Homebrew Recipes by Brewbitz Homebrew Shop

Here is a selection of fabulous home brew recipes that will make your home brewing more inventive, fulfilling and divine.

Davin has written these easy to follow recipes for wine, beer, cider, as well as some other interesting drinks.
Let us show you how to make use of any extra fruit or vegetables by using them when brewing.

Start brewing now with easy to follow recipes that will give you fantastic results.

Apple Wine Recipe

Apple Wine Recipe

If you only have a small amount of apples, not enough to make cider, then have a go at making our Apple Wine Recipe. A refreshing dry wine, with citrus, apple and oaky vanilla.

Apple and Grape Wine Recipe

Apple & Grape Wine Recipe

A fantastic wine to brew if you don't have enough grapes to juice and need something to bulk out your wine without taking away the flavour from your grapes.

Banana Wine Recipe

Banana Wine Recipe

A delicious fruity wine, yellow in colour and smooth, slightly sweet and just enough lemon to cut through the banana make this a refreshing summer wine.

Blackberry Wine Recipe

Blackcurrant Wine Recipe

An adult version of a favourite kids drink. Full of fruity blackcurrant juicyness, medium and very easy to drink. A cross between a rose and a light red wine.

Blackberry Wine Recipe

Blackberry (Bramble) Wine Recipe

A favourite of Davin's as it is rich, full of sweet smooth blackberries, this wine is strong and a deep red. One to enjoy and warm the heart.

Blackberry Wine Recipe

Blackberry and Apple Crumble Wine Recipe

Taking wine to the next level, using brewing techniques and ingredients to make this wine taste like an apple and blackberry crumble,

Black IPA LME Beer Recipe

Black IPA LME Beer Recipe

This recipe shows you a way to use liquid malt extract and grains to easily brew up your own beer. This recipe will make 40 pints of what is called a Black IPA. This tastes like an IPA but dark in colour and extra level of flavour due to the late addition of mosaic hops.

Carrot Wine Recipe

Carrot Wine Recipe

Not what you first think to make wine from, but carrots have a floral fragrance and lots of sugar that works well when fermented, to create a great coloured, fruity wine. No-one will believe you it's made from carrots!

Carton Orange, Mango and Pineapple Wine Recipe

Carton Orange, Mango and Pineapple Wine Recipe

Quick and delicioulsy tropical. Very easy to make with cartons of juice from the supermarket.

Carrot Wine Recipe

Christmas Pudding Beer Recipe

If you love beer and your love christmas pudding, then it's obvious to make a Christmas Pudding Beer. Using a beer kit as a base, this beer is easy to make at home and makes a strong fruity, spiced winter beer.

Scrumpy Cider Recipe

Cider Recipe - Scrumpy

We know a thing or two about cider being from Somerset (England) and we know how to make it too. Scrump some apples from your neighbours and then press them to get the best ever tasting apple juice and then ferment it to make a fantastic traditional cider. It's easy!

Scrumpy Cider Recipe

Cider Recipe - Simple & Quick

Sometimes you just want to make cider quickly and simply, so here is an alternative method to making cider. It's ready to drink in about 3-4 weeks, but will improve if left longer.

Dandelion Wine Recipe

Dandelion Wine Recipe

Dandelions are normally seen as a weed, but you can turn these into a fantastic wine. Yellow, aromatic with almost honey tones. Very refreshing and easy to drink.

Elderberry Wine Recipe

Elderberry Wine Recipe

Elderberry is an amazing wine, but you do need to leave it for 6 - 12 months to bottle condition and then this will turn into a very high quality deep bodied, very fruity, dry red wine.

Elderflower Wine Recipe

Elderflower Champagne Recipe

The taste of summer, so floral and very easy to drink. This white wine has a good level of acidy to dryness balanced by the floral aromas to make this a very quaffable wine.

Elderflower Wine Recipe

Elderflower Wine Recipe

The taste of summer, so floral and very easy to drink. This white wine has a good level of acidy to dryness balanced by the floral aromas to make this a very quaffable wine.

Gooseberry Wine Recipe

Gooseberry Wine Recipe

Think sauvignon blanc. With all those gooseberries, a good level of acidity, this wine really hits the spot. Using red gooseberries give you a slight blush to the wine.

Milk Chocolate Wine Recipe

Milk Chocolate Wine Recipe

Milk Chocolate Wine is decadent and delicious. Wine and chocolate together, what could be more heavenly?

