Apple Wine Recipe

Directions

1. 1
   Thaw the frzn juice and add in to your jug with about 2 1/2 qts of water.
2. 2
   Boil about one qt of water and dissolve the sugar in it while it is boiling.
3. 3
   Add in the sugar solution to the apple juice.
4. 4
   Make a paste of the grape tannin in about 2 tbs.
5. 5
   water to make a paste.
6. 6
   Thin the paste so which it can be stirred in.
7. 7
   Add in all of the ingredients, including the tannin, to the sugar-apple juice mix.
8. 8
   Make sure the juice mix has cooled to about 70 to 75 degrees, then pitch the yeast.
9. 9
   The starting SpG should be about 1.094.On the first racking (about 4 or possibly 5 days later) add in 3/4 c. more sugar.
10. 10
    Then bring the water level up to 1 gal.
11. 11
    When I have made this wine it has cleared nicely.
12. 12
    It matured rapidly (I think).
13. 13
    I didn't keep it till it over-mature in any case!
14. 14
    Possibly a little less sugar, such as omit the 3/4 at the first racking, might make it drier.
15. 15
    This recipe can be multiplied by as many gallons as you wish to make.
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    However, one package of yeast for up to five gallons is sufficient.