Peach & Raisin Wine

[ChrisG]

Another on the go last night

Just trying lots of different ingredients.

This one started at 1.089 and I added a campden tablet and yeast nutrient.

This morning I added the Pectolase and later tonight will add the champagne yeast.

Will probably ferment this longer in the bin so to extract as much flavour as possible.

 

[percival]

looks good Chris and looks like you are having great fun with adding wine to your brewing repertoire!

 

[ChrisG]

Yup sure am, have enough for 42 bottles now

 

[falafael]

love the look of this one, so been out and bought all the ingredients today to make some myself...should start next week as demijohn not emptied yet!!
Keep posting how you go on with this brew won't you!! :thumb:

 

[dmrevis]

I was thinking of making a light peach wine, perhaps sparkling. You must let me know how this goes. :

 

[arturobandini]

Looking good Chris.

I'd call this a Peach wine as the raisins here will give little flavour but they will give excellent body, sugar and vinosity which is all good. I've never fermented Peaches and will follow this with interest as it sounds like something that could be quite a nice light drinking chilled summer wine. I might get a quick Pear wine in for August if I act quickly.

 

[toasted]

looks nice mate
how much water did you add to the 5 tins?
might give this a go myself

 

[Aleman]

Depending on how much fruit you use this can be a 'heavy wine'. . . I love peaches for white wine . . . I've got a recipe for peach wine that produces something comparable to a fine white burgundy (Chablis anyone?) . . . but this looks excellent. . . . I find that about 2 to 2 1/2 lb of fruit to a gallon give a nice light wine. . . . but you can go up to 8lbs or more for more body.

Fermenting on the pulp works, but pressing give a cleaner flavour . . .Freeze the peaches (halved) first and then as they thaw the cell walls 'explode' cause of the ice crystals and the juice runs out freely

 

[falafael]

loved the pictures and thats what made me want to try this, so, 2 hours ago, i did just that..the yeast is starting to take hold now!!!!
Bloody love wine!!
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[percival]

it seems like a phenomena - do dooo do do do - has started!

:thumb:

 

[falafael]

chris...how long are you intending to leave it in the bucket before you transfer to a demijohn???

 

[ChrisG]

Hi everyone,

Peach wine doing well.

I added enough water to bring it to the 5L mark as the peaches add to the volume and I wanted a full demijohn this time (lost a lot of liquid in the Summer Wine I made due to not filtering the pulp).

So on 31st March I racked and filtered through muslin and the reading was 1.024. Tasted very nice and still bubbling very well today (4th April) every 2-3 seconds, so this is gonna drop a lot more.

The colour looks really good and the filtering worked well as I only have the lees left at the bottom of the demijohn.

Btw, glad some of you are trying this.....not sure how it'll turn out as it was all just guess work.

 

[ChrisG]

chris...how long are you intending to leave it in the bucket before you transfer to a demijohn???

Works out at 6 days, probably best to leave it longer but I was board one night and thought about just racking it anyway.

 

[falafael]

looks like i am gonna have to transfer mine this weekend, been bubbling like crazy mind!!

 

[ChrisG]

Doesnt taste very peachy, but nice anyway.

Down to 1.010 now.

 

[falafael]

mines slowed right down, surely it cant be getting ready soon!!

 

[falafael]

bit late with this one, but mines been bottled now, and i tried a bottle on friday, all i can say is that its very, very nice, came out crystal clear, and has a good kick to it!, recommended!!

Have got another 2 gallons on the brew...do like this one, and think it will be one that matures very well!!

 

[falafael]

Well, i love this wine that much, i have gone and made another 3 gallons of the stuff!! : , really do like this wine and i keep getting asked from other people to make it for them, but they need to get into home brewing themselves i tell them, got enough to do with my own stock!!

Anyone else making this wine??
:thumb:

 

[llannige]

I like the look of this.Could be the one to start me off.

Would appreciate the recipe for a gallon and a brief run through of the method.

Never done a wine before. :wha:

Cheers.

 

[ChrisG]

falafael glad your one turned out well, mine is still trying to clear used finings too and its still not looking that great

booohoo!