A few months back I had a surplus of bramley apples, so I thought I'd try making a wine without pressing them. So I sliced them up sprinkled brown sugar and cinnamon on before layering them like this to fill a few oven dishes. Baked them real low and slow, then left over night with some pectolase.
Next day I put it into a straining bag then into a FV added a litre of apple juice, sugar, tea and topped up to 5L, I then added nutrient and super wine yeast. Took the pulp out after a week, let it go another few days in the primary before racking into a demijohn. Added a bit more cinnamon, fermentation stopper, amalayse and finings and left to clear before racking.
Two months later I have a medium dry wine thats cleared well, with a little hint of cinnamon at 14%. Basically a hard cider with a fairish kick.
With a couple of bottles I added a dash of apple juice to back sweeten and the result was a very pleasing cloudy strong cider, it tastes very near to a local organic cider that I normally buy. I'm very impressed with it so I think I'll do this to a few more
Unfortunately I didnt take proper measurements with fruit as I thought it would be a failure (I know) but I will use the same equipment next time and jot down the details and workout a proper recipe
Next day I put it into a straining bag then into a FV added a litre of apple juice, sugar, tea and topped up to 5L, I then added nutrient and super wine yeast. Took the pulp out after a week, let it go another few days in the primary before racking into a demijohn. Added a bit more cinnamon, fermentation stopper, amalayse and finings and left to clear before racking.
Two months later I have a medium dry wine thats cleared well, with a little hint of cinnamon at 14%. Basically a hard cider with a fairish kick.
With a couple of bottles I added a dash of apple juice to back sweeten and the result was a very pleasing cloudy strong cider, it tastes very near to a local organic cider that I normally buy. I'm very impressed with it so I think I'll do this to a few more
Unfortunately I didnt take proper measurements with fruit as I thought it would be a failure (I know) but I will use the same equipment next time and jot down the details and workout a proper recipe
