A recipe for disaster from the AWO's answer to Boss Hogg ,

RICHARD WAGNER, EL PRESIDENTE,

Makes 2.5 L of wine.

Jan 29/2000
-4L pail of Caza Autumn Bliss 1999 Frozen Raspberries
-Thaw Overnight, Add ˝ tsp pectic enzyme

Jan 30/2000
-Decant 1 liter sweet reserve juice for freezer (or use somewhere else to mix and drink).
-Heat up three cups water to boiling, dissolve in six cups of cane sugar and add to remaining berries.
-Add 1 tsp tartaric acid.
-Add ˝ tsp yeast nutrient.
-Add ˝ tsp of 71B -1122 yeast hydrated at 95F for 15 minutes in ˝ cup of water
-Looked very thick, added 2 and 1/2 cups more water.

Feb1/2000
-Pressed off seeds to avoid bitter taste, add one crushed campden tablet, still very thick, add 5 cups more rinse water to bring to SG1040,

Feb12/2000
-Decant 1 into 2.5L Winchester, top up with sugar syrup. (sugar syrup of 1 volume boiling water and 2 volumes of cane sugar added).

Feb21/2000
-Decant 2, top up with sugar syrup.

Feb 28/2000
-Add 350 mLs sugar syrup

March 4/2000
-Decant 3, top up with 200 mLs Caza Red Raspberry wine, add 1 campden

Sept16/2000
-Balance of sugar and acidity OK, therefore did not add back the sweet reserve, Bottled.

Feb/2001
After Six Months Ageing, then Lee Etherington “reported tastes like Sherry, good over two ice cubes.

Rick Wagner, Presidente
Growwine Club

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