May?! What do you mean it's May?
Well I suppose I'd better sort my kit out ready for a new season...
I don't really have much time at the moment to get on make anything, I have
so much to do around the house and garden, especially the garden! Log splitting,
lawn mowing, strim the nettles.....
Nettles. Hmm. Yeah, okay, I'll give that a go, I can strim the garden
later :)
Very easy one this. Get half a bucket load of Nettle tops, preferably young,
put them in saucepan of water along with a bit of lemon rind and bruised ginger
and simmer for 45 mins. Dead easy, even I can't muck this one up! Then pour the
liqour through a strainer over the sugar and stir away, the recipe called for
1.5kg of sugar for a sweet wine so I reduced that down to the usual 1kg as I
don't really want a really sweet one. Left it for a bit and added yeast
nutrient and pitched the yeast.
We'll see how that's getting on in a few days.
(must add a few pics)
Remember my attempt at Quince wine? I left four demi-johns of the stuff on
top of the fridge all winter and it's only now that I've given it a glance.
Funny tasting stuff really, I don't think I'm a fan but the Chief Taster and
her sister seemed to like it so I may as well give it some attention. I'm not
sure it has been consistent across the demi-john as it tastes quite different
from one to the other. I think I'll bottle it and mark each bottle accordingly
so I know its origins.
I'm hoping for a decent season but I can't see it being as good as it was
last year, somehow. If I can get a decent Elderflower wine/champagne, Damson
and a mix of Elderberry with other fruits then I'll be happy. Must give
apple/pear wine a go too as a have an orchard of the stuff.
I predict it will be a funny ol’ year.
W
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