Almond Wine
60 grams almonds
rind and juice of one lemon, one orange and one grapefruit
450 grams raisins
1.3 kg sugar
5 litres water
yeast nutrient
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Chop the almonds and raisins, add the rinds and simmer for half an hour. Strain and add the juice to the sugar. When cool, add the fruit juices, yeast nutrient and yeast. Ferment, rack, mature. It will have a white oil floating on it which is quite difficult to get rid of, but it is worth it in the end.
Broadbean Wine
900 grams dried broadbean seeds
1.25 kg sugar
110 grams chopped sultanas
juice and rind of one lemon
5 litres of water
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yeast nutrient
Boil beans for two hours, strain onto sultanas, sugar and fruit rinds. When cool, add fruit juices, nutrient and yeast. Ferment five days, press, and strain into demijohn. Finish as a dry wine and leave till mature. It is best as a dry wine.
Coffee Wine
225 grams instant coffee or coffee essence
1/2 tsp tannic acid
1.125 kg sugar
juice of two lemons
5 litres of water
Stir everything into water at about 25 degrees Celcius and ferment in demijohn. Shouldn't need fining or racking.
Walnut Wine
60 grams walnuts
rind and juice of one lemon, one orange and one grapefruit
450 grams raisins
1.3 kg sugar
5 litres water
yeast nutrient
yeast
Chop the walnuts and raisins, add the rinds and simmer for half an hour. Strain and add the juice to the sugar. When cool, add the fruit juices, yeast nutrient and yeast. Ferment, rack, mature. It will have a white oil floating on it which is quite difficult to get rid of, but it is worth it in the end.
Wheat Wine
675 grams wheat
1.125 kg sugar
450 grams raisins
450 grams sultanas
rind and juice of one lemon, one orange and one grapefruit
5 litres of water
yeast
yeast nutrient
Crush wheat, chop fruit and place into a container. Add the rinds and sugar and pour the boiling water over the top. When cool, add the fruit juices, nutrient and yeast. Ferment one week, pressing down the cap daily. Strain into demijohn and continue fermentation, finishing as a sweet wine.
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