Drunk on Election Night?

Drunk on Election Night?

This is another recipe for alcohol used while living in a Middle Eastern 'dry' country. Taste not nearly good as a Marlborough Sauv Blanc but when needs must.....

Method

Mix all together in a very clean bin with tight-fitting lid. Keep everything you use to assemble, mix and store the wine very clean. I used to sterilise everything with with bleach or by boiling for 3 minutes.
The yeast works better if warmed in a pot on the stove with some of the juice and sugar before adding to the rest of the mixture.
Stir the mixture twice daily for 4 days and then leave untouched for 3-4weeks and until the yeast activity is over.
Bottle into sterilise bottles with a cap attachment - IKEA have them. You can get a clearer result by draining off the wine by using a bit of PVC tube (not touching the bottom (leave the yeasty residue at the bottom) - into another container, leave to settle and then leave fo a few days before bottling, and further as long as you can bear it to enjoy the drink.

Ingredients

  • 20 litre white grape juice - no preservatives
  • 4 litres apple juice - no presevatives
  • 9 litres water
  • 100 ml lemon juice
  • 3 - 3.5kg sugar
  • 1 and a half tablespoons of yeast - pref wine growers yeast

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