Wine Making Recipes

Hi, Alan here. Please find below a list of excellent and easy home made wine recipes.

Peach Wine

Category Fruit, Yield One Gallon US, Beginning SG/PA 1.1

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 lbs. peaches (about 10 peaches)
• 7 pts. water
• Enough sugar to make the SG = 1.100 (about 2 lb)
• 1 campden tablet, crushed
• 1 1/2 tsp. acid blend
• 1 tsp. pectic enzyme powder
• 1/2 tsp. yeast energizer
• 1/4 tsp. tannin
• 1 pkg. wine yeast

Instructions:

1. Wash peaches, quarter, remove stones and any brown patches.
2. Place peach quarters in nylon straining bag and place in primary.
3. Crush peaches, extracting as much juice as possible.
4. Add dry ingredients to primary except yeast.
5. Add hot (tap hot works fine) water and mix thoroughly.
6. Cover and let set for 24 hours.
7. After 24 hours, add wine yeast.
8. Ferment for 3-5 days (SG=1.040).
9. Rack into secondary and attach lock.
10. Rack in 3 weeks and again in 3 months.
11. Clarify, stabilize, bottle and age as expected.

Blackberry Wine

Category Fruit, Yield One Gallon US, Beginning SG/PA 1.1

Ingredients:

• 4 lbs. blackberries (fresh or frozen)
• 4 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 tsp. yeast nutrient
• 1 tsp. acid blend
• 1 tsp. pectic enzymes
• 1 campden tablet
• 1 pkg. all-purpose or Bordeaux wine yeast

Instructions:

1. Crush the fruit in the primary and pour in all the additives and the sugar.
2. Stir well and top up to 1 gallon with hot water.
3. Let sit until cool and the sulphate (Campden) dissipates. (about 24 hours).
4. Add the yeast and start the ferment.
5. Rack clarify and bottle as per normal.

That’s all for now, I hope you will find these wine making recipes useful and the results will be excellent. Thank you for reading. Cheers !

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