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GRAPE WINE
Ingredients
4 Kgs Dark Black Grapes
4 Bottles or 4 litres Water (Boiled & Cooled)
4 Kgs Sugar
2 Egg whites
2 Ounces of liquid Yeast or 2 tbspns
of Dry Yeast granules
A handful of whole wheat
Sugar for colouring ½ - ¾ cup.
Method
Clean & wash grapes well removing stalks, crush nicely with hand until you get a good purple colour. Place the crushed grapes in a ceramic jar with half the quantity of sugar (i.e. 2 kgs Sugar), add water, egg whites, yeast & wheat mix well & keep airtight for 21 days ; stirring well every alternative day. After 21 days strain away the grape pulp mixture, add the remaining sugar to the wine ; mix well & keep airtight for another 21 days to ferment. Now filter the wine (you could use a muslin cloth & strain the wine). Take a wok and caramelise about 3/4 cup sugar. Add about 5-7 tbsps. of hot water to this syrup little at a time & mix well, add this syrup to the wine & mix well. Store the wine in a clean jar & use.
Ingredients
4 Kgs Dark Black Grapes
4 Bottles or 4 litres Water (Boiled & Cooled)
4 Kgs Sugar
2 Egg whites
2 Ounces of liquid Yeast or 2 tbspns
of Dry Yeast granules
A handful of whole wheat
Sugar for colouring ½ - ¾ cup.
Method
Clean & wash grapes well removing stalks, crush nicely with hand until you get a good purple colour. Place the crushed grapes in a ceramic jar with half the quantity of sugar (i.e. 2 kgs Sugar), add water, egg whites, yeast & wheat mix well & keep airtight for 21 days ; stirring well every alternative day. After 21 days strain away the grape pulp mixture, add the remaining sugar to the wine ; mix well & keep airtight for another 21 days to ferment. Now filter the wine (you could use a muslin cloth & strain the wine). Take a wok and caramelise about 3/4 cup sugar. Add about 5-7 tbsps. of hot water to this syrup little at a time & mix well, add this syrup to the wine & mix well. Store the wine in a clean jar & use.
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