Thursday 2 February 2017

Grapefruit Wine Recipe

How to make Grapefruit Wine at home

As usual a short break from blogging become a little too long, as is the case every time. I thought therefore that the first post of the year should be a wine recipe to compensate for the long-time neglected blog :) :) ... Grapefruit is a popular citrus fruit that is a terrific source of vitamins, fibre and other nutrients. It has a tart and tangy taste with an underlying sweetness. Grapefruit makes a delightful wine with a sweet and tart taste. Even though the wine will be ready in 21 days, if you allow it to age longer, you will get a mellow wine!  

Kerala Grapefruit Wine Recipe


Grapefruit Wine
Ingredients:
Grapefruits - 6 nos
Sugar - 1 ½ kg
Water - 4 liters
Yeast - ½ tsp

Method:
  • Wash grapefruits and wipe it with a kitchen tissue or clean cloth.
  • With a citrus peeler or vegetable peeler thinly peel the grapefruit zest from 3 grapefruits without the white part. Extract the juice from the all grapefruits and keep aside.
  • Boil sugar, water and grapefruit zest in a big vessel.
  • When the mixture begins to boil, add grapefruit juice and bring it to a nice boil and turn off the flame.
  • When the mixture becomes lukewarm, add yeast and transfer the mixture to a sterilized glass bottle / bharani, cover it and leave for 14 days stirring daily.
  • After 14 days, strain the mixture through a cheese/muslin cloth in to a clean dry bottle.
  • Keep this again for 7 days untouched. After 7 days strain the wine again, pour it in to clean dry bottles and use. 


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10 comments:

  1. Sapna,
    Will try this. The nellikka wine i made did not get the colour ( as seen on ur recipe page) Mine was plain like rice wine. Q2: how do we make wine without sugar? I'v heard of using wheat instead of sugar.. any recipes?

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    1. Wine colour changes with aging. You have to keep it for a long time to get that colour. Q2: I have no idea how to make wine without sugar. Wheat is added instead of yeast not for sugar.

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  2. Where should I get the Bharani the pot in Kolkata?


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  3. wine can make without sugar and it is of-course diabetic patients can use it.

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  4. What % would this wine be approximately?

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  5. Good afternoon,
    I have only grapefruit juice.
    If I add some yeast and sugar as you describe, can I make grapefruit wine this way?
    And what percent maybe, only if yoy have a guess.
    Thank you,
    Adam

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    1. Hi, I have never tried that way so I am not sure about the taste... but I am sure it will definetely ferment... do try that way and let me also know the outcome :)

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  6. Hi Swapna, is it necessary for getting the Grapefruit juice and zest cooked, can't it be done without cooking?

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    1. If you don't want to cook, you have to mix hot water with zest and juice.

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