Welsh Apple Wine (Gwin Afalau)

Name: Welsh Apple Wine (Gwin Afalau)
Prep time: 336 h
Total time: 336 h
Yield: 65 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 quarts apples; 2 lemons; 1 gallon boiling water; 6 cloves; 1 piece bruised ginger; sugar

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Ready In:: 336hrs
Ingredients:: 6
Serves:: 65

ingredients

4 quarts apples
2 lemons
1 gallon boiling water
6 cloves
1 piece bruised ginger
sugar

directions

Crush apples and put in large crock.
Pour boiling water over the apples and cover with cheesecloth.
Let stand two weeks, squeezing apples daily.
Strain and add cloves and ginger.
Measure liquid and add 1/2 pound of sugar to each pint of liquid; stir to dissolve.
Add the juice of the lemons and stir.
Cover with cheesecloth and let stand until a scum has formed on the surface (fermentation ended).
Skim, bottle, and securely cork.
Age for at least six months before use.