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Chris Testerman
Member
Username: Chris1kanobi
Post Number: 128
Registered: 02-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 03:12 pm: | 
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I came across this http://www.hardicetea.com/ and got inspired. Has anyone ever tried making hard iced tea? Recipes? My guess is that it would be better un-carbonated and you could always add sweetener in the glass. I know, "Just add some gin, vodka etc." but it would be nice to add fruit, ginger, herbs etc. and actually ferment the stuff. Ideas? |
tim roth
Member
Username: Hopdude
Post Number: 119
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 03:43 pm: |
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Chris-
My wife has a batch of Earl Grey tea wine going right now. She has made it before and it turns out quite good, if you like Earl Grey tea. You can use any tea you want though. Her 1 gallon recipe is;
7 tea bags
1 gallon water
3tsp. citric acid
1tsp. yeast nutrient
2 pounds sugar
montrachet yeast
Boil 1/2 the water, dissolve sugar and steep tea bags until cool. Add everything else and ferment at room temperature. Rack at 2 months and add a crushed campden tablet. Bottle at 3 months.
It was an easy and tasty wine. Cheers, Tim |
David Woods
Intermediate Member
Username: Beericon
Post Number: 344
Registered: 02-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 05:03 pm: |
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Not to hijack the thread, but is it really a wine if you don't use grapes? Or do they have another name for it like the 95 different names for mead with stuff added to it?
Like melomel, hypocras, mythyglyn, pyment, schenectady, cyser, ect...
David
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Daisey: "We're out of beer."
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Denny Conn
Senior Member
Username: Denny
Post Number: 3262
Registered: 01-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 05:05 pm: |
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Well, there's strawberry wine, blackberry wine, etc. Grapes are not necessary to be called "wine".
LIfe begins at 60...1.060, that is.
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Belly Buster Bob
Senior Member
Username: Canman
Post Number: 1793
Registered: 02-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 05:09 pm: |
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wine ( P ) Pronunciation Key (wn)
n.
A beverage made of the fermented juice of any of various kinds of grapes, usually containing from 10 to 15 percent alcohol by volume.
A beverage made of the fermented juice of any of various other fruits or plants.
Something that intoxicates or exhilarates.
The color of red wine.
v. wined, win·ing, wines
v. tr.
To provide or entertain with wine.
v. intr.
To drink wine. |
Belly Buster Bob
Senior Member
Username: Canman
Post Number: 1794
Registered: 02-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 05:10 pm: |
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I have made several batches of tea wine although I use loose tea. Doesn't resemble ice tea at all |
David Woods
Intermediate Member
Username: Beericon
Post Number: 345
Registered: 02-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 07:10 pm: |
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OK, so wine by any other fruit (besides grapes)is still wine.
Looks like the mead people had too much time on their hands.
Thanks
David
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Daisy: "We're out of beer."
Onslo: "I can't believe it! I'm completely surrounded by NO BEER!"
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