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Morello Cherry wine (sweet)
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Ingredients |
Metric |
British |
USA |
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Morello cherries |
4 kg |
8LB |
6LB |
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Brewing sugar |
1.8 kg |
4 LB |
3 1/4LB |
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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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Pectic enzyme |
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- Stalk and wash the fruit
- Place in a crock and add 500 mL (one pint) of cold water to each pound of fruit
- Add one Camden tablet
- Add pectic enzyme
- Add a level teaspoon of dried yeast
- Leave for 10 days keeping closely covered but stir well each day and match the fruit with the hands
- Strain the must from the pulp do not squeeze or hurry the process
- Measure the liquid, and to each litre, add 450 g sugar and stir well until dissolved
- Leave for four days in a warm place still covered, then put into a Demi JOHN and fit an airlock
- When fermentation has finished, and the wine has cleared, rack it off into clean bottles and keep it for six months before using
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