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tomato wine

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Leah Sattler
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August 14, 2008, 06:53:15 AM

I have been harvesting tomatoes every few days and have already canned about 25 qts and pints.

My counters have been covered in tomatoes a few times a week, so it was time to start experimenting.

First I weighed out about 5lbs

Then used my handy dandy automatic tomato masher after adding enough water to make a gallon:)

I added....

One crushed campden tablet
1/4 tsp. tannin powder
3 tb. lemon juice ( I was out of acid blend so I guessed an amount)
1 tsp. yeast nutrient
1 tsp. pectic enzyme

Then added 4 cups of sugar that brought the specific gravity to 1.085

I added 1/2 packet of yeast 24hrs later. I'm using premier cuvee.Now 48 hours later it is bubbling away, busily turning it into wine.


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Leah Sattler
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August 30, 2008, 07:44:29 AM

after a few days the specific gravity was down to about .99 so I strained it and proceeded to rack it into the secondary fermentation carboy (although there wasn't much fermentation left to do!) it is clearing nicely which is a pleasant surprise. I didn't taste it when I racked it because I didn't want to have any preconceived notions about how it would taste as a finished wine. I will let it bulk age for a while, bottle it and see what it is like next summer.


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