homebrew?

[y2blade]

anyone else here make their own?

heres my fav....Sloe Gin



i made some butterscotch vodka last night...will give it a taste tonight and take a piccy


what do you guys make?

Edited by y2blade on Tuesday 13th November 10:05

[NickFRP]

i made some beer from a kit. it was crap. but that looks good

[y2blade]

NickFRP said:

i made some beer from a kit. it was crap. but that looks good

cheers nick i have a batch on the go at the moment...its lovely

the two bottles pictured above were done sunday afternoon and will be ready in time for christmas

(i picked the sloes while out on my dirtbike) had fun carrying them home without crushing them

[LeTim]

I've done Sloe gin for xmas this year, although having slighlty less self control than you I started to 'sample' it a few weeks back and have managed to drink the lot. It is lovely though.

[y2blade]

LeTim said:

I've done Sloe gin for xmas this year, although having slighlty less self control than you I started to 'sample' it a few weeks back and have managed to drink the lot. It is lovely though.

did you put enough sugar in it?

[lord summerisle]

beer...wine, brew it all

just emptied/finished some Geordie bitter, so currently empty on the beer front.

got a single grape red on ATM, Merlot i think. just popped the stabliser in last night, should be ready for drinking come christmas time.

[Simpo Two]

Another variant is similar to sloe gin, but with brandy. You basically just chuck fruit into it, leave, then drain and consume...

[MiniLiz]

I have two demijohns of wine in second fermentation at the moment, one's gooseberry and the other is damson. Too early to be able to sample last year's batches of runner bean and marrow
About to start a batch of hop beer, now the heating's on it's warm enough for it to ferment! Might be ready for Christmas....

[LeTim]

y2blade said:

LeTim said:

I've done Sloe gin for xmas this year, although having slighlty less self control than you I started to 'sample' it a few weeks back and have managed to drink the lot. It is lovely though.

did you put enough sugar in it?

I don't know, I put the amount the recipie said, then after a few weeks I cracked and tried some, it was lovely, so I tried a bit more, etc etc.

[BigMansZetec]

Yup I know, how sad, we even made labels for it.

Tequila lager brewed for the rugby world cup.

[ph1l5]

Skittles Vodka
1 bottle of vokad
2 packets of skittles
remove all the Green ones as it will go brown. Pour your skittles into the vodka, leave to disolve for 3 days. Filter vodka through a sieve to remove dissolved skittles. Place in freezer for a day of two, then get ready to taste the rainbow !!!

[croxsons]

interesting concoction!

where do you guys get your bottles / tops from?

Been looking around but can only find www.jbconline.co.uk. Called them but they have a new site up and coming. Nice people by the sounds of it, different to local homebrew shops who are a bit stuffy for me.

[bint]

ph1l5 said:

Skittles Vodka
1 bottle of vokad
2 packets of skittles
remove all the Green ones as it will go brown. Pour your skittles into the vodka, leave to disolve for 3 days. Filter vodka through a sieve to remove dissolved skittles. Place in freezer for a day of two, then get ready to taste the rainbow !!!

Refreshers Vodka is better :P Got some on order from a friend that makes these wonderful sweetie based drinks - his mint aero one went down well at the Halloween party this year :P

There's a thread about sloe gin in the Food Forum - I've made sloe gin and sloe white (well it was white before the sloes went in) rum this year :P

[y2blade]

bint said:

ph1l5 said:

Skittles Vodka
1 bottle of vokad
2 packets of skittles
remove all the Green ones as it will go brown. Pour your skittles into the vodka, leave to disolve for 3 days. Filter vodka through a sieve to remove dissolved skittles. Place in freezer for a day of two, then get ready to taste the rainbow !!!

Refreshers Vodka is better :P Got some on order from a friend that makes these wonderful sweetie based drinks - his mint aero one went down well at the Halloween party this year :P

There's a thread about sloe gin in the Food Forum - I've made sloe gin and sloe white (well it was white before the sloes went in) rum this year :P

im going to try all those

cheers

[The Black Flash]

Yeah, we do all kinds of country wines. Fave is probably elderflower and strawberry blend, and mead.

• quick count* about 15 gallons in various stages at the mo. Oh yeah.

[zigazigahh]

NickFRP said:

iit was crap.

so alls you need is one cup and tow girls !

[coolcatmaz]

had some clients who made apple wine last autumn......damn lethal it was as well.

We've got some Blackberry Brandy on the brew at the moment

[Simpo Two]

ph1l5 said:

Skittles Vodka
1 bottle of vokad
2 packets of skittles

'Vokad'? You've been sampling it again haven't you?!

[y2blade]

Simpo Two said:

ph1l5 said:

Skittles Vodka
1 bottle of vokad
2 packets of skittles

'Vokad'? You've been sampling it again haven't you?!

[y2blade]

heres how my sloe gin and butterscotch Vodka are doing,taken just now

the vodka is ready to go jusst tested it and its bloody lovely

Edited by y2blade on Tuesday 13th November 19:22