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Dandelion Wine – 1 Gallon
This is my recipe designed to get you started when you do not have or cannot find a recipe. Over time you may find you need more of something and less of another that is natural as you tailor the wine to your tastes. I will include a list of common flowers that can be used for wine making and as always, “Good luck, I'm pullin' for ya' were all in this together! “
Gathering petals, you want 8 to 10 oz per gallon. Wine with petals only will be a more floral drink and more petals more flavor. When gathering make sure you are collecting from an area free of chemicals, pesticides and such things. Don’t collect them from alongside of the highway. And make sure you have identified and determined they are safe to eat. Once gathered they can be stored in the freezer until you are ready to start your ferment or while you are getting enough for your batch of wine.
Dandelion Wine – 1 Gallon
This is my recipe designed to get you started when you do not have or cannot find a recipe. Over time you may find you need more of something and less of another that is natural as you tailor the wine to your tastes. I will include a list of common flowers that can be used for wine making and as always, “Good luck, I'm pullin' for ya' were all in this together! “
Gathering petals, you want 8 to 10 oz per gallon. Wine with petals only will be a more floral drink and more petals more flavor. When gathering make sure you are collecting from an area free of chemicals, pesticides and such things. Don’t collect them from alongside of the highway. And make sure you have identified and determined they are safe to eat. Once gathered they can be stored in the freezer until you are ready to start your ferment or while you are getting enough for your batch of wine.
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Tasty summer treat
Medicinal Benefits
Makes you happy and feeling fresh
Ingredients
- 8 to 10 oz of petals
- Two cups golden raisins
- 1 Oranges and 1 lemon washed, zested, fruit and juice (No Pith, the white stuff)
- 1 Tea bag brewed, make it strong (you want the tannin)
- 5 1/2 cups of white sugar
- I suggest that you purchase the following from a Wine Supply or Brew Store:
- 1 packet Champagne Yeast,
- Campden Tablets either (sodium or potassium metabisulphite),
- Yeast Nutrient
- A clearing agent such as Hot Mix Sparkolloid if needed works excellent, used in 6 to 8
- Months.
The Process
- Preparing the flowers for fermentation: Bring to boil the flower petals in 2 qts of water for 2 minutes then simmer for 20 minutes and allow to cool then strain thru colander and press liquid from blossoms with a spoon.
- 3. Putting it together: Add liquid to fermentation vessel along with sugar, crush any additive tablets and stir to dissolve all sugar combining the ingredients. Add 2 quarts water additional and stir thoroughly if you have a Hydrometer check your specific Gravity reading should be around 1.090 sg with a potential alcohol of 12.7% including raisins, Cover and wait 24 hours to add the yeast.
- 4. Once fermentation takes hold in a couple of days be sure to stir twice daily pushing down the fruit cap. And in 7 to 10 days strain off with colander, putting all liquid in a carboy with an Air Lock. Rack every 6 to 8 weeks as needed to remove excess sediment build up. If you must you can clear the wine early at 6 months use hot mix Sparkolloid otherwise time will do it in 10 to 12 months.
- 5. Aging before back sweetening is always recommended so the flavor has time to develop and harshness mellows and smooths out.
- 6. If you want to sweeten it back to your taste, I sweeten to 1.005 to 1.010 using a hydrometer is really nice. If you do back sweeten you will need to add Potassium Sorbate as a preservative to stop any re-fermentation along with a campden tablet. Also optional add one crushed vitamin C tablet (ascorbic acid) to each bottle to preserve color and freshness at bottling, and as always enjoy and have fun, Cheers!
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Author : Jimmy White https://www.facebook.com/groups/308225624243606/
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