06/12/17 - Apricot Wine

APRICOT WINE

Ingredients:

4 tins Sainsbury's halved apricots in juice
500g wheat bran
1.2kg white granulated sugar
1/2 cup of black tea
1 bottle Tesco orange and mango juice (with no preservatives)
1 lemon
Yeast & nutrient (yeast used was Alcotec turbo yeast distiller's strain for fruit)

Method:

Use orange and mango juice to make up a yeast starter two days prior to the brew. Pour 1/2 cup of juice into a jar, add 1tsp sugar and the yeast. Cover with paper towel and elastic band. Add 1/4 cup juice and 1tsp sugar every couple of hours.
Puree apricots and their juice with the tea. Put wheat into a straining bag and place in primary, then pour the pureed apricots in on top. Dissolve sugar in water and add to the primary. Add juice from the lemon and any remaining orange and mango juice. Add water to make up to a gallon and add the contents of the yeast starter jar.
Leave for two weeks then transfer to a demijohn and fit airlock.

Sources:
CJJ Berry - 'First Steps in Winemaking', Apricot Wine / Tinned Peach or Apricot
Jack Keller - http://winemaking.jackkeller.net, Apricot / Canned Recipes

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