Jonnyv
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Has anyone had a go at making port?
I believe it's done commerically like this:
1. Mash your grapes up as you would with wine.
2. Leave to ferment
3. When the gravity is half what it started, add brandy to bring the gravity up to 20% ABV
4. Bottle/cask & age for a long time
There's an interesting port recipe that uses a slightly different technique.
Aging appears to play an important factor - leaving the wine at least a year to mature.
So has anyone ever tried making it?
I believe it's done commerically like this:
1. Mash your grapes up as you would with wine.
2. Leave to ferment
3. When the gravity is half what it started, add brandy to bring the gravity up to 20% ABV
4. Bottle/cask & age for a long time
There's an interesting port recipe that uses a slightly different technique.
Aging appears to play an important factor - leaving the wine at least a year to mature.
So has anyone ever tried making it?