why When And How To Use
Campden tablets are basically a tablet form of sodium metabisulphate. They are used for preserving and sterilising. These are treating the must, anti-oxidization, purging of chlorine and sterilisation of…
Citric Acid – How To Use And Alternative
Citric acid in wine balances the flavour by increasing acidity, the usual quantity to use for a 5 litre Demijohn is 3-5 grams. The alternative to using mass…