instructions | Lets Make Food and Wine
Jul 15 2009
Take some fruit, add some vodka and sugar and you got yourself a nice, sweet brandy!
Ingredients:
2 ½ lb Fresh, Ripe Apricots (Weigh without stones)
1 ½ cups Sugar
½ cup Honey
1/5 btl Vodka (80 proof)
FYI: All the above ingredients can be purchased in one convenient package at letsmakefoodandwine.com!
Method:
Pick fully ripe. No moldy fruit. Wash and remove stones [...]
Jul 15 2009
Fresh fruit, vodka, sugar and time equals a number of deliciously warming brandies. As a drink or poured over desserts the results are rewarding. This is done without fermentation.
Ingredients:
2 ½ lb Fresh, Ripe Peaches (Weigh without stones)
1 ½ cups Sugar
½ cup Honey
1/5 btl Vodka (80 proof)
FYI: All the above ingredients can be purchased in one [...]
Jun 30 2009
At first you might think the name of this wine is better suited for a brand of whisky or tequila—don’t be fooled, it’s a delicious wine that will keep you begging for more!
Ingredients:
2 qts Berries
1/3 pt Grape Conc. Or ¾ lb Dk raisins
6 pts Water
2 ½ lb Sugar
1/2 tsp Acid Blend
½ tsp Pectic Enzyme
1 tsp [...]
Jun 30 2009
These highly colored blue-black berries take a little effort in picking but the resulting “Chianti” type wine is very popular. They also make an excellent “Port” type wine by increasing fruit to 41/2 lbs., add another ¾ lb sugar and use Sherry or Port yeast.
Ingredients:
3 lb Elderberries
7 pts Water
2 ¼ lb Sugar
1 tsp Acid [...]
Jun 24 2009
Although crabapples are mostly grown for their ornamental trees and flowering blossoms, they also make a delectable wine. Don’t believe us? Just try it and see!
Ingredients:
4 ½ lb Crabapples
½ pt Wht grape conc. Or 1 lb raisins
7 pts Water
1 ¾ lb Sugar
½ tsp Pectic Enzyme
1 tsp Nutrient
1 Campden, crush
1 pkg Champ. Yeast
Starting S.G. 1.090-95
FYI: All [...]
Jun 17 2009
Corn, or maize, is the most widely grown crop in North America. Think of all the corn wine we could be making!!
Ingredients:
1 ½ lb Corn
7 pts Water
2 lb Honey
3 tsp Acid Blend
½ tsp Energizer
1 Campden, crush
1 pkg Wine yeast
Starting S.G. 1.090-95
Just FYI, all the above ingredients can be bought in one easy package at letsmakefoodandwine.com!
Method:
Wash [...]
Jun 17 2009
Tea is good. Wine is good. Tea Wine? Great. Can’t knock it ’til you try it right?
Ingredients:
5 tbs Instant Tea
½ pt Wht grape conc.
7 pts Water
2 ½ lb Sugar
1 tsp Acid Blend
1 tsp Nutrient
1 Campden, crush
1 pkg Wine yeast
Starting S.G. 1.090-95
Just FYI, all the above ingredients can be bought in one easy package at letsmakefoodandwine.com!
Method:
Measure [...]
Jun 17 2009
Yes, we’re serious. This is a coffee wine. Now you can satiate two addictions at once! J
Ingredients:
5 tbs Instant Coffee
7 pts Water
3 lbs Honey
3 tsp Acid Blend
¾ tsp Energizer
1 Campden, crush
1 pkg Sherry yeast
Starting S.G. 1.090-95
Just FYI, all the above ingredients can be bought in one easy package at letsmakefoodandwine.com!
Method:
Measure out instant flavour and [...]
Jun 17 2009
Don’t let the name fool you—you definitely won’t be choking on this wine!
Ingredients:
8 lb Choke Cherry
7 pts Water
2 3/4 lb Sugar
1 tsp Pectic Enzyme
½ tsp Energizer
1 Campden, crush
1 pkg Sherry yeast
Starting S.G. 1.090-95
Just FYI, all the above ingredients can be bought in one easy package at letsmakefoodandwine.com!
Method:
Pick fruit when they are fully ripe black-purple [...]
Jun 17 2009
Don’t let the name fool you—you definitely won’t be choking on this wine!
Ingredients:
2 ½ lb Choke Cherry
½ pt Red grape conc. Or 1 lb Raisins
7 pts Water
2 ¼ lb Sugar
½ tsp Acid Blend
½ tsp Pectic Enzyme
1 tsp Nutrient
1 Campden, crush
1 pkg Wine yeast
Starting S.G. 1.090-95
Just FYI, all the above ingredients can be bought in [...]
