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Homemade Red Wine
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Ingredients
Scale
- 4 kg dark black grapes
- 4 L water, boiled and cooled
- 4 kg sugar
- 2 egg whites
- 2 ounces (60 ml) liquid yeast or 2 Tbsp (15 ml) dry yeast granules
- 1 handful whole wheat
- ½–¾ cup (120–180 ml) white sugar for colouring
Directions
- Clean and wash grapes well, removing stalks and any debris.
- Crush the grapes until you get a good purple colour.
- Place the crushed grapes in a ceramic jar, and mix with 2 kg sugar. Mix in the water, egg whites, yeast, and wheat until well-combined.
- Cover with an airtight lid, and let ferment in a cool place for 21 days, stirring well every other day.
- Strain the mixture and discard the solids.
- Stir the remaining sugar into the liquid, and place back in the fermenting container. Mix well, and keep airtight for another 21 days to ferment.
- Filter the wine using a muslin cloth.
- Place the sugar for colouring in a heavy bottomed pot over medium heat. Stir until the sugar melts and becomes a dark brown caramel—do not let it burn.
- Remove the caramel from the heat, and gradually and carefully stir in 5–7 Tbsp hot water. Let cool slightly.
- Stir the caramel syrup into the wine, then transfer the wine into a jar for storage.
