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jema
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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 05 9:59 pm Post subject: what is the oldest vintage home brew wine you have?
I know I cannot compete here. I think I got to about the 4 year old level once.

nettie

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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 05 10:43 pm Post subject:
Last year's. In my house it never lasts any longer than that

*Fluffykitten*

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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 05 11:06 pm Post subject:

When Mam and Dad moved into their house in 1985 they found four bottles of home made elderberry wine dated 1979. My friend Alison and I drank the best part of a whole bottle one day whilst hanging out in back yard being bored and getting up to mischief

and I have to say it was lovely - made me feel really wobbly at a grand old age of 12!! Mam threw it out straight away being the responsible parent that she is

Felt really awful the next day - my first hangover

(of many)!

Gertie

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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 05 6:13 am Post subject:
I've got two bottles of elderberry which are four and a half years old. They are kept for sentimental reasons.

jema
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 05 7:29 am Post subject:

Gertie wrote:

I've got two bottles of elderberry which are four and a half years old. They are kept for sentimental reasons.

Tricky issue, sentiment and sediment, ultimately wine is there for you to enjoy drinking it....

cab

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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 05 9:24 am Post subject:
I've got damson '01 as my oldest at the moment. I know my better halfs dad has some down in the cellar that's 20 years old.

Mat S

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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 05 12:41 am Post subject:
A little of last years elderberry. Loads of the strawb; no prizes for guessing which one's horrid and which I'm trying hard to keep & see if it improves further...

jema
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 05 8:01 am Post subject:

Mat S wrote:

A little of last years elderberry. Loads of the strawb; no prizes for guessing which one's horrid and which I'm trying hard to keep & see if it improves further...

It is one of the reasons I am doing a lot of elderberry. If its bad its bad, it won't improve so why drink it at all?

Mat S

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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 05 11:48 am Post subject:
I'm thinking of building a still to take care of the strawb... Is it just me or is elderberry inherently "good"; a fruit made for winemaking?

jema
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 05 12:00 pm Post subject:

Mat S wrote:

I'm thinking of building a still to take care of the strawb...

Is it just me or is elderberry inherently "good"; a fruit made for winemaking?

It is known as the British grape. It does seem hard to make a really bad batch of Elderberry

I am making it, my "stock" wine.

cab

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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 05 3:01 pm Post subject:

Mat S wrote:

I'm thinking of building a still to take care of the strawb...

I didn't hear that, none of us did

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Is it just me or is elderberry inherently "good"; a fruit made for winemaking?

It's low sugar, bit it's otherwise a great berry for a very 'winey' red wine. I like to blend it 3lb with 1lb of blackberries for a fruity, medium wine and 2lb each of blackberry and elderberry for a really fruity sweet wine.

Mat S

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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 05 11:32 pm Post subject:
I tried a elder-black mix but the blackberry came out rather yeasty if I recall correctly. Doing more elder this year though. I need to get some 5 gal demijohns - never seen them at any of the usual recycling haunts and I don't want to pay much for them..

jema
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Posted: Tue Feb 22, 05 12:15 am Post subject:

Mat S wrote:

I tried a elder-black mix but the blackberry came out rather yeasty if I recall correctly. Doing more elder this year though.

I need to get some 5 gal demijohns - never seen them at any of the usual recycling haunts and I don't want to pay much for them..

I use the straight forward plasic fermenters

Sarah D

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Posted: Tue Feb 22, 05 8:46 am Post subject:
Never seen a 5 gallon demi-john.

jema
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Posted: Tue Feb 22, 05 8:50 am Post subject:

Sarah D wrote:

Never seen a 5 gallon demi-john.

I have read about them in old wine making books, but equally have never seen a glass 5 gallon fermenter.

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