How to Make Raspberry Wine (4 Steps)

I think heaven would be to make this raspberry wine. In the winter, in front of the fire, sipping your raspberry wine. You will enjoy the sweet reminder of the summer's bounty.

You are just in time to make raspberry wine for Christmas presents. Your friends will love having a bottle of your customized wine label and the anticipation of letting it age before the uncorking.

Better yet, get a few friends together, split the cost on wine making equipment and wine making supplies and form a local WINE CLUB.

"A loaf of bread, a jug of whine, and thou"
Omar Khayyam

Things You'll Need

Wine Making Equipment Large Kettle, Sieve, demijohn, plastic wrap, wine press or large colander cone shaped with nylon bag. Bottles and rack.
Wine Making Supplies Camden tablets, Wine or Champagne yeast, pectin enzyme, acid blend and tannin

Equal amount of fruit and sugar from 2-4lbs.
Time - this is a process of several days attention to fermenting and 1 year of aging.

Instructions

First don't be intimidated. I have read it is easy but you need the right stuff. See resources for links to wine making kits. A good wine making kit can make it a lot easier to put it all together.

Also invest in some custom wine making labels. You can also do home made wine labels creating them on your computer. Home made wine labels add that finishing touch and pzazz.
4lb raspberries
3.5 lb. sugar
2 pints boiling water
6 pints cold water
Wine Yeast
Pour the boiling water onto the fruit. Allow to cool & mash fruit
Add water to make 1 gallon.

Add 2 crushed campden tablets and stir. Cover and leave 3 or 4 days, stirring 2x daily.

Strain it onto sugar stirring well. Add wine yeast. Cover and steep 24 hours.
Put mix into demijohn and fit w/air lock.
Ferment it as directed, then rack into a clean demijohn, and again as necessary before bottling. Let it age for 12 months.

ENJOY! Sip in front of fire, give bottle to friends, or make some jam!

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