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- 21. Raisin Wine (2)
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... stir well to dissolve, allow to cool to 70 degrees F. and pour into fermenting bottle. Add the yeast and yeast nutrient. Keep in a warm place until it begins to clear, then rack for the first time, into ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 22. Strawberry Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... on a wine making hydrometer. It is at this point in the wine making process that you are ready to rack (siphon) your must into acarboy leaving as much of the pulp and other sediment behind. At this point ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 23. Cioppino
- (Recipes)
- Cioppino Makes 6 to 8 servings. 2 whole fresh crabs, cracked & cleaned 1-1/2 lb. fresh firm white fish (cod, snapper, sole) cut into 2" cubes 6-8 fresh clams in shell, scrubbed and cleaned ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 24. Pomegranate Wine (5 Gallons)
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... pomegranates and scrape out seeds. 2. Chop into small pieces. Put in nylon straining bag, crush fruit and squeeze juice into primary fermenter. Keeping pulp in bag, tie top, and place in primary. 3. Stir ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 25. Planting a Vineyard
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... into the soil in the spring without interfering with the planting operation. Even if it is not possible adequately to protect a vineyard area during the winter months, it is still better to turn the ground ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 26. Peach Wine Recipe
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... reaches SG of 1.030 (about 5-6 days) remove fruit pressing lightly to extract juice. Siphon (rack) peach wine off sediment into secondary fermenter (carboy). Attach airlock filled 1/3 with water. When ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 27. Tinned Peach or Apricot Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... two tins of peaches (roughly 2 lb.)—they are quite cheap—and increase the sugar to 2 3⁄4 lb. (U.S. 2 1⁄2 lb.), the citric acid to 2 teaspoons, and the tannin to 1 teaspoon. Pour any syrup into your fermenting ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 28. Mangold Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- MANGOLD WINE Ingredients: 5 lb. mangolds 1 gallon water 3 lb. sugar Method: 2 lemons 2 oranges Yeast and nutrient Wash the marigolds but do not peel. Cut into pieces and boil until tender. Strain, ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 29. Common Grape Guide
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... red wines often are made of this grape, which is suprisingly easy to grow and make into wine. Abundant aromas and flavors are black currant, bell pepper, cedar and blackberry jam. Merlot Merlot is the ...
- Created on 24 October 2016
- 30. The Nature of Corks
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... In Portugal, the revolution of 1974 had a significant impact on cork agriculture. In the days after the revolution, the forests were broken up into small parcels, and the result was an uneconomic ...
- Created on 24 October 2016
- 31. Grapefruit Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... and juice into a bowl, and add the yeast. Stand the bowl in a warm place (70 degrees F. is ideal), cover closely, and leave for five or six days, stirring thoroughly twice daily. Strain off the liquor ...
- Created on 24 October 2016
- 32. Fig Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... to put your finger in it comfortably, stir in the yeast, cover the crock closely, and leave it in a warm place (about 70 degrees) for twelve days, stirring daily. After that, strain into fermenting jar ...
- Created on 24 October 2016
- 33. Blind Wine Tasting Party
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... match your decor. And don't forget good old-fashioned paper and tape. You could also pour the wines into glass decanters if you feel the wines would benefit from this additional aeration. Decanters also ...
- Created on 06 October 2016
- 34. Problems during fermentation
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... of kraeusen. 2.Check the age of the yeast, it may have gone out of date. Some yeast sachets are not fully viable. 3. Yeast goes into hibernation when it is too cold, check the fermentation temperature. ...
- Created on 30 August 2016
- 35. Rose Hip Wine (1)
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... daily for 8-9 days. Drain and squeeze bag to extract juice. Pour juice into secondary. Fit airlock and set in dark place for 6 weeks. Rack into sterilized secondary, top up and refit airlock. Return to ...
- Created on 29 August 2016
- 36. Blackberry Wine Recipe
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... 1. Wash the blackberries thoroughly to remove any maggots. Put into the fermenting vessel, crush well and cover with 6 pints of boiling water. When cool, add the crushed Camden tablet and pectin enzyme ...
- Created on 29 August 2016
- 37. Hydrogen Sulfide
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... remove mercaptans in their early stages by a combination of aeration and passing the wine through a Molly MaidÒ copper pot scrubber stuffed into a one-inch piece of plastic (PVC) pipe. It is absolutely ...
- Created on 28 August 2016
- 38. Malolactic Fermentation
- (Wine Making Information)
- Malolactic Fermentation WHAT IS IT? Malolactic fermentation is the conversion by bacteria of malic acid into CO2 and lactic acid. One gram of malic acid converts roughly into 0.67 grams of lactic ...
- Created on 28 August 2016
- 39. Plum Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... which are generally high in acid, use an acid tester or cut down to 3 lbs. per gallon. 1. Wash, drain and remove stones. Chop into smaller pieces. 2. Put in nylon straining bag, crush and squeeze juice ...
- Created on 28 August 2016
- 40. The Home Winemakers' Wine Lab
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... temperature is (it should be marked on the hydrometer itself). To obtain the reading, the hydrometer is floated (not dropped into) the liquid. It is important to handle the hydrometer with reasonable ...
- Created on 26 August 2016