Barley Wine
Ingredients
- 1/4 lbs barley
- 1/2 pint grape concentrate(or 1 lbs raisins)
- 2 lemons(or 4 tsp citric acid)
- 2 1/2 lbs sugar
- amylozyme (follow directions on label)
- 1 campden tablet
- 1 gallon water
- yeast and nutrient
Soak barley in a pint of water overnight. Grind the barley and raisins in a mincer. Put sugar, barley and raisins in a polythene bucket and pour on hot (not boiling) water. Add the juice of lemons or use citric acid. Allow to cool then add amylozyme and a crushed campden tablet. Cover and leave for 24 hrs. Add yeast and nutrient cover well,and leave for 8 days, stirring daily. Strain into fermenting jar. Rack when fermentation is complete and wine is clear. Age 6 months.
