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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Strawberries up the Wazoo Take 2: Strawberry Wine

What better fate for the final 2 quarts of strawberries than to become strawberry wine.  Simple and refreshing strawberry wine has a comfy old time-y feel and is as easy to make as strawberry jam. It is so easy in fact that I couldn't think of anything funny to say.  I made it once with honey which makes a strawberry mead, and once with sugar which makes a strawberry wine.


  • Place a santizied muslin sock over a sanitized 2 gallon bucket. 
  • Wash and hull 2 quarts strawberries into the sock

  • Squeeze the sock nto the bucket to get the juices going.

  • Add 1/2 tsp pectic enzyme, 2lbs dextrose or honey, 7 pints water, and 1 crushed camden tab

  • Place lid on top of bucket and wait 24 hours
  • Remove lid and sprinkle yeast
  • Let sit for 1 week before removing fruit.
  • After 1 month, rack wine to a sanitized 1 gallon clear growler with airlock
  • Let sit until clear and bottle.  You can rack it back and forth a few times, or just wait it out.
Yes folks, it is that simple...

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