Everything I've made

[oldbloke]

Compleat list of all I've made... (some still in progress, obv)
Some great, some pretty poor, most just average. Only one got dumped though - grape juice. Looking back I realise it was grossly undersugared and only about 5%. Not good for a wine!
Most of the wines are single gallons, or 2 gallons, a few were more. Most of the TC was two gallons at a time, but I've done a couple of bigger batches

2010-09-24 Plum
2010-10-11 Elderberry
2010-11-21 Red Diesel (ersatz ale: gluten free)
2011-01-14 Parsnip
2011-02-08 Red Diesel
2011-03-08 Mead
2011-04-05 Earl Grey (wine)
2011-04-13 TurboCider
2011-04-17 Dandelion
2011-04-24 Dandelion
2011-05-02 Nettle
2011-05-21 TurboCider
2011-06-07 Grape Juice
2011-06-07 TurboCider
2011-06-19 TurboCider
2011-06-23 FourStar (ersatz ale: gluten free)
2011-06-26 Peach juice
2011-06-26 TurboCider
2011-06-26 TurboPerry
2011-07-06 Raspberry
2011-07-07 TurboCider
2011-07-08 WOW
2011-07-12 Redcurrant
2011-07-15 TurboCider
2011-08-14 TurboCider
2011-08-18 Strawberry
2011-08-30 TurboCider
2011-09-11 Plum
2011-09-17 GingerCider
2011-09-23 Plum
2011-09-27 Elderberry
2011-10-17 Mead
2011-11-22 TurboCider
2011-11-26 Parsnip
2011-11-27 Carrot
2012-01-11 TurboCider
2012-01-24 Mixed berries
2012-02-23 Strawberry
2012-02-24 TurboCider
2012-03-10 Turbocider
2012-03-28 Millet
2012-03-28 TurboCider
2012-04-20 TurboCider
2012-05-07 Dandelion
2012-05-16 Berry mead
2012-05-19 Coffee
2012-05-25 Turbocider
2012-06-12 Turbocider
2012-06-12 Turboperry
2012-06-19 Nettle
2012-06-28 Sorghum lager
2012-07-02 Turbocider
2012-08-04 Turbocider
2012-08-21 Turbocider
2012-09-11 Syrup mead
2012-09-20 TurboCider
2012-09-26 Chicha
2012-10-08 TurboCider
2012-11-07 BramblePlus
2012-11-07 Strawberry
2012-11-10 Blackcurrant+
2012-11-10 RedcurrantPlus
2012-11-19 Rass+Strawb
2012-11-21 Lemon
2013-02-01 TurboCider
2013-02-15 TurboCider
2013-02-22 TurboCider
2013-03-09 Carrot
2013-03-09 Parsnip
2013-03-18 Sorghum lager
2013-04-10 Turbocider
2013-04-18 Turbocider
2013-05-03 Turbocider
2013-05-25 Dandelion
2013-05-30 Nettle
2013-06-12 FruitTeaBag
2013-06-13 Turbocider
2013-08-06 Turbocider
2013-08-24 Turbocider
2013-09-01 Blackberry
2013-09-13 Turbocider
2013-10-14 Elderberry
2013-11-07 Redcurrant
2013-11-20 Sorghum Mild
2013-12-11 Rasp&bramble
2013-12-18 mixberrymead
2013-12-18 mixberrynotmead
2014-01-20 TurboCider
2014-01-24 Geordie Mild
2014-02-10 TurboCider
2014-03-12 Parsnip
2014-03-12 Carrot
2014-03-27 Banana
2014-03-28 Coffee
2014-05-04 Dandelion
2014-05-05 Nettle
2014-06-13 TurboCider
2014-06-20 TurboCider
2014-07-04 Harvest Mild
2014-07-13 Plum
2014-07-27 Strawberry

[BertB]

I'm looking at doing a blackberry wine in the next couple of weeks. Interested in your Brambleplus... Any good? What recipe did you follow?

[oldbloke]

I'm looking at doing a blackberry wine in the next couple of weeks. Interested in your Brambleplus... Any good? What recipe did you follow?

Well... I could look it up, but... We just got back from visiting friends on the Isle of Wight.
As we were packing to go I grabbed a few bottles at random to try out on our friends and two that were lush were both mixed berries wines.
I find a mix of berries tend to work better, unless you want it to be a "this berry" wine.
I usually use 3 to 4 lb of berries per gallon. Up to 2kg, in fact
We tend to get a lot of rassies here, both wild and garden, so most of my mixed ones have at least 1lb of rassies as a base. Rassies can be slightly odd on their own but are good mixed in with other stuff, and provide most of the acidity you want.
So then I add the berry or currant I'm wanting to use up.
And I find a couple of ounces per gallon of blackcurrant makes anything much more winelike - failing that, chooped raisins.
So that's the "don't follow recipes blindly, have fun banging things together" advice
Now, the ones that worked well...

2012-01-25
1238g raspberries, 443g blackberries, 344g blackcurrants
Thawed into large SS pan with Campden, 1lb sugar, 1l boiled water, pectolase.
Mashed gently when thawed. Transferred to fermenting buckets.
2012-01-27
Rehydrated Gervin GV2, 1/2 sachet & tsp nutrient
2012-01-30
Strain onto 1.5lb sugar in demi
2012-03-14
Racked with sulphite, despite still bubbling. Tasting good.
2012-03-23
Bottled with sulphite. Taste good, slight rawness, will be nice soon.