Jusoda Kid 1 Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Anyone ever done it? How easy/expensive is it? Thinking about having a dabble with it but unless it ends up above 12% I don't think I'll bother or is there a way of making it more potent, just thought I'd ask on here before scouring the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Anyone ever done it? How easy/expensive is it? Thinking about having a dabble with it but unless it ends up above 12% I don't think I'll bother or is there a way of making it more potent, just thought I'd ask on here before scouring the net. Tbh mate my Dad and Uncle used to do it a lot but as you can get a bottle of wine so cheap now I don't think many people bother any more as your rough bottle of £2.99 plonk is still probably be going to be more palatable than what you make at home. Have you tried cooking sherry btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 20420 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Anyone ever done it? How easy/expensive is it? Thinking about having a dabble with it but unless it ends up above 12% I don't think I'll bother or is there a way of making it more potent, just thought I'd ask on here before scouring the net. Tbh mate my Dad and Uncle used to do it a lot but as you can get a bottle of wine so cheap now I don't think many people bother any more as your rough bottle of £2.99 plonk is still probably be going to be more palatable than what you make at home. Have you tried cooking sherry btw? Exactly. Get yourself to Macro and buy some Lambrini in bulk. Winemaking is a right hassle and you will end up with bottles of piss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Anyone remember party sevens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Anyone remember party sevens? Aye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 there were party Four's 'n aall I can remember being in Anglesey in the 60's and there was a draymans strike and the pubs were serving everyone from Party 7's............. awfull but better (?bitter?) than nowt at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 there were party Four's 'n aall I can remember being in Anglesey in the 60's and there was a draymans strike and the pubs were serving everyone from Party 7's............. awfull but better (?bitter?) than nowt at all Where in Anglesey Rob? I only ask because I know it well and I'm convinced that some pubs are still using them. I've had pints in Holyhead that look like they've been through Boris Yeltsin tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonraider 0 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 My sister used to make wine, i seem to remember it as alot of faffing about for not a very good end product! Though i once had a home made parsnip wine that blew my head off It all seems to taste very similar, i wouldnt bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 My sister used to make wine, i seem to remember it as alot of faffing about for not a very good end product! Though i once had a home made parsnip wine that blew my head off It all seems to taste very similar, i wouldnt bother. You reckon that Cypriot red you had is the best stuff going so shush, ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonraider 0 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 My sister used to make wine, i seem to remember it as alot of faffing about for not a very good end product! Though i once had a home made parsnip wine that blew my head off It all seems to taste very similar, i wouldnt bother. You reckon that Cypriot red you had is the best stuff going so shush, ok? alex, dont mock it untill you've tried it If i could get over my fear of flying, I'd bloody go over and get you some! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 My sister used to make wine, i seem to remember it as alot of faffing about for not a very good end product! Though i once had a home made parsnip wine that blew my head off It all seems to taste very similar, i wouldnt bother. You reckon that Cypriot red you had is the best stuff going so shush, ok? alex, dont mock it untill you've tried it If i could get over my fear of flying, I'd bloody go over and get you some! We still talking about wine here or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonraider 0 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 My sister used to make wine, i seem to remember it as alot of faffing about for not a very good end product! Though i once had a home made parsnip wine that blew my head off It all seems to taste very similar, i wouldnt bother. You reckon that Cypriot red you had is the best stuff going so shush, ok? alex, dont mock it untill you've tried it If i could get over my fear of flying, I'd bloody go over and get you some! We still talking about wine here or what? Why? what else haven't you tried sweetie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 My sister used to make wine, i seem to remember it as alot of faffing about for not a very good end product! Though i once had a home made parsnip wine that blew my head off It all seems to taste very similar, i wouldnt bother. You reckon that Cypriot red you had is the best stuff going so shush, ok? alex, dont mock it untill you've tried it If i could get over my fear of flying, I'd bloody go over and get you some! We still talking about wine here or what? Why? what else haven't you tried sweetie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 9577 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonraider 0 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I hope that wasnt aimed at me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 20420 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 <------------- Cypriot wine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 9577 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I hope that wasnt aimed at me? No, at the thread in general. For cypriot wine see Renton's post... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 there were party Four's 'n aall I can remember being in Anglesey in the 60's and there was a draymans strike and the pubs were serving everyone from Party 7's............. awfull but better (?bitter?) than nowt at all Where in Anglesey Rob? I only ask because I know it well and I'm convinced that some pubs are still using them. I've had pints in Holyhead that look like they've been through Boris Yeltsin tbh. some hole in Llangefni But you are right - Wales is desperate area for decent beer at any time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I hope that wasnt aimed at me? No, at the thread in general. For cypriot wine see Renton's post... Hmm - once in the early 70's I went into an off licence and asked for "something cheap and nasty" and the bloke produced a bottle of "romanian Reisling" - "very cheap and very nasty sir - I guarantee it" and he was RIGHT!!! A terrible slur on Romania which does produce decent wines (tho as they point out most of them are exported to Jormany - where you never see any Romanian wine on sale - very odd that....) In Malta - a bottle of "Special Reserve" - guaranteed to have been in the bottle for at least a weekend.......... god knows what the "ordinary" was