Questions tagged [country-wine]
Country wine or Fruit wine, wine made from something other than grapes such as fruit, flowers or herbs.
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Freeze distilling homemade wine
If I freeze distill my homemade wine would it be considered brandy or fortified wine ? I like this method better than using a still with a flame .
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Is it fine to add beet root for colouring in the middle of fermentation?
It's been 3 days of fermentation, I added beet root for colouring in the middle of fermentation. I used china globe grape (not that red), and after hours later the bubbles getting lesser
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Welch's 100% Grape Juice with Calcium/ yeast
I am planning to make a wine using Welch's 100% Grape Juice with Calcium !
Is the calcium problem here !
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After a week of secondary fermentation of my wine yeast sediment already formed in the carboys. Does it mean I should rack it again soon?
This is my first brew ever so I'm still learning. I've got two gallons of elderflower wine bubbling now in the carboys for about a week (transferred there after a week long primary in a bucket).
I'...
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I'm moving apartments in couple months. Will transporting wine demijohns mess up the fermentation?
All I was able to find was a question related to moving the bottles, but not the demijohns during secondary fermentation.
I really want to brew some elderflower wine and starting after I move is not ...
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How can I save a wine with SG way too high?
I am attempting to make a blackberry wine from blackberries picked in my yard. I followed a recipe found online, adding sugar disolved in water to a bunch of mashed up berries in a mesh bag, etc.
I ...
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What is the wine maturation stage that occurs just after bottling?
I've been making fruit wines for a long time. Fiejoa, blackberry, kiwifruit, prune, elderberry, etc.
I commonly leave the wine in a 20+ litre container for a year or two before bottling. It seems ...
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Recommended Damson Recipe?
has anyone got any tried and approved recipe's for a wine or infusion that uses damsons? I've just discovered a free source whilst foraging yesterday.
Many thanks!
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Gooseberry Wine Help
Just harvested some green gooseberries from the allotment, and as I don't like eating them, i thought i'd make some wine.
Is there any tips anyone can offer me, or any good methods to follow? This ...
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Acidic Elderflower Wine
I was racking a batch of elderflower wine today and had a cheeky sample on the way to the secondary. OMG it was akin to lemon juice, I think I may have added a bit too much citric acid to the mix when ...
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