Almond Wine
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 oz. bitter almonds
- 1 lbs. raisins
- 3 lbs. granulated sugar
- 1 gallon water
- 2 lemons(grate rind)
- Yeast and nutrient
Mince the almonds and raisins, then boil in 1 gallon water for an hour. Strain the liquor onto the sugar in primary fermenter, stirring until dissolved, then add enough water to bring to 1 gallon. Add both lemon grated rind and juice and allow to cool to 70 degrees. Add yeast and nutrient, cover, and stir twice a day for 10 days. Strain through fine-mesh sieve into fermenting bottle and fit airlock. Rack after 30 days, then again after 6 weeks. Rack and bottle after an additional 6 weeks.
OR
- 2 oz. mixed sweet/bitter almonds
- 1 lbs. raisins
- 2-1/2 lbs. granulated sugar
- 1 gallon water
- 3 lemons(grate rind)
- Yeast and nutrient
Chop or mince the almonds and raisins, place in grain-bag with lemon (grated) rind , then boil in 1 gallon water for an hour, adding sugar and stirring to dissolve near the end. Allow to cool to 70 degrees. Remove grain-bag, squeezing firmly to extract liquor into primary fermentation vessel. Add water to bring to 1 gallon. Add lemon juice, yeast and nutrient, cover, and stir twice a day for 10 days. Strain through fine-mesh sieve into fermenting bottle and fit airlock. Rack after 30 days, then again after 6 weeks. Rack and bottle after an additional 6 weeks.
