Lime Wine
Ingredients
- 2 dozen limes
- 1lb raisins, chopped
- 4lbs sugar
- 1 gallon water
- 1 tsp yeast nutrient
- wine yeast
Peel limes and set aside. Place peels in fermentor. Dissolve sugar in 2 quarts boiling water, pour over peelings and let stand for 24 hours. Squeeze limes. Combine remaining 2 quarts water with raisins and lime juice. Squeeze limes in a separate container. Strain peel-water mixture into raisins and lime juice mixture and discard the peels. Add yeast and nutrient, and put entire mixture into fermentor. Ferment for 2 weeks, stirring daily. Strain and pour into secondary fermentor. Age for at least 8 months.
