Brewing update
Posted by Sam on 05 Sep 2010 at 12:36 pm | Categories: Food & Drink
- Dandelion and Apricot Wine – ended up more Apricoty than a very Apricoty thing. I only have one bottle out of 6 left. It was pretty good for a first attempt at wine-making.
- Mulberry Mead – just keeps getting better and better. The Mulberry flavour has come out a lot, almost competing with the heather now. Wonderfully drinkable considering how dry it is.
- Sorb, Orange & Ginger Wine – bitter yet sweet, and hard to drink…a sipper. Still balanced and pretty yum, despite the malty aftertaste dropping off a bit. Smells like Pink Grapefruit. Could do with a bit more roundedness, hopefully another 4-6 months aging should do it.
- Elderberry and Mulberry Wine – FINALLY bordering on drinkable, although still tastes like a young red wine. This one may need another year before it’s good; I wonder if this is because it was made from 100% juice?
- Rowan and Spiced Plum Wine – The overly sweet pre-mulled christmas delight is still overly sweet, and still tastes like a mulled wine should. I think the plum might be coming out a bit more, which is nice. Should be really good when it starts to get properly cold – assuming we don’t have a horrible mild and wet winter like most years these days.
- Rosehip, Blood Orange & Hibiscus Wine – I took forever to get this one going, for one reason and another. It’s fully fermented now and somehow really rather drinkable; I thought this was meant to take 2 years? Anyway it can wait at least a year; my patience scares me sometimes
- Elderflower and Rhubarb Wine – Again, just finished and strangely drinkable. Very weird, although this one should only be 6-8 months before it’s properly tasty.
- Dandelion, Green Raisin & Ginger Wine – On the way to fermentation, I just need to get some bottles to free up a demijon and more sugar.
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