Rhubarb Wine
Method # Pick rhubarb, wash and cut into 1-2cm chunks place in container (20:00 21/07/2021 after cutting 3.348 kg) Add sugar at a 5:3 rhubarb:sugar ratio (21:00 21/07/2021 2.009 kg of sugar was added, mixed and left to stand) Wait for 36-48 hours (13:30 23/07/2021 all sugar dissolved) Filter into demijohn (2.4L therefore ~0.4L rhubarb juice) Use two teabags in a jug, add 300ml of boiling water, brew for 5 min, remove bags and top to 300ml add to demijohn Add 10 grams of raisins Add one heaped teaspoon of yeast into 5L demijohn Add water at a ~1:1.2 rhubarb:water ratio to fill 5L demijohn (2.5L so more like 1:0.75?) Take some liquid and read with hydrometer (60) Racked on 31st July, g read 0.988, eg (1.060-0.988)*131 = 9.4% abv