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[Salty seadog]

Today's makings plus we picked Sloes which are now in the freezer.

6 litres of gin made now View attachment 366223

Aubergine rocks.one of my favourite veggies.

 

[TVC]

I've been looking into making my own gin, there are some interesting recipes about. I really do want to make my owm cocao gin tbough.

 

[midlife]

Aubergine rocks.one of my favourite veggies.

Isn't that a song by Elton John?

Goodbye aubergine......

 

[Hill Wimp]

I've been looking into making my own gin, there are some interesting recipes about. I really do want to make my owm cocao gin tbough.

It's so easy. The hardest bit waiting for it to flavour. I reckon by Xmas I will have 10 litres of fruit Gin for the price of 3 cheap litres of Gin.

 

[TVC]

It's so easy. The hardest bit waiting for it to flavour. I reckon by Xmas I will have 10 litres of fruit Gin for the price of 3 cheap litres of Gin.

What base alcohol are you using?

 

[Hill Wimp]

What base alcohol are you using?

Er, Gin !

You just add your fruit and sugar.

Sloes, pick, prick,freeze for a week, fill just over half an empty bottle with them then top up with Gin. I add sugar to taste when I turn the bottles weekly.

Other fruit Gins I pick, freeze, add fruit to the empty bottle, add 50gms of sugar, top up with Gin and shake. Keep in a cool dark place and then turn weekly.

 

[Hill Wimp]

You can do it with frozen fruit from the supermarket if you don't want to pick the fruit yourself. One of my bottles is mixed frozen berries from Sainsburys.

 

[Hill Wimp]

Garlic gin???

Oil

 

[Fab Foodie]

Been scouring Tesco for something new to try when this caught my eye....

 

[hopless500]

It was still in the bag.

For those who are interested, the new linen jacket goes very well with my white trousers.

 

[TVC]

Er, Gin !

You just add your fruit and sugar.

Sloes, pick, prick,freeze for a week, fill just over half an empty bottle with them then top up with Gin. I add sugar to taste when I turn the bottles weekly.

Other fruit Gins I pick, freeze, add fruit to the empty bottle, add 50gms of sugar, top up with Gin and shake. Keep in a cool dark place and then turn weekly.

Ah right, the websites I'm looking at start with vodka and add the juniper and base aromatics as well. Like this: http://www.ginmonkey.co.uk/2014/03/04/how-to-make-gin-at-home-no-distillation-required/

 

[Hill Wimp]

Ah right, the websites I'm looking at start with vodka and add the juniper and base aromatics as well. Like this: http://www.ginmonkey.co.uk/2014/03/04/how-to-make-gin-at-home-no-distillation-required/

I only deal in pure Gin

 

[hopless500]

Portuguese custard tart....

 

[Illaveago]

You can do it with frozen fruit from the supermarket if you don't want to pick the fruit yourself. One of my bottles is mixed frozen berries from Sainsburys.

I was wondering if you could use damsons instead of sloes? It's quite easy to get them mixed up the other way round until you bite into them.

 

[Fab Foodie]

@threebikesmcginty
First Aubs from the garden :-)