Comments on The Compost Bin: How To Make Dandelion Wine

I followed your recipe except for one thing. I did...

2009-05-08T18:31:00.000-04:00

I followed your recipe except for one thing. I didn't remove the little bit of green below the dandelion pedals. My grandfather used to make Dandelion wine and used brown sugar to remedy the green problem. Used your exact recipe, just added an additional 2lbs. of brown sugar. It is 1 year old now, and it is W O N D E R F U L !! Some of the BEST wine I ever made. It ended up about
14.5% ALC. And is it tastey and Mellow. Thanks for the recipe.
And to all those who are going to make it, you won't have to go through the labor of removing all the pedals anymore. ENJOY !!

I have a question for all you pros. I have never m...

2009-05-05T18:56:00.000-04:00

I have a question for all you pros. I have never made any wine before and want to start with Dandelion wine. I was wondering where i should start with equiptment. The cheeper the better. Also what is Chamangne Yeast. HELP!

Hey Jude (ha-ha, I'm sure you're sick of that one)...

2009-01-27T21:52:00.347-05:00

Hey Jude (ha-ha, I'm sure you're sick of that one)

Here's what my Dad has to say on fruit flies:

I've made a few batches of the wine which means picking many dandelion flowers and never had a problem with fruit flies. I would only pick the flowers without bugs on them.
Because you need so many flowers (to make one gallon of wine you need 11 ounces of petals only) I freeze what I pick until I get the 11 ounces. There is only so long that my back will hold up. After I have accumulated enough to make one gallon of wine, I take them out of the freezer and pull the yellow petals from the green stem. This is time for a second inspection of the flowers. I use latex gloves while doing this as I want to keep everything I use as clean as possible. Using this method, I doubt if you would have a problem with fruit flies.

I've wanted to make dandelion wine for years - eve...

2009-01-26T23:12:00.000-05:00

I've wanted to make dandelion wine for years - ever since I tasted some. It tastes like summer in a bottle!

There's one worry I have though. You know how tiny fruit flies, if they get in any wine batch can ruin the taste & make it go really skunky. How would I deal with the tiny thrips I often find in dandelion blossoms? I've never figured out what to do about them & can't imagine the wine not being ruined with them in it. But I'd love to hear from someone who's made the wine & if they ever had thrips in their flowers.

thanks so much for this info ive wanted to learn h...

2008-06-07T18:28:00.000-04:00

thanks so much for this info ive wanted to learn how to make it for years because my family raves about it along with "other sorses of fule" (moon shine) thanks again

Not sure about the Banana peels, I'll check with m...

2008-05-28T22:29:13.726-04:00

Not sure about the Banana peels, I'll check with my Dad and get back to you. May take a day or two though.

Thanks for the recipe, I'm going to try it. Questi...

2008-05-28T22:18:00.000-04:00

Thanks for the recipe, I'm going to try it. Question... do you peel the banana before chopping or chop the whole banana, peel and all?

Sounds great! I am not good at anything which req...

2007-07-06T03:04:00.000-04:00

Sounds great! I am not good at anything which requires so much waiting... But if I found any for sale, I'd buy one for sure!

alcohol content is usually around 15 percent try a...

2007-06-05T00:06:00.000-04:00

alcohol content is usually around 15 percent try a secondary fermentation to get it higher maybe 25 percent but its a totally different kind of drunk id say its up there with vodka

Anyone know what the alcohol content is?

2007-05-28T20:41:00.000-04:00

Anyone know what the alcohol content is?

just printed your directions along with others rec...

2007-05-14T12:09:00.000-04:00

just printed your directions along with others recipes i googled. looking forward to combining these for a, hopefully drinkable, taste of sunshine. thanks to dads, grannies, neighbours, etc... passing down their know how!

Good luck Hanna, be sure to tell me how it comes o...

2007-05-07T12:06:59.000-04:00

Good luck Hanna, be sure to tell me how it comes out. If you have any questions I can forward them to my Dad.

He's the expert when it comes to making wine but I'm pretty good at drinking it. :)

So, okay, I FINALLY got enough dandelions to make ...

2007-05-05T15:20:00.000-04:00

So, okay, I FINALLY got enough dandelions to make this. It is fermmenting now. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

Awesome entry. I'm going to book mark it and use i...

2006-12-29T21:38:00.000-05:00

Awesome entry. I'm going to book mark it and use it later. I've always been curious about the process since I read about it in the Ray Bradbury story as a kid.

Thanks.

Thanks for the recipe! Sounds like a lot of work,...

2006-12-22T22:07:00.000-05:00

Thanks for the recipe! Sounds like a lot of work, but worth it.

I followed your link from problogger.net, and have enjoyed looking around here.

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Linda

Yes, don't you just love child labor? :) You may...

2006-05-10T09:59:51.123-04:00

Yes, don't you just love child labor? :) You may want to open a bottle of wine while you're removing the dandelion petals. Definitely not a fun job.

Wow! You rock. Thanks for posting this. I am goi...

2006-05-09T20:21:00.000-04:00

Wow! You rock. Thanks for posting this. I am going to get the kids started on gathering dandelions right now. I will let you know how it turns out when I make some.