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Grapefruit Wine
Grapefruit 2.25 lb
White grape concentrate 1.5 pints
Sugar 2.25 lb
Water 1 gallon
Campden Tablet 1
Wine yeast
Yeast nutrient
Squeeze the juice from the grapefruit into a fermenting bin and grate in the skins. Pour in the water and grape juice. Crush the campden tablet (as described on it’s container) and add to [...]
Quince Wine
Third in the Series
This is a nice dry wine with hints of pear and apple in its flavor. For those who have never seen a quince tree, the fruit is yellow to yellow-green—it resembles a pear in color, though it doesn’t have the classic pear shape. (The fruit looks something like a fat [...]
Sweet Mulberry Wine
Third in the Series
” Any one who has a mulberry tree in the yard knows that these berries can be a real pain in the neck. The fruit falls all summer long, creating disagreeable purple stains on the patio, shoes and children’s clothes. When you do gather enough to make something of them, [...]
Apricot Wine
This is the second in the series of Making Wild Wines and Meads
“The apricot’s intense flavor becomes mellow and full-bodied in wine. The lovely golden color is a plus.”
3 pounds fresh apricots
1 1/2 pounds sugar
1 pound honey
1 pound high quality dried apricots chopped
Juice of 2 lemons
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon grape tannin
1 teaspoon yeast [...]
