Brewers Yeast

North_West_Art

anyone know if brewers yeast can be bought locally or over the border somewhere? Going to give a crack at making whin wine, Ive heard its easy to do and the results can be v good. cheers

muffler

No idea but I'll give you a hand at sampling the wine

Local-womanizer

I'll let muffler try it before I do!

OT,sorry don't know anywhere,good luck with it though!

Domscard

I'd say you'd get it in most chemists or in the health food shop in the shopping centre in Letterkenny. People take it as a health supplement and I think it's pretty much the same thing.

North_West_Art

cheers, will give the chemist and health food shop a go then... will let you all know when the home brew party is on, the whins are at their best at the moment apparently... there will be beer too, just in case

FJFF

Definitely saw some in Holland and Barrett in Letterkenny yesterday.

North_West_Art

thanks a mil... will look in there. In case anyone is interested, heres the link for Whin (gorse) wine http://www.channel4.com/food/recipes/chefs/hugh-fearnley-whittingstall/gorseflower-wine-recipe_p_1.html

Domscard

North_West_Art wrote: »

thanks a mil... will look in there. In case anyone is interested, heres the link for Whin (gorse) wine http://www.channel4.com/food/recipes/chefs/hugh-fearnley-whittingstall/gorseflower-wine-recipe_p_1.html

I made wine years ago - remember the kits you used to get back in the day? It was more than tolerable, though a fair old bother at the same time. I always thought winter was a good time to make it, as I kept the jars on the wooden mantlepiece above a parkray - perfect temperature and on all day/night. I have a very warm hotpress in winter too, so I might have a go again later in the year. I'm sure the big jars are in the attic somewhere. I'm thinking autumn fruits ... We could have a wine night instead of a beers night
Oh, and I had a heated electric mat for the jars at one time too - no idea where that is now

mamakevf

Guy that owns the health food shop in Tesco shopping centre(L/kenny) makes his own wine, so he would be good for advise also.

North_West_Art

wine night sounds good! must try that guy in Tesco for tips, I need to get cracking as the whins are on the way out, cheers guys

homer simpson

You can make wine out of ruhbarb too, i dont drink wine myself, but when we went up there at christmas everyone who had the wine with their dinner commented on how nice the wine was, i could find out how she makes it (roughly) for you if you want afink it was easy enough to make though

Domscard

homer_simpson wrote: »

You can make wine out of ruhbarb too, i dont drink wine myself, but when we went up there at christmas everyone who had the wine with their dinner commented on how nice the wine was, i could find out how she makes it (roughly) for you if you want afink it was easy enough to make though

Would definitely be interested in a recipe for rhubarb wine. Love the stuff and it's so good for you - well maybe not as wine, but who cares?

ednwireland

dont forget elderflower wine at this time of year as well
havent made that for years

(use a champagne yeast for higher alcohol levels btw)

this recipie doesnt even need yeast http://www.irishsecrets.ie/recipe-secrets/elderflower-wine.php

lots of fruit wines get the yeast from the surroundings

http://www.grandmas-best-home-made-wine.com/home-made-wine-recipes.html

muffler

Im beginning to enjoy this thread

Domscard

muffler wrote: »

Im beginning to enjoy this thread

... nothing like as much as you'll enjoy the actual sampling process

Domscard

ednwireland wrote: »

this recipie doesnt even need yeast http://www.irishsecrets.ie/recipe-secrets/elderflower-wine.php

lots of fruit wines get the yeast from the surroundings

http://www.grandmas-best-home-made-wine.com/home-made-wine-recipes.html

Yeast is not on the ingredients list, but it mentions using it in the recipe I'm definitely going to make some kind of home-made wine soon. I need a trip to the attic first to find the jars - that's the most onerous part of the exercise.

Graces7

Not sure that what is sold as Brewers' yeast is the right thing to use in wine making.

Many years since I made any, but it was special stuff that was needed.

Have a look at this site?

There are a few other things you may need also...

http://www.thehomebrewcentre.com/ingredients.htm