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APRICOT PULP WINE
One 1 3/4 Ib. tin apricot pulp
2 teaspoonfuls grape tannin or 1/2 cup cold strong
tea
4 1/2 Ib. sugar
Water to 1 1/2 gallons
2 teaspoonfuls citric acid
Pectozyme
Nutrient
Tokay yeast
Empty the apricot pulp into a saucepan, fill the tin
with hot water and pour it on to the pulp, bring to the boil and simmer
till the fruit is soft. Mix in another tin full of cold water, transfer
the fruit and juice into a mashing vessel and when cool sprinkle on a
teaspoonful of pectozyme and the citric acid. Cover and leave for two
days in a warm place, then stir in 1 Ib. sugar, the nutrient and the
yeast and ferment for two more days, stirring twice each day. Strain and
press the pulp, stir in the rest of the sugar and make the total content
up to one and a half gallons. Cold water may be used for this purpose.
This wine needs to be kept for two years so that it
can attain its full maturity.
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