Red vin ordinaire (dry)
Ingredients |
Metric |
British |
USA |
Dried elderberries |
100 g |
Quarter pound |
Quarter pound |
Wine concentrate red |
280 mL |
Half a pint |
Half a pint |
Sugar |
750 g |
One 1/ half pound |
One and a quarter pound |
Citric acid |
2 teaspoons |
One dessert spoon |
1 tablespoon |
Water |
4.5 L |
1 gallon |
1 gallon |
Burgundy yeast and nutrient |
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Pectic enzyme |
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- The ingredients are crushed and placed in a 2g bucket, and boiling water is poured over them.
- The water level is raised to 1 gallon, and when cool, the yeast starter and pectolase are added.
- The pulp is strained off after four days, allowing fermentation to continue in a 2g bucket.
- Rack when all the sugar has been consumed, which generally occurs within a month, and allow it to clear.