Blackberry Wine
- 4 5 lbs (2.3 kg) blackberries
- 3 lbs (1.4 kg) sugar
- 1 gallon (3.8 ltr) water
- 1 pkg Montrachet wine yeast
- Boil the berries with some of the water till soft.
- Pour the cooked berries and liquid into a large container with remaining water and sugar stir.
- Allow berries to cool completely in fermentation vessel.
- Prepare yeast starter with warm water yeast and pinch of sugar.
- Allow the starter to "work" for 15 min till foamy.
- Pour the starter into the liquid.
- Seal the container with a winemaking airlock.
- Allow to ferment till bubbles cease (3-4 weeks).
- Decant or siphon wine from sediment.
- Bottle wine into clean bottles or air tight containers.
- Age for several months.
blackberries, sugar, gallon, montrachet wine yeast
Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/000793 (may not work)