Im thinking of making my own wine

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Im thinking of making my own wine

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Does anyone else here make their own and would you recommend this Hobby?

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don't know about that, but brewing your own beer is fucking AWESOME :D

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I've started growing grapes....but only sown the seeds last week.

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Not tried it, but invite me round when you have some and I will help you drink it.

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Do you look like NORTH BANK GIRL? :-P

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Boomer wrote:I've started growing grapes....but only sown the seeds last week.
:shock: :shock: :shock:

You must have a smaller dick than Mrgnu to achieve that!!! :oops: Or the biggest grapes this side of a perennial sufferer of piles!! :lol: :lol: :wink:
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I Hate Hleb wrote:
Boomer wrote:I've started growing grapes....but only sown the seeds last week.
:shock: :shock: :shock:

You must have a smaller dick than Mrgnu to achieve that!!! :oops: Or the biggest grapes this side of a perennial sufferer of piles!! :lol: :lol: :wink:
:lol: What are you smok....forget that! :wink:
No I've only sowed the grape seeds. So just a couple of pots of earth to look at for the moment. No idea if they'll even grow!

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Boomer wrote:
I Hate Hleb wrote:
Boomer wrote:I've started growing grapes....but only sown the seeds last week.
:shock: :shock: :shock:

You must have a smaller dick than Mrgnu to achieve that!!! :oops: Or the biggest grapes this side of a perennial sufferer of piles!! :lol: :lol: :wink:
:lol: What are you smok....forget that! :wink:
No I've only sowed the grape seeds. So just a couple of pots of earth to look at for the moment. No idea if they'll even grow!
hope youre not thirsty :? :wink:

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Now I know bugger all about cultivating but my brother-in-law gave my father a vine (? small tree-looking thing) a couple of years backs and last summer it grew loads of grapes that were small but very sweet. Alas we ending up throwing a lot of it away.

Problems encountered were:

a) keeping the birds and insects away from them

b) converting the grapes into something drinkable.

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flash gunner wrote:
Boomer wrote:
I Hate Hleb wrote:
Boomer wrote:I've started growing grapes....but only sown the seeds last week.
:shock: :shock: :shock:

You must have a smaller dick than Mrgnu to achieve that!!! :oops: Or the biggest grapes this side of a perennial sufferer of piles!! :lol: :lol: :wink:
:lol: What are you smok....forget that! :wink:
No I've only sowed the grape seeds. So just a couple of pots of earth to look at for the moment. No idea if they'll even grow!
hope youre not thirsty :? :wink:
As a horticulturalist :lol: :wink: you also have to learn about how to store your produce after harvest.
Well I have a good selection of 'other' beverages currently in storage. :wink:

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I Hate Hleb wrote:Now I know bugger all about cultivating but my brother-in-law gave my father a vine (? small tree-looking thing) a couple of years backs and last summer it grew loads of grapes that were small but very sweet. Alas we ending up throwing a lot of it away.

Problems encountered were:

a) keeping the birds and insects away from them

b) converting the grapes into something drinkable.
I'm suprised you don't grow your own. :wink:

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Don't want to serve the time, so I won't do the crime!!! :oops: :lol: Talking of which, yet another of my suppliers has been caught and is looking at a 4 year stretch!! :banghead: :roll: :cry: :lol: :wink:

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I Hate Hleb wrote:Don't want to serve the time, so I won't do the crime!!! :oops: :lol: Talking of which, yet another of my suppliers has been caught and is looking at a 4 year stretch!! :banghead: :roll: :cry: :lol: :wink:
You can go inside for making your own wine? Blimey!! Careful ****'y :worried: :wink:

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flash gunner wrote:
I Hate Hleb wrote:Don't want to serve the time, so I won't do the crime!!! :oops: :lol: Talking of which, yet another of my suppliers has been caught and is looking at a 4 year stretch!! :banghead: :roll: :cry: :lol: :wink:
You can go inside for making your own wine? Blimey!! Careful ****'y :worried: :wink:
Some wine's are best enjoyed indoors.
:wink:

In the Carribean there even have to chill the reds a bit as room temporate is too hot.

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mrgnu1958 wrote:Do you look like NORTH BANK GIRL? :-P
No, not at all.

This is me before the Fulham game.

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