Mulberry Wine

"Worth the wait. A rich bodied Wine"
 
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Ready In:
37hrs
Ingredients:
7
Yields:
1 gallon
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ingredients

  • 6 lbs ripe mulberries
  • 2 lbs granulated sugar
  • 1 lb raisins, chopped or minced
  • 34 teaspoon pectic enzyme powder
  • 12 teaspoon acid blend
  • 6 pints water
  • bordeaux wine yeast, and nutrient
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directions

  • Bring water to boil and dissolve sugar in it, stirring until completely clear.
  • Meanwhile, wash the mulberries after removing the stems and pour into primary fermentation vessel.
  • Add raisins, chopped or minced.
  • Pour boiling sugar-water over fruit and allow to cool to 75-80 degrees F.
  • Add pectic enzyme, acid blend, and yeast nutrient.
  • Stir well, cover and set aside 12 hours.
  • Add yeast, stir, recover, and allow to ferment four days on the pulp, stirring twice daily after punching down the cap.
  • Strain through nylon sieve, pressing lightly to extract juice and then pour into dark secondary fermentation vessel or clear one wrapped with brown paper, topping up if necessary, and fit fermentation trap.
  • Rack after two months and again two months later.
  • Stabilize and set aside 2-3 weeks.
  • Bottle, store in a dark place and taste after six months to a year.
  • A full-bodied wine, it tastes better after two years.

Questions & Replies

  1. Would 1 lb of dried blueberries be a fair alternative to the raisins?
     
  2. The recipe is for a gallon but has less than a gallon of water, why is that?
     
  3. What does "punching down the cap" mean... I am a total neophyte, I just know where to pick Mulberries.
     
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Reviews

  1. Haven't finished it yet but am 24 hrs into the fermenting and wow is it bubbling. Looks great so far. I did an amateur move and filled the bucket too far so there was some overflow but now its smooth. First time making anything like this.
     
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Tweaks

  1. Making 5 gallons worth. I didn't have enough raisins but still put a couple lbs in. hmm. I also put in a campden tablet and a full teaspoon of the enzymes and such. So far so good.
     

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