Hey Guys and Gals! Ripe jackfruit smells like bubblegum and makes a sweet, fragrant wine. Makes one gallon.
Ingredients
Step 1
3 lb ripe jackfruit bulbs, seeds removed
2 lb sugar
1 gallon water
2 tsp acid blend
1 tsp yeast nutrient
1 tsp pectic enzyme
1 Campden tablet, crushed
Step 2
1 pack white wine yeast
Directions
1. Oil your hands and knife. Jackfruit is sticky. Chop the bulbs and put them in a straining bag in the primary.
2. Dissolve the sugar in hot water and pour over the fruit. Cool, then add everything except the yeast. Wait 24 hours.
3. Hydrate the yeast in 4 oz of warm water for 15 minutes, add it, take a hydrometer reading and fit an airlock.
4. Ferment on the pulp 5 to 7 days, stirring daily.
5. Remove the bag. Siphon into a secondary carboy and let it finish.
6. Rack every two to three months until clear.
7. Bottle and age 6 months.