like In Austria in the late 90's a bottle of genuine anti freeze - it had a very odd smell, a sheen on the surface and .............................. An English wine (at the vineyard no less) that had so much sugar in it it qualified as an Energy Drink God!! I suffer for my hobbies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 20420 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I hope that wasnt aimed at me? No, at the thread in general. For cypriot wine see Renton's post... Hmm - once in the early 70's I went into an off licence and asked for "something cheap and nasty" and the bloke produced a bottle of "romanian Reisling" - "very cheap and very nasty sir - I guarantee it" and he was RIGHT!!! A terrible slur on Romania which does produce decent wines (tho as they point out most of them are exported to Jormany - where you never see any Romanian wine on sale - very odd that....) In Malta - a bottle of "Special Reserve" - guaranteed to have been in the bottle for at least a weekend.......... god knows what the "ordinary" was like In Austria in the late 90's a bottle of genuine anti freeze - it had a very odd smell, a sheen on the surface and .............................. An English wine (at the vineyard no less) that had so much sugar in it it qualified as an Energy Drink God!! I suffer for my hobbies Tbf, I wouldn't touch anything from the balkans or Greece. Then again, increasingly I'm finding anything not from Australia/NZ or South America isn't worth bothering with, as it's likely to be poorer quality and more expensive. Except champagne, naturally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 9577 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I hope that wasnt aimed at me? No, at the thread in general. For cypriot wine see Renton's post... Hmm - once in the early 70's I went into an off licence and asked for "something cheap and nasty" and the bloke produced a bottle of "romanian Reisling" - "very cheap and very nasty sir - I guarantee it" and he was RIGHT!!! A terrible slur on Romania which does produce decent wines (tho as they point out most of them are exported to Jormany - where you never see any Romanian wine on sale - very odd that....) In Malta - a bottle of "Special Reserve" - guaranteed to have been in the bottle for at least a weekend.......... god knows what the "ordinary" was like In Austria in the late 90's a bottle of genuine anti freeze - it had a very odd smell, a sheen on the surface and .............................. An English wine (at the vineyard no less) that had so much sugar in it it qualified as an Energy Drink God!! I suffer for my hobbies Tbf, I wouldn't touch anything from the balkans or Greece. Then again, increasingly I'm finding anything not from Australia/NZ or South America isn't worth bothering with, as it's likely to be poorer quality and more expensive. Except champagne, naturally. The price issue is correct, the quality one is bollocks tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster 0 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I hope that wasnt aimed at me? No, at the thread in general. For cypriot wine see Renton's post... Hmm - once in the early 70's I went into an off licence and asked for "something cheap and nasty" and the bloke produced a bottle of "romanian Reisling" - "very cheap and very nasty sir - I guarantee it" and he was RIGHT!!! A terrible slur on Romania which does produce decent wines (tho as they point out most of them are exported to Jormany - where you never see any Romanian wine on sale - very odd that....) In Malta - a bottle of "Special Reserve" - guaranteed to have been in the bottle for at least a weekend.......... god knows what the "ordinary" was like In Austria in the late 90's a bottle of genuine anti freeze - it had a very odd smell, a sheen on the surface and .............................. An English wine (at the vineyard no less) that had so much sugar in it it qualified as an Energy Drink God!! I suffer for my hobbies You suffer for your art with your jogging in the park you're the BEST BY FAAAAR you've read Karl Marx and you've taught youraelf to dance you know you SHOULD GO FAAAAR Wise words there, i'm sure you'll agree. What would the world do without Bros? Anyway, when i were a student i once picked the padlock on my landladys downstairs cupboard and drank 3 bottles of her homebrewed red wine. The hangover lasted three days and i still cannot drink any red wine, not matter how 'Sainsburys' it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 20420 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I hope that wasnt aimed at me? No, at the thread in general. For cypriot wine see Renton's post... Hmm - once in the early 70's I went into an off licence and asked for "something cheap and nasty" and the bloke produced a bottle of "romanian Reisling" - "very cheap and very nasty sir - I guarantee it" and he was RIGHT!!! A terrible slur on Romania which does produce decent wines (tho as they point out most of them are exported to Jormany - where you never see any Romanian wine on sale - very odd that....) In Malta - a bottle of "Special Reserve" - guaranteed to have been in the bottle for at least a weekend.......... god knows what the "ordinary" was like In Austria in the late 90's a bottle of genuine anti freeze - it had a very odd smell, a sheen on the surface and .............................. An English wine (at the vineyard no less) that had so much sugar in it it qualified as an Energy Drink God!! I suffer for my hobbies Tbf, I wouldn't touch anything from the balkans or Greece. Then again, increasingly I'm finding anything not from Australia/NZ or South America isn't worth bothering with, as it's likely to be poorer quality and more expensive. Except champagne, naturally. The price issue is correct, the quality one is bollocks tbh Quality in MY price range I meant. I can't afford 20 quid for a vintage Bordeaux. If it's less than a tenner, a new world wine is usually the best bet. Anyway, what would a German know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 "Tbf, I wouldn't touch anything from the balkans or Greece. Then again, increasingly I'm finding anything not from Australia/NZ or South America isn't worth bothering with, as it's likely to be poorer quality and more expensive. Except champagne, naturally." ahhh but I was being taken round by a local to the wine co-operative shops in the countryside - there are some VERY good wines in Romania but you can't get them in the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 20420 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 "Tbf, I wouldn't touch anything from the balkans or Greece. Then again, increasingly I'm finding anything not from Australia/NZ or South America isn't worth bothering with, as it's likely to be poorer quality and more expensive. Except champagne, naturally." ahhh but I was being taken round by a local to the wine co-operative shops in the countryside - there are some VERY good wines in Romania but you can't get them in the UK I'll take your word for it but have no intention of ever going to Romania, EU country or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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