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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

 

 

 

Pectic enzyme

 

 

 

 

  1. The ingredients are crushed and placed in a 2g bucket, and boiling water is poured over them.
  2. The water level is raised to 1 gallon, and when cool, the yeast starter and pectolase are added.
  3. The pulp is strained off after four days, allowing fermentation to continue in a 2g bucket.
  4. Rack when all the sugar has been consumed, which generally occurs within a month, and allow it to clear.

Red vin ordinaire (dry) Euipment & ingredients

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