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dewsfamily

lidl red wine

Post by dewsfamily » Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:06 pm

Hi all,I've been making red wine with lidl red grape juice for some time now which is great and a nice drink.I change the sugar content to make either a sweet red or a dry one but was thinking about making this wine into a sparkling one for christmas for something different.Has anyone any idea'sor tips for making sparkling red.

Fermenting: TC with honey
Drinking :LIDL Red Wine
Drinking:Docklands Porter
Drinking:Smugglers Ale
Drinking:Coopers Aussie Lager with Golden Syrup
:roll: :lol: :roll: :lol:

Bryggmester

Re: lidl red wine

Post by Bryggmester » Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:43 pm

Have you got a recipe for Lidl red, it sounds interesting?

Mitchamitri

Re: lidl red wine

Post by Mitchamitri » Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:44 pm

I was just about to ask same!!!

dewsfamily

Re: lidl red wine

Post by dewsfamily » Fri Oct 24, 2008 1:53 pm

Lidl Red Wine Recipe

4x 1 litre cartons lidl red grape juice
1lb sugar
2 tsp citric acid
1 tsp nutrient
1/2 tsp tannin
1 tsp pectolase
1 tsp yeast (i use youngs high alcohol)

1lb of sugar makes a sweet red but i do change my levels have gone down to 8oz sugar but this makes a very dry red,i've got 2 demi johns on the go now 1 with 10oz in and 1 with 12oz

Have a go hope you enjoy it for what it costs its a nice drink and lidl have just dropped the price to 78p a carton
=D> =D> =D>

Mitchamitri

Re: lidl red wine

Post by Mitchamitri » Fri Oct 24, 2008 3:22 pm

Whats the hydrometer reading at start?

dewsfamily

Re: lidl red wine

Post by dewsfamily » Fri Oct 24, 2008 3:48 pm

hi i'm sorry but i don't know what hydrometer reading is as i've never used one i just brew it and drink it :lol: [-X :lol:

oldaker11

Re: lidl red wine

Post by oldaker11 » Fri Oct 24, 2008 4:50 pm

I've made loads of this stuff. I mix 4 parts grape with one part apple. It is a very nice tipple. You can make a very nice white using the same amounts. Aldi sell white grape juice around 75p. I make all my wines with supermarkets fruit juice. The Ribena blend also make very nice rose.

bevanjon74

Re: lidl red wine

Post by bevanjon74 » Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:06 pm

Hi dews

Have seen your recipe on here and have slapped some in a demijohn, used about 10 oz sugar to try and get a middle of the road medium red.. Will let you know how it turns out.. thanks for sharing the recipe!
BJ74

adm

Re: lidl red wine

Post by adm » Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:24 pm

FIll a corny with it and gas it up 50psi - that should do it! :D

Duffbeer

Re: lidl red wine

Post by Duffbeer » Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:57 pm

Here's a step by step guide to making sparkling wine, hope it's of some use.

http://www.winesathome.co.uk/forum/show ... php?t=2012

dewsfamily

Re: lidl red wine

Post by dewsfamily » Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:35 pm

Cheers Duffbeer,
Have taken a look at the web page on wines at home and made myself a member as well.I went and got my champagne corks and cages on saturday am going to bottle it this week so it can stand for xmas and new year will post later with progress and let you all know how it turns out???????? [-o< [-o< :lol: :lol:

mrbenbod

Re: lidl red wine

Post by mrbenbod » Wed Nov 05, 2008 4:04 pm

Dewsfamily, I am going to follow your recipe, just a couple of questions:
How long do you leave it in the demijohn for? (How do you know when it's ready?).
Is it drinkable straight away after bottling or does it need to be left for several months?
Thanks.

dewsfamily

Re: lidl red wine

Post by dewsfamily » Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:16 am

Hi mrbenbod,
I normally leave mine in demi just over a week depending on how warm it is but usually wait until airlock slows right down to about 1 or 2 bubbles a minute then i stop it and add kwik clear and yes you can drink it as soon as it's clear or bottle and leave it for a while. Any more questions don't hesitate to ask will be posting some pics later to show how my sparking one is going along :lol: :lol:

mrbenbod

Re: lidl red wine

Post by mrbenbod » Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:26 am

Thanks Dewsfamily.
I'll be trying the still lidl wine first, before moving on to the moet lidl.

alfredjohn

Re: lidl red wine

Post by alfredjohn » Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:27 am

dewsfamily

just tweeked your recipe a tad
and replaced some of the grape
juice with some cranberry juice
could not refuse at 10p a 250 ml :)
carton (40 p litre).
got mine grape juice from aldi
79p a litre 100% red grape not
concentrate but fresh juice no
additives.
let you know how it goe's

p.s this is my first wine
just done cider before

john

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