Two more months until the wine cycle starts all over again.
Well a month and a half, then it'll be time to tap birch trees (maybe some sicamore this year), then dandelions, oak leaf, rose flower, nettle, etc
ooh, i'm getting excited already! Get your bottlejohns (http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,5112.msg63804.html#msg63804) ready ;D
Roadkill? :o
I want to make wine, not a lambic... ;D
Quote from: LordEoin on January 18, 2014, 02:59:32 AM
Two more months until the wine cycle starts all over again.
Well a month and a half, then it'll be time to tap birch trees (maybe some sicamore this year), then dandelions, oak leaf, rose flower, nettle, etc
Lets not forget what the frost does for our parsnips.
I have made ( a looong time ago) a Parsnip Oloroso ( its in C.J.J.B's Country Wine book which I'm sure you have).
After about 3 years it was delicious.
Problem is its like any vintage wine/port/sherry:
You taste it, give tastes to family and friends who say "This is great" and then realise: F**K it It will take me 5 years to re-create this.
Thats why i am after the WLP-700.
I would really like to get a solera going!.
PS: Must send you a bottle of my Vintage port (as the other major wine maker on this beer swilling site ;))
@LE, if not done already, can you post the recipe for your nettle ale? The one you had at the meetup a few months back.
@ will - i'd be happy swap a bottle. but you'll probably put mine to shame. Mine are quite 'rustic' ;)
@john - I think it's already up. put 'nettle' in the searchbar.
I think I'll make a small batch of that again, but with a bit more thought...
Maybe swap it up change it to grain
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