Comments on: Dandelion Wine: Part 1 http://farmfolly.com/2009/05/dandelion-wine-part-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dandelion-wine-part-1 Mon, 21 May 2012 15:53:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Don’t eat all your mistakes | Farm Folly http://farmfolly.com/2009/05/dandelion-wine-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-102765 Don’t eat all your mistakes | Farm Folly Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:32:05 +0000 http://farmfolly.com/?p=1107#comment-102765 [...] the other hand, requires fermentation, then monthly racking, and then aging for a year or more. In May 2009 I made dandelion wine. I racked it once in July 2009. Since then the 1 gallon carboy has sat on top [...] [...] the other hand, requires fermentation, then monthly racking, and then aging for a year or more. In May 2009 I made dandelion wine. I racked it once in July 2009. Since then the 1 gallon carboy has sat on top [...]

]]> By: lee http://farmfolly.com/2009/05/dandelion-wine-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-4205 lee Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:22:38 +0000 http://farmfolly.com/?p=1107#comment-4205 Hi Sue, thanks for the recipe. Maybe I'll try this one next year, as I've noticed several using raisins for a heavier body and I'd like to see how it's different. I also appreciate that most recipes (such as yours) aren't nearly so fussy. No picking the bloom part off the flower, no peeling just the rind of the orange .. fussiness appeals to my nature, but after doing it once I think simplicity appeals to my sanity! Hi Sue, thanks for the recipe. Maybe I’ll try this one next year, as I’ve noticed several using raisins for a heavier body and I’d like to see how it’s different. I also appreciate that most recipes (such as yours) aren’t nearly so fussy. No picking the bloom part off the flower, no peeling just the rind of the orange .. fussiness appeals to my nature, but after doing it once I think simplicity appeals to my sanity!

]]> By: Sue in MA http://farmfolly.com/2009/05/dandelion-wine-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-4196 Sue in MA Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:07:36 +0000 http://farmfolly.com/?p=1107#comment-4196 I made dandelion wine from the following recipe many times in the 70s, but not since then. The wine is heavy, dense, sweet; more of an aperitif than a wine. I suspect it would be lighter if modified as in several of your recipes. 4 qts. dandelion blooms (including green parts); 1 gal. boiling water; 2 lemons, in wedges; 2 oranges, in wedges; 1 lb. seeded raisins (either golden or dark); 1 cake yeast (baking yeast); 3 lbs. sugar. Pour water over dandelions and let stand for 24 hrs. Strain out blooms and add rest of ingredients. Cover. Let sit 3 weeks, stirring once each day. Strain, let settle, and decant. Makes 1 gal. I would fill a brown paper grocery sack full of blooms and modify the quantities above accordingly, using a 20 gal. crock with a dinner plate for a lid. I had a friend who made beer, elderberry wine, and dandelion wine; his dandelion wine came out light and sweet, but I never got his recipe. I made dandelion wine from the following recipe many times in the 70s, but not since then. The wine is heavy, dense, sweet; more of an aperitif than a wine. I suspect it would be lighter if modified as in several of your recipes. 4 qts. dandelion blooms (including green parts); 1 gal. boiling water; 2 lemons, in wedges; 2 oranges, in wedges; 1 lb. seeded raisins (either golden or dark); 1 cake yeast (baking yeast); 3 lbs. sugar. Pour water over dandelions and let stand for 24 hrs. Strain out blooms and add rest of ingredients. Cover. Let sit 3 weeks, stirring once each day. Strain, let settle, and decant. Makes 1 gal.

I would fill a brown paper grocery sack full of blooms and modify the quantities above accordingly, using a 20 gal. crock with a dinner plate for a lid.

I had a friend who made beer, elderberry wine, and dandelion wine; his dandelion wine came out light and sweet, but I never got his recipe.

]]> By: Dandelion wine: Part 3 » Farm Folly http://farmfolly.com/2009/05/dandelion-wine-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3662 Dandelion wine: Part 3 » Farm Folly Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:04:47 +0000 http://farmfolly.com/?p=1107#comment-3662 [...] carboy) and into a clean new carboy. It has been 2 and a half months since I prepared the wine in two posts. Racking once a month would be better. Past 3 months, and the wine can pick up off flavors [...] [...] carboy) and into a clean new carboy. It has been 2 and a half months since I prepared the wine in two posts. Racking once a month would be better. Past 3 months, and the wine can pick up off flavors [...]

]]> By: Farm Folly » Blog Archive » Dandelion Wine: Part 2 http://farmfolly.com/2009/05/dandelion-wine-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1848 Farm Folly » Blog Archive » Dandelion Wine: Part 2 Wed, 13 May 2009 09:21:07 +0000 http://farmfolly.com/?p=1107#comment-1848 [...] days after the previous steps, our Dandelion petal must was dark yellow and ready to be fermented. In the interim, we stopped at [...] [...] days after the previous steps, our Dandelion petal must was dark yellow and ready to be fermented. In the interim, we stopped at [...]

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