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Re: Crab apple wine??

2016-10-02T06:35:55+00:00

Made a start yesterday...4lbs in the wash and ready for the "Magimix"

Now sliced and added to the raisins & sugar with 7 pints of hot water..

Yeast and a couple of other bits to add later today.

Statistics: Posted by Icefever — Sun Oct 02, 2016 6:35 am

Re: Crab apple wine??

2016-10-02T04:00:45+00:00

Mash wrote:
A brilliant way to nice apples is to freeze them solid. Thaw and then press. The juice is amazing, and crystal clear.

10-Rog on that Mash...I've around 5/6kg of rhubarb, same with plums...I've frozen fruit for years...I read it somewhere on the net, it breaks the cell wall of the fruit down.

I want to get the rhubarb out today I hope....then whatever crabapples are left they will go into the vacant draw.

Statistics: Posted by Icefever — Sun Oct 02, 2016 4:00 am

Re: Crab apple wine??

2016-10-01T23:12:51+00:00

Are you on commission from a power company or freezer manufacturer mash.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Sat Oct 01, 2016 11:12 pm

Re: Crab apple wine??

2016-10-02T06:05:37+00:00

A brilliant way to the best apple juice is to freeze them solid. Thaw and then press. The juice is amazing, and crystal clear. Makes fantastic wine.

I understand your point for 1 gall.

I used to yield about 50 liters from 12 carrier bags of apples in olden days.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Sat Oct 01, 2016 4:59 pm

Re: Crab apple wine??

2016-10-01T16:17:45+00:00

Yup.....I've got an Hydropress....not getting it out for a gall of crabapple...

Statistics: Posted by Icefever — Sat Oct 01, 2016 4:17 pm

Re: Crab apple wine??

2016-10-01T16:05:30+00:00

Do you have a fruit Press?

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Sat Oct 01, 2016 4:05 pm

Re: Crab apple wine??

2016-10-01T09:20:07+00:00

I've found what looks like a good recipe for this wine....

1.8kg (4lb) crab apples
1.4kg (3lb) sugar
0.5kg (1lb) sultanas
4 litres (7 pints) tap water
1 sachet yeast
1 tsp yeast nutrient
1 tsp citric acid
1 tsp pectolase.

Statistics: Posted by Icefever — Sat Oct 01, 2016 9:20 am

Re: Crab apple wine??

2016-09-25T15:49:15+00:00

Sure do. Adjust sugar to get to 11% then as the ferment is finishing add elderflower. Champagne yeast. Dry Finish.

Fan-tas-tic. Bottle flat or fizzy.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Sun Sep 25, 2016 3:49 pm

Crab apple wine??

2016-09-25T12:45:07+00:00

On the way home today we pulled into a layby which I knew had a couple of crab apple trees just ready to pick, as the fruit had started to drop.

It only took Mrs Ice & myself about 15 mins and we came away with a bag almost full.

When we got home I weighed the bag, we finished up with 19 lbs. Now Mrs Ice wants some to make Jelly, she also wants to make a few jars of pickled crab apples, ready for Chrimbo.

I want to have a go at wine, maybe just a gall or two.... I need to look up a recipe for it, that is unless you guys know one.

Statistics: Posted by Icefever — Sun Sep 25, 2016 12:45 pm