Beet Wine
Ingredients
- 12 medium sized beets
- 2 qts water
- 3 lbs of sugar
- 1 lb raisins
- 1 tsp yeast nutrient
- 2 tsp acid blend
- 1/4 tsp tannin
- 1 Campden Tablet
- wine yeast
Wash and quarter beets. Place in nylon straining bag and boil in 2 qts of water until beets are tender (45 min - 1 hr). Place dry ingredients in primary fermentor except yeast. After beets are tender,put bag to primary fermentor and add raisins to the bag . Add enough water to make 1 gal of liquid. Pour this into the primary fermentor and mix thoroughly. Let this mixture stand for 24 hrs. add yeast and cover primary fermentor. Stir daily and lightly press pulp in bag to aid extraction. After 3-5 days siphon into secondary fermentor. When fermentation is complete,in about 3 weeks rack. Rack again in about 2 months and again if necessary before bottling.
