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    Carrot & Apple Wine (Crapple)
    dry white table wine

    4lb old carrots, washed & sliced
    1 litre white grape juice
    1 litre pressed apple juice
    1kg white sugar
    1 tsp citric acid
    1 tsp yeast nutrient
    1 tsp pectic enzyme
    1 cup black tea (for tannin)
    1 x 3mg Vit B tablet, crushed
    yeast for white wine

    Day One
    make a yeast starter
    Boil carrots in sufficient water to just cover them, for 20 mins until tender
    Strain the liquid into fermenting bucket
    Dissolve sugar in boiling water, and add to bucket with fruit juice
    Leave to cool to about 20C, then add other ingredients

    Day Two
    Add yeast starter to bucket, stir, take an SG reading (it should be about 1090)
    Ferment for 2 days, stirring twice a day

    Day Four
    Siphon into DJ, fit airlock
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    Rack as necessary (when a sediment appears). Top up to neck of DJ with more apple juice as necessary. The wine should be drinkable in 6-9 months time
    Last edited by Two_Sheds; 06-02-2010, 08:30 AM.
    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

  • #2
    how do you make a 'yeast starter' please?

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    • #3
      I've added a link
      All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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      • #4
        Racked again today, and it's really good: quite full bodied & reminds me of a chardonnay
        All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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        • #5
          It's ready for bottling now, though I won't get 6 full bottles because in my greed to have a sip last night, the syphon tube flipped out and sprayed wine all over the kitchen floor
          All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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