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Recipe for 1 Imperial gallon:
2 1/2 lbs. Blackcurrants
14 cups of Water
2 1/4 lbs. Sugar
1/2 tsp. Pectic Enzyme
1 tsp. Yeast Nutrient
1 Campden Tablet (crushed)
1 pkg EC-1118 Yeast.
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Pick berries fully ripe. Strip from stems and sort and then wash
and strain. Using a nylon bag mash & strain out juice into
primary. Tie bag and hang in primary and then stir in all other
ingredients (EXCEPT THE YEAST). Cover primary for 24 hours and
then add yeast. Stir daily and press lightly to aid extraction.
When the SG is 1.030. strain juice from bag and siphone the wine
into a secondary and attach airlock. Top up with cooled pre-boiled
water if necessary. When the SG is 1.000,(about 3 weeks) rack
again and attach airlock. Use cooled pre-boiled water to top up
if necessary. Rack the wine again in about 2 months before bottling.
Sweeten and filter if desired
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