Blackberry Beauty

[bunnywine]

I started Wine making on a rather small scale, just to see if it was one of these hobbies you got bored of. Made a couple of 5 ltr Kits which turned out better than expected.

Then the Blackberries turned up early in the Season, so I got picking, picked enough for 30 ltr but still only owning one 5 ltr bucket, so got on with making a batch and freezing the remainder. This first batch on first tasting, made me feel quite excited, mmmmm, it was lovely.

At my local Farm shop, there's some Blackberry Wine, so i purchased a bottle to compare. What a disappointment, it tasted like Cordial, thick and syrupy, plus it was the most expensive bottle of wine I've ever purchased.

So now I have 2 !0 ltr buckets of Blackberry Wine on the go, which are bubbling away very nicely in the kitchen.

I've misplaced the recipe, so I'll post it another time.

 

[Dend78]

awesome keep us posted and get some pics to we like those

 

[UBB]

I started a blackberry last night. Pitched the yeast this morning. Was out of straining bags so I am anticipating some curse words being uttered come time to rack to 2ndary! It's going to a be a long 12 months on this one.

 

[bunnywine]

I've been using a fine mesh stocking to strain, it works really well, I used to use stockings to clean out the Fish tank many years ago, that's where the idea comes from, you should try it, plus it's re-usable.

 

[Deezil]

Was out of straining bags so I am anticipating some curse words being uttered come time to rack to 2ndary!

Atleast you didnt do what i did

I get to use a straining bag to strain out the grapes skins & the blackberries

 

[bunnywine]

Like they say " You Learn as you go Along" Like I said " the Stockings Work Well, you'll never k
now unless you try.