#+TITLE: Ginger Wine
#+DATE: 2018-05-23 12:00:00 UTC
#+DESCRIPTION: Ginger wine reciepe
#+FILETAGS: recipe:fermenting:draft
#+CATEGORY: recipe
#+SLUG: ginger-wine
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* Ingredients
- 350g Root ginger
- 500g Sultanas
- 3 Kilos white sugar
- 1Kg Soft Brown Sugar
- 2 Lemon's (peeled)
- 3 Tea bags (for the tannin)

* Instructions
1. Peel & bruise ginger root & simmer in 4 pints of water for 30 minutes.
2. Wash sultanas and simmer in 2 pints of water for 20 minutes.
3. Pour ginger & water into a fermenting bin Add the water from the Sultanas.
4. Blend the Sultanas in a food processor and add to the fermenting bin.
5. Add the lemons and tea bags and wait till its cool then add the wine yeast.
6. Ferment for 5 - 7 days, then strain the solids through muslin & squeeze out any juice leave to cool.
7. Dissolve white sugar in 6 pints of water, stir into the ginger mixture.
8. Top up to 3 gallons Ferment to almost dry.
9. Dissolve brown sugar into 4 pints of water add to fermentation bin and top up to 4 gallons.
10. This can now be transferred to demi john's for final fermentation.

* Quantity
These instruction make around 20 Litres of wine.
