pandemic loganberry wine !!!!!!!!!
pandemic loganberry wine !!!!!!!!!
At the start of the first lockdown a friend had a freezer failure and asked if I wanted 40 lbs of logangerries that were defrosting....yes please so i made 5 gallons of wine and it cleared to a mirror finish when bottled....opened one today and it gave a slight fizz and and tasted beautiful, thats one year on from start of lockdoewn....covid, eat year heart out ive got loganberry prosecco...22 bottles ..........yipppeeeee !!!!!!
Re: pandemic loganberry wine !!!!!!!!!
Sounds delicious. With 8lbs to the gallon it must be really rich.
I'm cheap. Just give me beer.
Re: pandemic loganberry wine !!!!!!!!!
yep its good,,, watered it down with gin !!!!!!
Re: pandemic loganberry wine !!!!!!!!!
Sounds very nice.
I have this year planted a lot of tayberry and loganberry plants. I think these should make up similar to grape.
What recipe/method do you use?
I have this year planted a lot of tayberry and loganberry plants. I think these should make up similar to grape.
What recipe/method do you use?
Re: pandemic loganberry wine !!!!!!!!!
sorry for the delay ,,, just found it,,,,6lb loaganberries 3lb sugar , citric acid, 2 campden tabs, yeast and nutrient and 1/2 teaspoon tannin....
berries into water fro 2 days with the sugar....then break them up with my plaster mixing paddle on my dril (have sharpened the edges),,, initial ferment for 5 days...then strain and ferment out till finished....easy peasy .....hic hic
berries into water fro 2 days with the sugar....then break them up with my plaster mixing paddle on my dril (have sharpened the edges),,, initial ferment for 5 days...then strain and ferment out till finished....easy peasy .....hic hic
Re: pandemic loganberry wine !!!!!!!!!
Thanks. I have planted a lot of tayberry dry roots which have taken well. Looking foward to trying this.