Grape Wine
- Ripe grapes
- White sugar
Mash the grapes so as to break all the skin. Put in a tub and let them remain for 24 hours.
With a cider press, express all the juice. To each gallon of juice, add from 2-2 1/2 pounds of white sugar. If the grapes are sweet, 2 pounds will be enough.
Put the juice and sugar in a keg or barrel. Cover the bung hole with a piece of muslin so the gas can escape and dust and insects cannot get in. Set aside until the cold weather, then bung up tightly.
This wine will need no clarifying. If allowed to rest perfectly still, it can be drawn off perfectly clear.
With a cider press, express all the juice. To each gallon of juice, add from 2-2 1/2 pounds of white sugar. If the grapes are sweet, 2 pounds will be enough.
Put the juice and sugar in a keg or barrel. Cover the bung hole with a piece of muslin so the gas can escape and dust and insects cannot get in. Set aside until the cold weather, then bung up tightly.
This wine will need no clarifying. If allowed to rest perfectly still, it can be drawn off perfectly clear.
Submitted by Feb 13, 2010
15 min 30 min 45 min
15 min 30 min 45 min