Thread: What are these berries

If you're a spirits drinker, a still pays for itself very quickly.... if you can stomach the swill they produce, or have the patience to perfect your distilling technique. Always remember to discard the first thimble of distilate; it's poison and you'll get a hell of a hangover if you let it remain with the following distilate alcohol.

^lol. Wasn't Bruce the dog included in the trip to the supermarket, Dill?

I like where this thread has gone to - from berries to wine. I don't like beer, but I like wine every now & then. Sign me up for the wine tasting, chitty.

On a side note, I once went to a Dept of Science & Tech (DOST) exhibit in Manila - it was near a shopping mall, Mall of Asia, for those who are familiar. That year, the exhibits featured small businesses helped by the Dept, including work-related businesses. There were some fruit wines available - rambutan, makopa, santol, etc - made from local fruits. I was interested but didn't buy, since I didn't want to carry the bottles home and I had to travel by bus (duh!). I still regret not buying bottles of those different wines. Lol.

Recently, I saw makopa fruits in Thailand, but I don't know the local name. Do they make wine out of it in Th? Accdg to Google, the names are Syzygium aqueum or watery rose apple.

Originally Posted by Chittychangchang

I've stored the four bottles in a cool dark place.

You're a braver man than me.

I might name my first tipple in honour of Bruce, as it'll make you dog rough

Originally Posted by katie23

watery rose apple.

I don't know about the watery bit in the name, but rose apples are kavika in Fijian and chompu in Thai.
They don't strike me as having a high sugar content and thus the wine might need extra sugar.
A fruit that is intensely sweet is the Thai lamut...they should make a very nice dessert wine.

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

You're a braver man than me.

Don't you like dark places?

@manaam - I googled, and the Thai chompu is indeed Makopa in my language. As for Lamut, we also have it here, local name is Chico (am not kidding). To my knowledge, they don't make rose apple (makopa) wine in large scale, only in small cottage industries like the ones I saw in the exhibit. As for Lamut/Chico wine, I haven't seen it here - maybe I need to go to more trade fairs or exhibits. I have seen/drank strawberry wine, but it was made in Baguio city or surrounds - up north, mountainous area, with lots of hill tribes.

Hope your fermentation was complete Chitty.

Originally Posted by katie23

Recently, I saw makopa fruits in Thailand, but I don't know the local name. Do they make wine out of it in Th?

There was an article recently of Durian wine making in Singapore. The picture showed a crystal clear white whine. Unlike the "wine" being produced by our TD expert.

Originally Posted by nidhogg

Hope your fermentation was complete Chitty.

I'm sure his cold cupboard is waterproof, if the tightly screwed bottles explode.

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

You're a braver man than me.

I hear that...

Has there been 100% verification that these berries are indeed red currants? A bunch of internet geezers looked at a dodgy pic and declared them so. We have a go...

Maybe you should check around a little more locally Chitty. Jus sayin...

Originally Posted by nidhogg

Hope your fermentation was complete Chitty.

I've no idea, but it smelt strong

Originally Posted by OhOh

There was an article recently of Durian wine making in Singapore. The picture showed a crystal clear white whine. Unlike the "wine" being produced by our TD expert.



I'm sure his cold cupboard is waterproof, if the tightly screwed bottles explode.

I've moved the bottles to a safer place just incase, cheers.

Just foraged enough blackberries and rasberries for another batch....

Originally Posted by Chittychangchang

I've no idea, but it smelt strong

Make your own hydrometer. It's easy.

https://www.wikihow.com/Build-a-Hydrometer

Originally Posted by Chittychangchang

I've stored the four bottles in a cool dark place

Under your wife's side of the bed?

Nearly a kilo of blackberries, gonna have to get busy constructing a wine cellar at this rate.
I'll send you a bottle Dill, gonna name this vintage "Black Bruce".
A goal to aim for if you get under 100kg

Make some blackberry crumble, Chitty, or some blackberry jam. Delisherous.

Sloe Gin is nice and easy to make and theres loads of cocktail recipes for it and it only takes 3 months. Sloe berries come out in September so you could be drinking it or giving it away as Xmas presents, you Fergie Faced Fuck

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/videos/t...-make-sloe-gin

Originally Posted by Neverna

Make some blackberry crumble, Chitty, or some blackberry jam.

Having recently helped make Blackberry & Brandy Crumble and Blackberry & Brandy Pie





I would concur.....




Except we're talking about flammable homemade hooch here.


Looking forward to my box of MontChitty.

Originally Posted by Neverna

Make some blackberry crumble, Chitty, or some blackberry jam. Delisherous.

Will do Nev, i've got Blackberries coming out of my ears at the moment!

Nice pic Lulu.

Might as well try some dandelion wine too Chitty...

Crack a bottle tonight Chitty for a wee tester...

Black Bruce is a twinkling in the eye,here goes...

Upping my game here with an expanding container with a manual valve. You will be able to monitor and view the gas expansion.
Using fresh Blackberries,a few raspberrys and some melon chunks I've created the "must".
Plenty of sugar,yeast and spring water from the Scottish Highlands
Time to wait, might give this batch a two week ferment.




Gonna get my stocks of Irn Bru in anticipation of this September Scottish hangover.

Hail the Black Bruce

Originally Posted by SKkin

Might as well try some dandelion wine too Chitty...

Cheers for the idea, on the list.