Monday 9 January 2012

Wine No. 7 - Barley

Another winter warmer recipe from Ian Ball. The flavour comes from pearl barley, potatoes and raisins. It's clearing to a nice golden colour in the the demijohn.

Friday 6 January 2012

Wine No. 6 - Ginger

An Ian Ball recipe. Here it is going into secondary fermentation. It tasted great, even at this stage. Lots of bubbling in the airlock, which is unusal for my attempts so far.

Wednesday 4 January 2012

Cider No. 1: Bottled

1 gallon still in wine bottles. 1 gallon primed with sugar in PET bottles, which hopefully will come out sparkling. The initial taste was a little poor - not very strong or flavoursome. Oh well, it was a cheat method, partly using apple juice. Maybe I'll build a cider press this summer and do it properly.