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I need a VERY EASY idea for use of my red wine grapes in the backyard. I hear they dont taste too good fresh

2006-08-24 13:00:36 · 4 answers · asked by LO 3 in Food & Drink Cooking & Recipes

4 answers

Red Wine Recipe
For One Gallon


5 lbs of Concorde grapes
2 quarts of water
2 lbs of sugar
One pack of wine yeast (good for up to 5 gallons of juice and you can pick up at a wine or brew supply house)
OR you can add some bread yeast, but your wine might taste like cider.
OR you can also do it the old fashion way, take your chances and not add any yeast and let it naturally ferment.
Lightly crush grapes in a primary fermenting container.
Dissolve sugar in water and add to crushed grapes(must).
Pour one pack of yeast into 2-3 oz of 104F - 109F water. Do not stir and let set for 15 minutes only! Then stir to suspend yeast and add to must.
Stir well and cover fermenter loosely.
Let ferment for 7 days, stirring twice daily.
After seven days remove pulp and siphon off liquid through a course strainer into a secondary fermenter.(5 gallon glass jug or one gallon glass containers etc.) Leave some breathing room in these bottles. Any extra liquid should be kept for topping off when racking.
Top with a rubber bung and airlock(pick up at a supply house) or use the '70's way and put a balloon on top, secured with a rubber band or good string.(Put one pin hole in balloon if using these method.)
Let ferment 3-4 weeks then rack (siphon off liquid leaving sediment behind) into clean secondary.
Repeat with airlock or balloon method for another 4 - 6 weeks or until fermentation has stopped.
Siphon off and bottle.
Age for one year.

This is as simple as I can make it. Other then my Freaked Out Hippie Recipe.
I cannot stress enough to try to make sure all your utensils are clean or sterile as possible.
Good Luck!

2006-08-24 13:02:37 · answer #1 · answered by Irina C 6 · 0 0

Twenty-Four Hour Salad

4 egg yolks
1 1/2 to 2 lemons
1 pint whipping cream
1 pound seedless red grapes
1 pound miniature marshmallows
2 (15 1/2-ounce) cans pineapple tidbits, drained

Cook egg yolks and lemon juice, over a double boiler, while whisking constantly until slightly thickened. Cool. Whip the cream and mix with egg yolk and juice mixture. Combine grapes, marshmallows and pineapple. Fold in whipped cream mixture. Place in serving bowl and refrigerate for 24 hours.

I'm not sure if your grapes are seedless?
This sounds sweet and rich, so maybe it will mask the less than stellar grape taste? I'd be interested to hear if this works!

2006-08-24 13:21:44 · answer #2 · answered by LadySlipper 3 · 0 0

Red wines have most of the health benefits of white wines, and they can contribute to your health in other ways as well. Since they contain the skins of grapes, red wines have a powerful type of antioxidants called resveratrols. Resveratrols offer excellent protection for your blood vessels, and they can eliminate blood clots as well. They are also effective in inhibiting the activities of enzymes that stimulate the growth of cancer cells and slow down immune response. Red wines also contain polyphenols, which are excellent antioxidants that can perform a wide variety of tasks, including reducing blood pressure and cholesterol levels, improving the immune system, combating against harmful bacteria and preventing cancer.

2014-02-19 21:07:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

you heard wrong

2006-08-24 16:55:32 · answer #4 · answered by amberharris20022000 7 · 0 0

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