APPLE WINE

To make 1 gallon
Eq u ip m e n t
10 lit r e b u c k et an d li d
5 lit r e (1 g allo n ) d e m ij o hn / f e r m en t er (g l a ss o r p las t ic )
A ir l o c k & B o r ed b u ng
St r a in i n g b ag
syp h o n t u b e
Hyd r o m e te r
Hyd r o m e te r t ri al j ar
St e r ili s e r

Ba s i c r e c i p e
3. 6 kg (8 l b ) mi x ed ap p l e s
Sm al l w h it e g r ap e co n c e r t r at e
1 t sp P ec t o l as e
S ach et o f g o o d w i n e y e as t
1 t e asp o o n y e ast n u t r i e n t
So l u b l e C a m p d e n T ab l et s
St ab i li se r
Su g a r :
Fo r d r y w i n e u s e 6 7 5 g ( 1 l b ) St a r t in g S . G . 1 .0 8 0 , F in al S .G 1 . 0 0 0
Fo r m ed i u m u se 9 0 0g ( 2 lb )" St ar t in g S . G . 1 . 0 8 5 . Fin al S . G. 1 .0 0 5
Fo r s w e et u s e 1 0 2 0 g (2 lb ) St ar t i n g S .G . 1 . 0 9 0 F i n al S . G . 1 . 0 1 0

In s t ru c t io n s
St e r ili s e all eq u ip m e nt a nd r i n s e wi t h cl e an w at er t h o ro u g h ly b ef o r e u se . Pu t 2 l it r es (4 p in t s ) of w a t e r
in t h e b u c k e t. A d d 1 c a m pd en t ab l et s, an d p e ct o las e .
T h o r o u g h ly w ash t h e a p p l es bu t d o n o t p e el t h e m. C o r e , cu t t h e m u p , p ut th e m i nt o t h e w at er i n t h e
bu c ket at o n c e . T h i s i s t o p r ev en t en zy m es in th e ap pl es c au s in g b r o wn i n g. A d d t h e g r ap e c o n c en t r at e .
Pu t all t h e su g ar i n to 5 0 0 m l (1 pt ) o f h o t w at e r , b r i ng s l o w l y t o t h e b o il , s ti r r i n g c o n s t a nt l y t o p r ev e n t
bu r n i n g , l et c o o l t h e n st i r i n t o t h e mi xt u r e . C o v e r cl o s ely a n d al lo w t h e m i xt u r e t o c o o l (if n o t l et co o l)
to a bo u t 1 8 - 2 3 C ( 6 5 - 7 5 F ) - l u k e w ar m.
A d d t h e y e ast a nd n u t r i en t , co v e r t h e v es se l w it h l id a n d ke e p t h e mi xt u r e i n t h e wa r m t o f e r m e n t f o r
ab o u t t h r e e d ay s st ir r i n g d ai ly .
T h e n ex t st ep i s t o s t r ai n o u t t h e s o lid s t h r o ug h s t r ain i n g b ag . W r i n g o u t th e p ul p as d ry as yo u c a n .
Syp h o n c ar ef u ll y i n to a d e mi jo h n /f er m e nt er , l e a v in g as m uc h d ep o si t i n t h e p ai l as yo u c a n . T h e n f i t a
air l o c k h alf fi ll w it h w at er an d l e av e u n t il t h e al l f er m en t a t io n h as c e as ed .
Ch e c k f i n al S . G . i f c o r r e ct ad d 1 c a mp d en t ab l e t an d St ab ili s e r .
If w h en p o ur i n g th e li q u i d i n t o t h e j ar . th e r e is a l it t le to o m u ch , p u t w h at is l ef t i n f o a s m a ll bo t t l e ,
pl u g t h e n ec k w it h co t t o n w oo l a n d ke e p i n r ef r ig e r at o r u n t il n e e d e d , ad d it t o t h e j ar w h e n t h e y e ast
ha s u s ed u p mo r e of t h e su g ar .
Wh en f e r m e nt at i o n h a s s t o pp e d , n o mo r e b u b b l es f r o m t h e a ir lo c k , s yp h o n o f f t h e w in e i nt o y o ur
cle an b uc k et l e a vi n g th e s ed i m e n t b e h i nd i n t h e j a r . C l e an t h e j a r a n d r ef il l j ar w it h t h e w in e , r ep l ac e
th e air l o c k an d p u t t h e j a r i n a c o o l p l ac e t o h e l p th e cl e ar i n g .
Syp h o n o ff fr o m f u r th e r s ed i m e n t as n ec ess ar y u n t il w in e is cl e ar an d a d d 1 m o r e c am p d e n t a bl et .
St a n d fo r a bo u t 3 t o 4 w e e k s an d th e n b o t t le .

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