Friday 10 December 2010

White apple juice wine from a colleague

"This recipe is for 5 gallons so for 1 or 2 gallons just divide accordingly to the nearest rounded up carton size. When using carton juices then the mix should contain some grape juice to provide some vinosity, the choice of using the equivalent of 50% of a one gallon kit OR a small can of concentrate OR cartons of grape juice is entirely up to taste or pocket" (Dickey, 2010.)

Recepe for a large quantity of 22 litres. I will make one gallon of this wine this Sunday or Saturday. So easy to make.

DAY 1
50% of a CANTINA HOUSE WHITE KIT added to 8 x 1.5 ltr APPLE JUICE ( Lidl used this time but any will do ) made up to 22 ltrs with hot water and allowed to cool. Citric acid and tannin may be added at this stage dependant on taste but I did not to produce a smoother wine.
DAY 2
Reading taken which showed 1.070 equivalent to 11% by volume and decided not to add any further sugar to keep this a smooth light wine. Added yeast nutrient and an activated yeast.
DAY 6
1.048
DAY 12
1.004, removed to cool area
DAY 13
Fermentation stopper and 5 crushed campden tablets added
DAY 14
Kwikfine finings A& B added
DAY 20
Racked, filtered and bottled.

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