Blackberry Wine...Hedgerow Harvest

gorymorph · Post by **gorymorph** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 4:52 pm

just mashed 1.75 kg of blackberry's and realised i got no pectic enzime. Will the mashed blackberry.s be ok in sealed tub untill tomorrow

Vossy1 · Post by **Vossy1** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 6:29 pm

Will the mashed blackberry.s be ok in sealed tub untill tomorrow

Yeah, stick em in the fridge with some cling film over them, they'll be fine

lockwood1956 · Post by **lockwood1956** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:38 pm

the Bullaces I have are yellow, very tasty they are too. not sure if they come in different varieties (green) but what you have found could be greengages.

regards
bob

Vossy1 · Post by **Vossy1** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:31 pm

Nice work gorymorph

Here's a picture of the little black berries that I supsect to be sloes

Vossy1 · Post by **Vossy1** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:39 pm

Definately not Greengages

Greengage pic

I think these are the babies

Sloe pic

lockwood1956 · Post by **lockwood1956** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:44 pm

Yup they are sloes, generally not ready for a while yet, into september for total ripeness (apparently)

lockwood1956 · Post by **lockwood1956** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:46 pm

these are bullaces
http://www.winesathome.co.uk/forum/atta ... 1186573551

lockwood1956 · Post by **lockwood1956** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:47 pm

ooooo that wasnt very good

try again

http://www.winesathome.co.uk/forum/atta ... 1186573551

Vossy1 · Post by **Vossy1** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:50 pm

There is a bullace image on page 1....so which is it...hmmmmmm

lockwood1956 · Post by **lockwood1956** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:56 pm

get em fermented and then taste them...lol

There are so many variants of fruits its a maze...what do they taste like?

Vossy1 · Post by **Vossy1** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 6:00 pm

get em fermented and then taste them...lol

I'm off armed with my EOS 400D to catch a pic of the buggers in situ...I'll be back...should be a lovely photo of where I pick my fruit

Vossy1 · Post by **Vossy1** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:01 pm

Right photo's

This is the non thorny bush

This is the thorny bush

Are these rose hips useful for anything?

Crab apples everywhere

And cob nuts

I'll resize these pics smaller shortly

EDIT....resized..hope this is o.k

Vossy1 · Post by **Vossy1** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:05 am

Blackberry ferment is well underway...including the rogue Elderberry or two

lockwood1956 · Post by **lockwood1956** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:03 am

hmmmm

I think the fruit in the first picture is probably damsons (yummy wine)

second one is sloes for sure

lockwood1956 · Post by **lockwood1956** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:43 am

that makes sense

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