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damson gin

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seasider Sun 13-Oct-13 00:08:09

sorry can't find the original post. I have the damsons and the gin but what sort of container should I use? would a kilner jar do or do I need something like a demi-john?

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absent Sun 13-Oct-13 07:25:28

Depends how much gin.

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Notso Sun 13-Oct-13 07:48:51

I haven't seen the original post but probably a kilner jar. With these type of recipes you usually need to be stirring for a week or so, or at least until the sugar has dissolved. Harder to do in a demi-john.

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gracesmum Sun 13-Oct-13 08:02:52

We use 1 1/2 or 2l Kilner jars.

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tiggypiro Sun 13-Oct-13 09:27:37

I have a large glass sweet jar (the type seet shops have) and because it is so big I have to put 2 bottles of gin in - such a shame !

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seasider Sun 13-Oct-13 12:50:00

Sorry Absent never thought about the amount! I just know I have to turn it every so often so I was thinking something like a big pickle jar smile

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Elegran Sun 13-Oct-13 13:07:53

When I make sloe gin, I reckon to end up with twice the volume of the original gin - so it fills a bottle twice as big as the one that the gin was in.

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