Wine Recipes
Ginger Wine Recipe
Ingredients:
- Sugar - 1.4 kg
- Brandy - 75 ml
- Water - 4.4 ltr
- Fresh yeast - 1 tsp
- Lemon (zest and juice) - 1 no.
- Ginger (peeled and bruised) - 40 gms.
- Raisins (stoned and chopped) - 110 gms.
Preparation:
- Add the water, sugar, lemon zest and bruised ginger to a very clean saucepan. Bring to the boil, simmer for 1 hour.
- Remove any scum and transfer to a large bowl. When it is luke-warm, add the yeast and leave overnight.
- Next day, strain the lemon juice and add to the mix along with the chopped raisins. Place everything in a suitable vessel.
- Stir the wine every day for 14 days. Add the brandy. In a few weeks it will be ready to bottle.
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