Chokecherry Wine Recipe

Chokecherry Wine Recipe

Ingredients:

• About 16 cups chokecherries (rinsed with cold water)
• 3 cups raisins
• 1/4 teaspoon wine yeast
• 1 gallon cold water
• 2 cups wheat berries
• 9 cups sugar

Direction:

• In a large food bucket crush the fruits with your hands or with a potato masher.
• Pour the crushed fruits with cold water then cover the bucket with porous lid.
• Allow the mixture to soak for forty-eight hours.
• Strain the liquid to a colander then remove the tiny particles such as fruit skins and cherry pits.
• Strain again using a cheesecloth to remove the fine sediment.
• Place the liquid into a large nonreactive pot and bring to boil.
• Turn the heat to low and allow to simmer for seven minutes.
• Place the heated liquid back to the bucket, add the raisins, wheat berries and sugar.
• Using a long nonreactive spoon stir the mixture until sugar is dissolved.
• When the liquid has cooled to lukewarm, sprinkle the yeast on top.
• Cover with a loose-fitting lid and nylon stocking.
• Allow to ferment for fourteen days.
• In a clean glass container, strain the liquid and cover as appropriate.
• The wine will be ready for bottling in six to twelve months.