[FrostyM]

Hi guys I started a batch of beetroot wine at the weekend with the leftover beetroot I found while clearing the raised beds. It is bubbling away nicely at the minute. The recipe I used said it was "ready to drink" 14 days after fermentation finished. That seems a short time to me, I wonder what "ready to drink" means. Should I start drinking after 14 days as it doesn't keep well? Or does it mean its okay to drink after 14 days but will improve with age? I was wondering if anyone has experience with beetroot wine and could let me know if it needs ageing or does it spoil over time? Thanks

[Olly398]

I suspect it is the latter. Everything I have brewed to date has improved with age: beer, cider and blackberry wine. Never tried beetroot: good luck!

[doganjo]

We kept trying our's every month for five years and it always just tasted of earth!"   We threw it out at that point

[Olly398]

I've read that too, but one of my books suggests a remedy. I'll dig it out tonight. 

[VSS]

We made a load of beetroot wine about 18 years ago - it was awful when we first tried it about 6 months after bottling it. Found a very dusty bottle the other day. It was still dreadfull.

A word of advice - if you have beetroot that you need to make into something - try chutney!