Tom
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Carrot Wine Recipe
This is their recipe for one gallon (I think I can't post this on the site because of copyright law...?)
It also occurs to me that, for the huge amount of carrots you have, there might be a better way of extracting the carrot juice (the book is written for people making wine without special equipment). I do believe that this would make a good wine though - like I said, everything I've made from that book has been delicious.
This is per 1 gallon of wine:
6lbs carrots, scrubbed and sliced
12 oz orange juice concentrate
8oz golden raisins, chopped
2lbs white sugar
1lb clover honey
1 campden tablet
For yeast starter:
1package Montrachet yeast
1 tsp pectic enzyme
1 tsp yeast nutrient
1 1/2 cups orange juice
Place the carrots in a large pot with 2 qts of water, add the orange juice concentrate, raisins, sugar, and honey and boil for 10 minutes, removing any scum that rises to the surface. Cool. Strain out the carrots, reserving 1 cup. Put the carrots into a straining bag and add the back to the liquid. Transfer the mixture into a fermenter and add 2 qts of water and the campden tablet. Let sit for 24 hours.
Make the yeast starter and add to must when ready.
* the recipe just says "rack as needed to clear* during fermentation, but they estimate total fermentation time to be around three to four months.
This is their recipe for one gallon (I think I can't post this on the site because of copyright law...?)
It also occurs to me that, for the huge amount of carrots you have, there might be a better way of extracting the carrot juice (the book is written for people making wine without special equipment). I do believe that this would make a good wine though - like I said, everything I've made from that book has been delicious.
This is per 1 gallon of wine:
6lbs carrots, scrubbed and sliced
12 oz orange juice concentrate
8oz golden raisins, chopped
2lbs white sugar
1lb clover honey
1 campden tablet
For yeast starter:
1package Montrachet yeast
1 tsp pectic enzyme
1 tsp yeast nutrient
1 1/2 cups orange juice
Place the carrots in a large pot with 2 qts of water, add the orange juice concentrate, raisins, sugar, and honey and boil for 10 minutes, removing any scum that rises to the surface. Cool. Strain out the carrots, reserving 1 cup. Put the carrots into a straining bag and add the back to the liquid. Transfer the mixture into a fermenter and add 2 qts of water and the campden tablet. Let sit for 24 hours.
Make the yeast starter and add to must when ready.
* the recipe just says "rack as needed to clear* during fermentation, but they estimate total fermentation time to be around three to four months.