Strawberry Wine Recipe ( 1 Gallon)

By North Star


Strawberry Wine Recipe
Makes 1 Gallon **INGREDIENTS** 3 ½ - 4 lbs. Strawberries**, 1 ½ lb White Granulated Sugar or until Specific Gravity is 1.090, 1 tsp. Nutrient Powder, ¾ tsp. Acid Blend, ½ tsp. Pectic Enzyme Powder, 1 Campden Tablet, ½ tsp. Energizer Powder, Add enough water to make 1 gallon, Wine Yeast.** We suggest a starting Specific Gravity of 1.090 for 12% Alcohol by Volume Potential, Suggested Fruit Acid should be 05% to .6%.**METHOD** Use only ripe fruit without any visible damage. Make sure all stems are removed. Place the fruit into the fermentation bag, and put this bag into the primary fermentation container. Crush the campden tablet and mix all ingredients EXCEPT the wine yeast in the primary fermentor. Cover with a plastic sheet. After 24 hours AND when must is 70 degrees F., add the yeast. Ferment for 5 to 7 days or until Specific Gravity is 1.040. Remove fermentation bag and lightly press. Rack wine into gallon jug. Attach fermentation lock. Racking after the first week, then one week later and again in two weeks. Rack every two months until the wine is clear and no sediments are visible on the bottom of the jug. When wine is clear and stable, bottle. NOTE: Strawberries yield more flavor, if they had previously been frozen. For a more pronounced strawberry flavor add a natural fruit flavoring after the fermentation is completed.
**If you freeze your fruit for 1 - 5 days prior to fermenting it will be more flavor enhancing that fresh picked fruit.
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