Strawberry Wine Recipe

Filed Under (Food and Wine) by Ben on 03-03-2009

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Makes 6 Gallons

24 lbs. fresh wild strawberries

15 lbs granulated sugar

6 gallons 180 F water

6 tsp. acid blend

6 tsp. pectic enzyme

1.5 tsp. grape tannin

6 crushed campden tablets

1 packet champagne yeast

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Crush strawberries in fruit strain bag with hands. Add everything except campden, pectic enzyme and yeast in bucket and cover with hot water. Stir well to disolve sugar. Cover and add campden after 2-4 hours. After 12 hours, add pectic enzyme and after another 12, add yeast. Cover and stir daily for 7 days. On 7th day, remove bag and strain strawberry juice. Siphon into primary and tap off. Rack every 30 days until wine clears and then bottle. Best after 6 months, awesome after a year.

Drink and enjoy

~Ben

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