#STRAWBERRY WINE FULL#

Pop it in the fridge to get nice and chilly. Add the wine and another pile of sliced strawberries. The next day I strained the now-red booze into a large pitcher. The downside is the strawberries look absolutely gruesome after a night in booze, much like myself… You don’t have to let the fruit soak but it does add to the flavor and color. In went the rum and triple sec then it took an overnight nap in the fridge.

#STRAWBERRY WINE FULL#

I chopped up a full container of strawberries and dumped them in a glass quart jar.

Instead of using a sweet strawberry liquor I reached for a bottle of Cruzan Strawberry Rum and some Triple Sec. I’m not a huge sweets fan, so I wanted something that would taste like fresh strawberry but not be a sugar bomb. The label claims it has hints of ripe berry and I thought that would work fantastically with all my strawberry flavors. I grabbed a giant 1.5L bottle of Beringer Pink Moscato. While I was able to find a few bottles of strawberry wine while wandering though the liquor store I ended up making this batch of Strawberry Sangria with moscato. So surely, strawberry wine is indeed ‘a thing.’ Deana wouldn’t lie to me right? I sang along to that song for years, having absolutely no idea what I was singing about. Strawberry Wine was the soundtrack to my childhood. My initial reaction was, probably? I’m not well versed in fruit wine but strawberry wine makes a few appearances in country music so it’s probably not completely made up. Chris Stapelton was singing about Tennessee Whiskey when all of a sudden my boyfriend asked if strawberry wine was ‘a thing’. Experiment and get creative!Īlways stop when you think it needs a little more.I was driving to my mom’s for Sunday dinner with my boyfriend and my girls. For example frozen concentrated kiwi strawberry juice or strawberry syrup is an excellent sweetener for strawberry wines. Cool and add to the wine to your taste.įrozen Concentrate juices or syrups may also be used to sweeten and enhance the flavor of a wine. While there are some general rules regarding the sweetening of wine, the most important rule is to have a finished wine that you. The color of strawberry wine is usually more orange than red. Boil for 10-15 minutes until itīecomes syrupy. NOTE: Strawberries yield more flavor, if they had previously been frozen. There are several methods used to sweeten a wine, experiment and have fun. Add the sweetener a day or more after adding the stabilizer.

Then stabilize the wine by adding 3/4 teaspoon of Stabilizer (Potassium Sorbate) per gallon to prevent refermentation. Sweetening should always be done after the wine has fermented to dry. Many wines will benefit from sweetening however sweetness is always about personal taste, so we can only advise you on how sweet a wine should be, the final decision is yours. While there are some general rules regarding the sweetening of wine, the most important rule is to have a finished wine that you enjoy. NOTE: Strawberries yield more flavor, if they had previously been frozen Rack every two months until the wine is clear and no sediments are visible on the bottom of the jug. Rack after the first week, then one week later and again in two weeks. Remove fermentation bag and lightly press. Ferment for 5 to 7 days or until Specific Gravity is 1.040. After 24 hours and when must is 70 degrees F., add the yeast. Crush the campden tablets and mix all ingredients except the wine yeast in primary fermentor. Place the fruit into the fermentation bag, and put this bag into the primary fermentation container.

Use only ripe fruit without any visible damage. Suggested Wine Yeast: Lalvin D 47, Vintners Harvest or Red Star Cote de Blanc white granulated Sugar or until Specific Gravity is 1.090 We suggest a Starting Specific Gravity of 1.090 for a 12% Alcohol by Volume Potential Note: 1 packet of yeast will effectively ferment up to 5 gallons. Recipe Volume is 1 Gallon, multiply the ingredients (except the yeast) by the number of gallons you wish to make or based on the amount of fruit you have. Please follow the Basic Steps in Fruit Winemaking instructions on our Resources Page.

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