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Cherry Wine (Sweet)
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Ingredients |
Metric |
British |
USA |
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Black cherries |
2.75 kilos |
6 lb |
5 lb |
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Brewing sugar |
2 kilos |
4LB |
3LB |
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Citric acid |
1 teaspoon |
1 teaspoon |
1 teaspoon |
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Water |
4.5 L |
1 gallon |
1 gallon |
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Wine yeast |
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Yeast nutrient |
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- Crush the cherries without breaking the stones.
- Put the boiling water over them
- Leave to soak for 48 hours
- Strain through a fine nylon sieve
- Bring the juice to just boiling point and pour it over the sugar
- Stir until the sugar is dissolved
- Allowed to cool, and then stir in the wine yeast and yeast nutrient
- Cover closely and ferment in a warm place for 14 days
- Transfer into a Demi John and fit an airlock
- Siphon off when fermentation is finished and clear into clean bottles
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