Home Brewing: Damsons in distress

Ok here's my Nan's recipe for 'Damsons in Distress' AKA Damson Wine


Ingredients:

• Damsons 4lb
• Barley 1/2lb
• Sugar 3lb
• Water 1 gallon
• Yeast and nutrient
• A pectic enzyme(they have a variety of brand names)

Grind the barley up
Mix it with the stoned(now don't get any stupid ideas) fruit
Bung the above into a bucket
Pour boiling water over them and leave to cool
Add the pectic enzyme(You need this for a clear wine)
Strain the mix through a sieve onto the sugar
Add the yeast nutrient
Stir the mixture until all the sugar is dissolved
Add the yeast(try a Burgundy yeast with this you'll get better results)
Keep covered for approximately one week in a warm place
Decant it from the bucket into a fermenting vessel and pop an airlock on
You can siphon off when it clears for the first time but don't bottle it until it has finished fermenting(Exploding bottles make a huge mess)

Drink and enjoy!

The Dragon

See also:
The Embroidery Library