Mulled Cider Recipe

Mulled Cider Recipe

Mulled Cider is always a must from November to February on those cold evenings when you need something extra to warm you up. Not just for Christmas, enjoy a mulled cider any time. Or once made, put it in the fridge and cool it down, over ice on a hot summers day is so refreshing!

Nectarine Wine Recipe

Nectarine Wine Recipe

Nectarines make a fantastic white wine, soft, full of flavour and not too sweet, but with a little kick from the citrus.Make your own nectarine wine at home and in 6 months enjoy a refreshing glass on a warm summers day. This same technique can be used to make peach, apricot or plum wine.

Orange Wine Recipe

Orange Wine Recipe

A zesty wine that is very refreshing, orangy and perfect for a hot summers day served chilled or as a spritzer.

Parsnip Wine Recipe

Parsnip Wine Recipe

You will be surprised what parsnips turn into when made into wine. Think an oaked chardonnay. Slight sweetness, rich, lots of vanilla and the right amount of acid to get you wanting more.

Pear Wine Recipe

Pear Wine Recipe

A very easy and satifying wine to make. The pears release their aromatic flavours, making a dry, slightly sweet, crisp fruity white wine with hints of pear drops.

Plum Wine Recipe

Plum Wine Recipe

Lots of amazing fruity flavours going on in this wine when made with Victoria Plums. Use the same recipe with lots of other plum varieties and get lots of variation in colour and flavour.

Potato Wine Recipe

Potato Wine Recipe

It might sound strange making wine from potatoes, but think vodka, people have been making alcohol from potatoes for years and with a little patience, you can make a fantastic wine using the potatoes as the base. They add a floralness to the wine you would not initially especially is you only have them mashed.

Redcurrant Wine Recipe

Raspberry Wine Recipe

Raspberry wine is a vibrant rose wine full of amazing fruity juicy flavours. Light body, medium to slightly dry, this wine has a special zing and really makes the mouth water.

Redcurrant Wine Recipe

RedCurrant Wine Recipe

Think of the best rose wine you have ever had and then ramp it up and you have redcurrant wine. Really fruity, a good level of acidity balanced with sweetness and dryness really make you come back for more.

Red Grape Wine Recipe

Red Grape Wine Recipe

If you have a vine and don't know what to do with all the grapes then turn them into wine using our recipe. This will make a wine that depends on your grape variety, but with most UK grapes, this will be fruity, rich and a good level of acidity to make your mouth water.

Rhubarb Wine Recipe - No Cook Method

Rhubarb Wine No Cook Recipe

This makes a very delicate wine. Light, aromatic and a nice level of acidity make this wine perfect for drinking on it's own or with lightly flavoured dishes.

Rhubarb Wine Recipe - No Cook Method

Rhubarb Wine Stewed Method Recipe

This makes a zingy wine. Light, fruity and a good acidity make this wine perfect for drinking on it's own or with lightly flavoured dishes.

Rhubarb Wine Recipe - No Cook Method

Rhubarb and Custard Wine Recipe

Let's have some fun and turn some zingy rhubarb wine into a fruity, smooth, delicious version of a classic sweet.

Rhubarb Wine Recipe - No Cook Method

Runner Bean Wine Recipe

A different wine for the savoury lovers, using runner beans to make a wine with strong aromas of sherry, boozy and dry but sweet at the same time.

Sloe Wine Recipe

Sloe Wine Recipe

Another of Davin's favourites, gathered from the hedgerows, sloes make a deep rich red wine, thats full of stone fruit flavours and with at least 6 months to condition in the bottle, this wine works amazingly well with rich meats like venison and lamb.

Sugar Wine (Kiljuin) Recipe

Sugar Wine AKA Kiljuin (Finland) Recipe

This very simple wine can be made to be very strong by feeding the wine as it nears the end of it fermentation. Leave to clear and then bottle and leave to condition for at least 3 months and then think of mixing it with some fruit puree to make your own cocktails.

Sugar Wine (Kiljuin) Recipe

Swizzels Sweet Alcopop Recipe

Fun to make with left over sugar based sweets. Here we used a box of Swizzle sweets like drumsticks, love hearts, parma violets and refreshers.

White Grape Wine Recipe

White Grape Wine Recipe

White wine made from your own grapes is always a talking point at the dinner table and not only looks great but tastes great too. Try and wait for your grapes to be really sweet before picking, even freeze the really ripe ones and then add more to them ass the others ripen until you have enough to make a great wine.