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Last week while shopping in Aldi, I came across some frozen 500g tubs of Black Forest Fruits which contained, Blackberries, Sour Cherries, Blue Grapes and Black Currants. I thought I would try making a wine out of these berries.
This is my recipe any comments welcome
3 Tubs of Black Forest Fruits, £1.49 per tub
1 KG of sugar
1 campden tablet
1 tsp citric acid
1 tsp pectolase
1 tsp yeast nutrient
1/2 tsp tannin
1/4 tsp epsom salts
1 tsp youngs yeast compound
Put the berries into a stockpot or bucket and leave them to thaw out, then crush the berries.
Pour 1 kg of sugar onto the berries and add 2 litres od boiling water and give it a good stir.
With a small amout of warm water in a jug, dissolve the citric, tannin, pectolase, nutrient, epsom salts and crushed campden.
Add this to the must, stir and leave covered for 24 hours. While waiting make a yeast starter.
After 24 hours, add the yeast starter and stir.
Cover the pot/bucket and leave for between 5 and 7 days, stirring daily.
Strain into a Demi John and fit airlock
I will be using Red Grape Juice to top up with.
I've not used this combination of berries before, so it will be interesting to see how it turns out.
This is my recipe any comments welcome
3 Tubs of Black Forest Fruits, £1.49 per tub
1 KG of sugar
1 campden tablet
1 tsp citric acid
1 tsp pectolase
1 tsp yeast nutrient
1/2 tsp tannin
1/4 tsp epsom salts
1 tsp youngs yeast compound
Put the berries into a stockpot or bucket and leave them to thaw out, then crush the berries.
Pour 1 kg of sugar onto the berries and add 2 litres od boiling water and give it a good stir.
With a small amout of warm water in a jug, dissolve the citric, tannin, pectolase, nutrient, epsom salts and crushed campden.
Add this to the must, stir and leave covered for 24 hours. While waiting make a yeast starter.
After 24 hours, add the yeast starter and stir.
Cover the pot/bucket and leave for between 5 and 7 days, stirring daily.
Strain into a Demi John and fit airlock
I will be using Red Grape Juice to top up with.
I've not used this combination of berries before, so it will be interesting to see how it turns out.