Hey Guys and Gals! A wine made from citron, the etrog. Makes one gallon.
Ingredients
Step 1
10 citrons
3 lb (1,350 g) sugar
1 lb (450 g) chopped sultanas
Water up to 1 gallon
1 tsp yeast nutrient
Step 2
1 pack wine yeast
Directions
1. Rinse the citrons well under hot water to remove dirt and wax.
2. Zest them, then cut away and discard the white pith.
3. Chop the fruit and place it in a sterilized wine bucket with the zest and sultanas. Mash lightly.
4. Pour on 1 gallon of boiling water, stir, cover and cool 24 hours.
5. Add the sugar and yeast nutrient.
6. Hydrate the yeast in 1/2 cup of warm chlorine-free water for 15 minutes, add it, take a hydrometer reading and fit an airlock.
7. Ferment on the pulp 5 to 7 days, stirring gently each day.
8. When the foaming calms, siphon off the sediment into a glass carboy and let it finish, weeks to months.
9. Rack to a clean carboy once the wine is totally still. Sweeten to taste.
10. When clear, bottle. Age 6 to 12 months.