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Treacodactyl
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Posted: Fri Jun 10, 05 9:18 pm Post subject:

Blue Peter wrote:

Cheers. I wonder if something like a fruit press (Vigo) could be used to extract the stuff?

Sugar beet is Beta vulgaris var. esculenta and is related to other beets and bred from the wild sea-beet. Apparently it contains about 20% sucrose. I think the roots are chopped and the liquid extracted and refined.

I think It may be worth extracting the sugary liquid and adding direct to a wine. I'd use a hydrometer to check the sugar levels and it might even add something to the wine.

Tahir mentioned Tuckers do the seeds on this thread, so I think I'll try a packet next year: https://www.forum.downsizer.net/about744.html

Blue Peter

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Posted: Mon Jun 13, 05 10:16 am Post subject:
Cheers, Peter.

sally_in_wales
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Posted: Mon Jun 13, 05 10:36 am Post subject:
What about using a parsnip wine recipe on sugar beets??? You'd need to use the hydrometer as perhaps you may not need added sugar, and you could always add additional flavouring ingredients perhaps?

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
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Posted: Mon Jun 13, 05 10:38 am Post subject:

sally_in_wales wrote:

What about using a parsnip wine recipe on sugar beets???

It would certainly work, but you'll find recipes for sugar beet wine too I'm sure.

In truth, I make all my veg wines to more or less the same recipe anyway. I think I've only got three or four basic wine recipes, and everything is made using one of them.

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Mon Jun 13, 05 11:09 am Post subject:
I'm sure I've seen a manglewurzle wine recipe, may even be in one of Seymore's books. Anyone know if you can buy sugar beets for home use?

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