How to Make Almond Wine

Making your own wine at home is a great way of getting great tasting at a fraction of the cost, however it is not a quick process so patients will be required.  This is the recipe I personally use for making almond wine, I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

Ingredients for Almond Wine Recipe No 2.

1-1/2 oz. bitter almonds

1 lb. raisins

3 lb. granulated sugar

1 gallon water

2 lemons

Yeast and nutrient

Method

Mince the almonds and raisins, then gently simmer in 1 gallon water for an hour.

Strain the liquor from the boiled almonds, raisins and water onto a one gallon demijohn and add the sugar, stirring until dissolved.  Once the sugar is dissolved top the mixture up with fresh water to bring it back to a gallon.

Add lemon zest and juice and allow to cool to 70 degrees. Add yeast and nutrient, cover, and stir twice a day for 10 days.

Strain through fine-mesh sieve into fresh dmijon bottle and fit airlock and store for . Strain into a fresh demijohn after 30 days, then again after 6 weeks.

Strain into bottle’s after an additional 6 weeks and leave to condition for a year.

Once the year is up enjoy