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A24 - Sunday, March 25, 1984 - North Shore News

‘SPRING IS HERE...
MAKING WINES FROM DANDELIONS!!!

With the arrival of spring out comes the lawnmower and the weedsprayer. Perennial
blossoms of the common dandelion abound and are regarded as a neighbourhood pest.
But, with little work you can produce a delicate flavoured light wine with a hint of spring on

a an 7 the aroma — a lovely reminder of summer past when this wine will be ready for your table.
We are offering three basic ingredient recipes which employ the ubiquitous blossom.
The dandelions should be gathered on a dry sunny day. You only want the flower petals (no
green calyces) and these are best separated with scissors — so here’s a neat activity for
Toby Taylor _ the kids on the next sunny Saturday. Avoid picking in parks or public areas which may have
North Shore Hobby Brews been sprayed with weed killers!
Brewmaster
GERMAN MOSELLE-TYPE BORDEAUX GRAVES-TYPE LOIRE-TYPE (White)
Ingredients: 17 litres (3 pt.) dandetion petals Ingredients: 1.1 litres (2 pt.) dandelion petals ingredients: 11 litres (2% gal.) dandelion petals
570 mi (1 pt.) white grape concentrate 900 mi (2 Ib.) sultana raisins 4.5 Kg (10 Ib.) suitana raisins
675 gm (1 tsp.) acid blend (R) 20 gm (5 tsp.) acid blend (R) 11 litres (2 pt.) white grape concentrate
‘a tsp. yeast nutrient 900 gm (2 Ib.) honey 1.8 Kg. (4 ib} honey
1 pkg. champagne wine yeast Ye tsp yeast nutrient 90 gm (3 tsp.) acid blend (R)
Water to 45 litres (1 gal) 1 pkg. all purpose wine yeast 1 pkg. champagne wine yeast
poo 2 crushed Campden tabiets Water to 4 5 litres (1 gal.) Water to 5 galions (1 gal )
2 crushed Campden tablets 10 crushed Campden tablets
The wine may be matured for a month or so in cask or for 6-12 months in bulk in glass before bottling. It will then continue to improve in bottles
for some time but should be fully mature at an age of two to three years.

The Method for processing all petal wines is similar, and requires a modest understanding of basic winemaking. We will be pleased to pro-
vide complete advice and assistance and the method for each of the above recipes. We would recommend that you review the complete stock
of wine and beer making books which we stock for the beginner to advanced hobby brewer. Recipes given here were taken from “Making
Wines Like Those You Buy” by Bryan Acton& Peter Duncan, and “Progressive Winemaking” by the same authors.

FRESH SE LEAF HOPS
e F Tettnanget (like Saaz) (Oregon) In previous issues of the Chronicle, we have discussed the preparation and tending of
° Imported Haliertau (Germany) the popular ‘‘kit’’ beers. Kit beers should only take 15 minutes to set the primary After that,
° Kent Goldings (Sardis) all that ts required is a little stirring — a little syphoning, then bottling... about 1% - 2 hours
* Fuggies (Oregon) total time invested. Results: 5% dozen bottles of good basic flavoured beer! Evaluation: A
© Northern Brewer (Oregon) passive, inactive hobby with very satisfying results and substantial money saved!
© Bullion (Oregon) Now, here's the “pitch”. With the great variety of fast foods available, why would
Halt-Yard & Yard Ale Gl anyone bother to cook? The reason is the satisfaction received from the time and creative
@ malt var ard Ale Glasses on solid walnut energy spent in setting a table that is pleasing to both the eye and the palate! So with that in
eae Wine & Fruit Pr mind, let's try an intermediate stage of hobby brewing This is as hard as making spaghetti!
e Al | able havors rest kod With a minor increase in equipment and utensils, a wider spectrum of beer flavours becomes
e queur R Lab ocke Ich available, of a quality rivaling beers of commerce This process Is very simple, but now we
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arware I's hard to appreciate spaghetti unless you ve enjoyed the aroma of the sauce simmer
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@ Sterilized beer bottles & gal jugs ned with the mait in one of our FREE INTERMEDIATE BREWING CLASSES After this ex
penence. we are sure you will agree that hobby brewed beer ts available tor appreciation by
if. even the most discriminating palate Allow us to share this experience with you!
Do It Yourself Free intermediate Brewing Classes are held al jeast monthly at North Shore Hobby
BEER KIT Brews Cail now tor a reservation as each class size 1s limited by available space
P.S. You mustn't stir your beer with the same spoon you used for your spaghetti!
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