Posted: Sun Aug 16, 15 2:32 pm Post subject: simple strawberry and rhubarb wine
500 gm strawbs
500 gm rhubarb in chunks
ferment on pulp for a few days in enough water to cover the fruit, mash a few times,sieve and add to demijohn
add
500 gm sugar
2 cups strong yorkshire tea(no milk )
make up to top of DJ with filtered water
ferment using multi purpose wine yeast
add bentonite and campden tablet
wait as it is a bit of a slow settler
filter through concertina folded kitchen towel as there might be a few floaters
bottle ,tis ok fairly young but will improve for a few months in a cool dark place
demi sec , complex fruity and remarkably smooth as the tannins from the tea drops the acidity of the rhubarb rather well leaving just a hint of tea fragrance (rather than mouth puckering tannins or stomach eroding oxalic acid)