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Does anyone have a recipe for kiwifruit? Had a look around the site and couldn't find anything? Its pretty cheap here now and I wouldn't mind giving it a go.

Not done it myself, but this may be a starting point for you:

Kiwi Liqueur Recipe

3 cups Vodka
6 ripe kiwis

2 cups sugar
2 cups water

Peel and chop kiwis into small pieces – at least 8 chunks per fruit. Place into one large clean Mason jar, or divide among 2 medium sized jars. Cover with vodka, cap the jar(s) tightly.Give the jar(s) a quick shake once a day or so for 2 weeks.

At the two week point, taste for doneness. If your infusion lacks flavor even after steeping for a couple of weeks,just add a bit more kiwi, and continue infusing until it’s just right!

Once desired flavor strength is achieved:

Strain spirit through a fine mesh strainer, discard the fruit, and make simple syrup.

Combine sugar and water in a saucepan. Heat to boiling, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and cool before using.

Stir about 1 1/2 cups of the syrup into the strained liqueur. Once fully combined, taste. Adjust ingredients for desired sweetness – I like doing a 1:1 ratio of syrup to infused vodka. Once you are happy with the sweetness, carefully pour your liqueur into a clean bottle.

After bottling, you should let it age for about a week in the fridge before drinking it – IF you have that kind of patience! Aging results in a smoother, more mellow flavor.

Good luck :smile:

tokboy wrote:Does anyone have a recipe for kiwifruit? Had a look around the site and couldn't find anything? Its pretty cheap here now and I wouldn't mind giving it a go.

Are you looking to ferment it or, has Woodsy answered your question?

I'm looking to ferment and run through the still. Thanks

Something like the feijoa wash you did should work?

Zak Griffin wrote:Something like the feijoa wash you did should work?

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Feijoa should be easy enough to work with :smile:

Woodsy71 wrote:Feijoa should be easy enough to work with :smile:

OT but where would i get feijoa trees? im looking to plant an orchard..... feijoas, olives, nectarines....... stuff to sell and brew with...

Redux wrote:

Woodsy71 wrote:Feijoa should be easy enough to work with :smile:

OT but where would i get feijoa trees? im looking to plant an orchard..... feijoas, olives, nectarines....... stuff to sell and brew with...

I have got some down in Tas, I reckon you should be able to get them in NSW, did you have Feijoas on the Pig Island? :laughing-rolling:

Zak Griffin wrote:Something like the feijoa wash you did should work?

Cool, I will give it ago. Will report back when its done.

I've got a feijoa tree/bush/shrub.
Don't get alot of fruit from it, but then i dont really give it any love to encourage it to fruit and the kids tend to end up pulling the fruit off before it has a chance to develop.

If you know how to do cuttings you are welcome come a try.
But it will take a while for them to ready and fruit as i understand it.

I believe you need to have a few of them, and cover them up if you have hard frost.

That would be the killer then.
Bit frosty here.

scythe wrote:If you know how to do cuttings you are welcome come a try.
But it will take a while for them to ready and fruit as i understand it.

cheers... i read that they dont do too well from cuttings... but if all else fails i might give it a go :handgestures-thumbupleft:

I made is close to the Feijoa recipe. Took about 10 days to ferment. I scooped out the bulk of the fruit that was on top. Let it settle for a couple of days and ran it through some cheese cloth. Let it settle for a couple more days and it cleared up nicely.
Took a bit off and will rack it and bottle it for a wine. It tasted quite nice at this stage.
Ran it through the pot still and ended up with 4l at 55%. It was still running but I was over it and stopped it early. It has a fruity smell to it with a slightly bitter after taste. There wasn't really any kiwifruit taste to speak off. I will put it on some chips for a while and see what happens.