20 Jul 21
@drewnogal saidI found this recipe for blackberry liqueur
Had anyone here tried this? I’m due a nice crop of apples and blackberries which I usually turn into jam but wondered about putting some in a Rumtopf / rum pot with vodka?
5 dl vodka
3 dl sugar
7 dl blackberries
3 clove
1,5 cinnamon sticks
@drewnogal saidMany years ago I tried brewing some beer and it was a disaster. I know a lot of people derive satisfaction from the hobby, several here I think. Robbie Carrobie was a home brewer I seem to remember.
Had anyone here tried this? I’m due a nice crop of apples and blackberries which I usually turn into jam but wondered about putting some in a Rumtopf / rum pot with vodka?
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20 Jul 21
@torunn saidmy wife makes sloe gin for christmas 500 gram sloe berries, 250 gram brown sugar, 70cltr gin... sloes are the fruit of the Blackthorn its a prickily job picking them, its a time consuming job but the wife loves sloe gin....its a bit to sweet for me.
I found this recipe for blackberry liqueur
5 dl vodka
3 dl sugar
7 dl blackberries
3 clove
1,5 cinnamon sticks
20 Jul 21
@badradger saidIf you let the slow feerze some of the taste is removed.
my wife makes sloe gin for christmas 500 gram sloe berries, 250 gram brown sugar, 70cltr gin... sloes are the fruit of the Blackthorn its a prickily job picking them, its a time consuming job but the wife loves sloe gin....its a bit to sweet for me.
20 Jul 21
@torunn saidThank you, it sounds a lovely warming drink for a snowy Christmas. I had to look up the dl and must admit I’m still confused š£
I found this recipe for blackberry liqueur
5 dl vodka
3 dl sugar
7 dl blackberries
3 clove
1,5 cinnamon sticks
What unit of measurement is DL?
Measurement conversion tables
1 liter (l) = 10 deciliters
1 deciliter (dl) = 10 centiliters
1 centiliter (cl) = 10 milliliters (ml)
20 Jul 21
@divegeester saidBeer sounds even more complicated than wine.
Many years ago I tried brewing some beer and it was a disaster. I know a lot of people derive satisfaction from the hobby, several here I think. Robbie Carrobie was a home brewer I seem to remember.
20 Jul 21
@drewnogal said1 dl =0,1 l
Thank you, it sounds a lovely warming drink for a snowy Christmas. I had to look up the dl and must admit I’m still confused š£
What unit of measurement is DL?
Measurement conversion tables
1 liter (l) = 10 deciliters
1 deciliter (dl) = 10 centiliters
1 centiliter (cl) = 10 milliliters (ml)
so half a litre of wodky, 300 ml of suggar 700 ml of Blackberries
20 Jul 21
@ponderable saidEr thanks .....so 300 ml / milliliters sugar equals 250 grams?
1 dl =0,1 l
so half a litre of wodky, 300 ml of suggar 700 ml of Blackberries
It’s all very confusing š
20 Jul 21
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@drewnogal saidWith a sugar desity of 1.6 g/ml I calculate 480 g. (Sugar is desner than water, thus it sinks to the bottom š )
Er thanks .....so 300 ml / milliliters sugar equals 250 grams?
It’s all very confusing š
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20 Jul 21
@drewnogal saidover the years I have made beer& lager, wine & sherry they were all ok but my wife & daughter prefered the sherry, my daughter took 2 bottles to uni in freshers week as an icebreaker, I got my arm put up my back to make more, PS I have to admit they were all from kits bought mainly from boots.
Beer sounds even more complicated than wine.
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20 Jul 21
My dad made a banana wine years ago. When they sold their home, as they were packing up for the move, they found a bottle of it. It was about 10 years old by then. When my mum went to Scotland for a visit dad brought it over to our place and 6 of us drank it. It was very tasty. When we had finished our diner and we stood up...well. It must have had some serious alcohol by volume. I once tried making a red wine. I followed the instructions and by the time it was supposed to be ready it was only good as a chips poured over. I tried again, not strictly following the instructions and it turned out, slightly better.
20 Jul 21
@drewnogal saidWhy not try cider.
Had anyone here tried this? I’m due a nice crop of apples and blackberries which I usually turn into jam but wondered about putting some in a Rumtopf / rum pot with vodka?
There is a how to guide on the BBC food section.
20 Jul 21
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@badradger saidI think these berries have in common that before using them (gin, liqueur) they should be frozen, either in a freezer or in nature (a frosty night). A recipe will say that.
my wife makes sloe gin for christmas 500 gram sloe berries, 250 gram brown sugar, 70cltr gin... sloes are the fruit of the Blackthorn its a prickily job picking them, its a time consuming job but the wife loves sloe gin....its a bit to sweet for me.
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20 Jul 21
@torunn saidyes your right freeze for 48 hr it ruptures the inside of the berry allowing more juice to flow.they do this with some grapes in germany then make a nice dessert wine.
I think these berries have in common that before using them (gin, liqueur) they should be frozen, either in a freezer or in nature (a frosty night). A recipe will say that.