A large-batch recipe for homemade wine using chokecherries, warm water, yeast, and sugar. The fermentation process takes about 3 weeks, with daily sugar additions to sweeten it to taste.
Author
Ferma Best
Recipe
| Measurements | Ingredients |
|---|---|
| 2 Gallons | Choke Cherries |
| 5 Gallons | Warm Water |
| 1/4 t | Yeast |
| 5 Cups | Sugar (initial) |
| As Needed | Additional Sugar (daily) |
Instructions
- Crush some of the cherries.
- Put in warm water + yeast + about 5 cups sugar.
- Each morning stir & add 1 to 2 cups sugar until as sweet as you like.
- Keep stirring for about 3 weeks or until cherries settle to bottom.
- At that time
