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April Newsletter

Welcome to the April Newsletter Issue 4

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 First we hope everyone had a good easter break and enjoyed all the wine,beer and spirits they made.There are a few new products to tell you about and also we have decided to add a wine recipe this month .We are also asking if anyone has any news or recipe they wish to add then please feel free to contact us.

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solomon grundy 30 bottle wine kit

New Solomon Grundy Platinum wine kits - Start the fermentation on day 1, it's finished by day 5, and cleared, ready to drink by day 7. No sugar Required .Makes 30 bottles avalible in 6 diffrent styles Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Italian Red, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Rose

 

Raspberry Dragon Fruit White Shiraz, Strawberry Lychee Traminer

These kits are a limited edition only and are due in to the shop May,they are ideal for a great summer wine and ideal for barbecues and just sitting in the sunshine relaxing and enjoying the flavours that these wines give you. 

they will be priced at £39.99 and will make 30 bottles,if these kits interest you then it is advisable to contact us and reserve them as they are limited in stock.

 

( special Offer ) 5 Gallon Wide Neck Fermenter 

These are on a special offer until stocks last RRP £13.75 Special price  £9.99 an offer not to be missed 

We also have some shrink caps on special offer  RRP  £1.55   our price  0.99p for a box of 30    

Colours are lilac,dark green,light green,burgundy,red and metallic purple 

these are only while stocks last so get them while you can

  

  Here is a recipe for elderflower wine which can be made with dried or fresh elderflowers.

 

 

Recipe For 1 Gallon of Elderflower Wine

INGREDIENTS

25g dried elderflowers or 1 pint of fresh flower heads

3 1/2lb sugar

3 teasps citric acid

1 tin grape concentrate

1 packet white wine yeast

1 teasps yeast nutrient

1 gallon water

1 campden tablet

½ teaspoon fermentation stopper

Place the flower heads in to a bucket and boil 3 litres of water and pour over the flower heads,then add the sugar,grape concentrate and citric acid,leave to cool to 21c then top up to the 1 gallon mark with cool water, add the yeast and yeast nutrient.Leave in the bucket for 4 or 5 days,stirring daily and keep covered.Then strain liquid in to 1 gallon fermentor,leave to ferment. When finished hydrometer reading should read around (1.000) add fermentation stopper and 1 crushed campden tablet, siphon off in to a clean fermentor then leave to clear or you can add finnings at this stage,after 2 months (less if using finnings) siphon off again before bottling.Leave for 6 months or more for the wine to mature and you will have a pleasant wine to drink.

 

Thanks to Christopher for sharing this recipe

GobHoblin Beer Recipe 

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 22.00 L      
Boil Size: 26.49 L
Estimated OG: 1.046 SG
Estimated Color: 26.5 EBC
Estimated IBU: 31.3 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount       Item                                                        Type         % or IBU  

4.00 kg       Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (4.4 EBC)                  Grain        88.11 %      
0.15 kg       Barley, Flaked (3.0 EBC)                            Grain        3.30 %

0.15 kg       Wheat, Torrified (2.8 EBC)                         Grain        3.30 %        
0.14 kg       Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (140.0 EBC)      Grain        3.08 %        
0.10 kg       Chocolate Malt (900.0 EBC)                       Grain        2.20 %


45.00 gm    Fuggles [3.60 %]  (90 min)                        Hops        20.1 IBU      
20.00 gm    Styrian Goldings [4.50 %]  (90 min)            Hops        11.2 IBU

     
1.50 tsp     Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min)                            Misc                      
1 Pk          Windsor (Danstar #-)                                   Yeast-Ale                  


Mash Schedule: My Mash
Total Grain Weight: 4.54 kg
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My Mash
Step Time    Name             Description                                 Step Temp    
90 min        Mash              Add 13.61 L of water at 74.7 C      67.0 C

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