Wines for 2014!

[jamesbsmith]

Prosecco (4.5L)
1.5Kg Rhubarb
750ml White Grape Juice
850g Sugar
GV3 or Lalvin EC-118 Yeast
(Optional 3 large Elderflower heads / 28g dried flowers - One gallon with, one without)
Leave for 6 weeks, then:
40g Sugar
Bottle for 2 weeks

Rhubarb, Cranberry & Red Grape (4.5L - 6 Bottles)
800g Rhubarb
1L Cranberry Juice
0.75L Red Grape Juice
900g Sugar
GV5 Yeast

Rhubarb, Apple & White Grape - Sparkling (4.5L - 6 Bottles)
900g Rhubarb
1L Apple Juice
0.5L White Grape Juice
810g Sugar
Lalvin EC-118 Yeast
Leave for 6 weeks, then:
30g Sugar to 4 bottles worth, to bottle for 2 weeks &,
Blend 2 bottles worth with 2 bottles of the above Rhubarb, Cranberry & Red Grape:

Rhubarb, Apple, Cranberry, White Grape and Red Grape (3L - 4 Bottles)
1.5L Rhubarb, Cranberry & Red Grape + 1.5L Rhubarb, Apple & White Grape = 4 Bottles, leaving, 4 Bottles of both of the above

Rhubarb & Sloe (4.5L)
1Kg Rhubarb
125g Sloes (Dried including stones)
0. 5L Grape Juice (White or Red)
950g Sugar
GV2 Yeast

Rhubarb, White Grape & Citrus Zest (4.5L)
1.125Kg Rhubarb
750ml White Grape Juice (Sainsburys)
500ml Orange Juice
Half an Orange Zest (No white),
900g Sugar
GV9 Yeast

Rhubarb, White Grape & Grapefruit (New Zealand type wine) (4.5L)
1.125Kg Rhubarb
750ml White Grape Juice (Sainsburys)
250ml Grapefruit Juice
900g Sugar
GV5 Yeast

Rhubarb, Apple, White Grape, Spice & Oak (4.5L - 6 Bottles)
900g Rhubarb
1L Apple Juice
0.5L White Grape Juice
7g Unsmoked Oak Chips
One cinnamon stick,
2 cloves,
5cm ginger root,
Pinch of nutmeg,
Pinch of caraway seeds,
Pinch of coriander seeds, and,
1 vanilla pod
900g Sugar
GV5 Yeast

Rhubarb & Raisin (4.5L)
1.5Kg Rhubarb
275g Raisin
900g Sugar
GV9 Yeast

Rhubarb & Rosehip (4.5L)
1.5Kg Rhubarb
40g Rosehips
7g Unsmoked Oak Chips
1.1Kg Sugar
GV2 Yeast

Rhubarb & Grape (4.5L)
1.5Kg Rhubarb
0.75L Grape Juice (White or Red) (Sainsburys)
900g Sugar
GV9 Yeast

Apple Wine (4.5L)
3Kg Apples
275g Raisins or 0.75L Red Grape Juice (Sainsburys)
900g Sugar
GV2 Yeast

REDS - August / September (Buy 2 Litres Red Grape Juice & 3.5Kg Plums - Freeze until all berries available)

Apple & Blackberry Wine (4.5L)
1.5Kg Apples
900g Blackberries
150g Raisins OR 500ml Red Grape Juice (Sainsburys)
900g Sugar
GV2 Yeast

Blackberry Wine
1.75Kg Blackberries
500ml Red Grape Juice
1tbsp dried / 4 tbsp fresh basil leaves
900g Sugar
GV2 Yeast

Elderberry Wine
1.75Kg Elderberries
500ml Red Grape Juice
Juice and zest of orange Zest (No white)
900g Sugar
GV2 Yeast

Plum Wine
1.75Kg Plums (Stoned)
500ml Red Grape Juice
7g Smoked Oak Chips
900g Sugar
Lalvin RC212 Yeast

Plum & Sloe Wine
1.2Kg Plums (Stoned)
125g Sloes (Dried including stones)
500ml Red Grape Juice
975g Sugar
Lalvin RC212 Yeast