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Doris_Pinks

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Broad bean wine
« on: July 17, 2005, 12:08:05 »
Found this whilst looking for another recipe!
 Not tried it myself, but it says
"you must try this most unusual and astonishing wine. This recipe produces a light dry wine of superb quality, hard as that may be to believe!"
Wish I hadn't eaten all my beans now! :-\

4 lb shelled Broad Beans
2 1/4 lb Sugar
1/4 lb raisins  or 4oz white concentrate
2 Teaspoons citric Acid
1 gallon water
Yeast and Yeast nutrient

Use beans that are too old for normal culinary purposes. Boil beans and water slowly for 1 hour. It is essential the skins do not break or you will have difficulty in clearing the wine.
Strain off the liquid and make up to 1 gallon with boiled water.
For a dry wine add 2 3/4 lb sugar, the citric acid and 1/4 lb of raisins or concentrate.  When sufficiently cooled add the yeast & nutrient, and allow 5 days for the first fermentation. Remove  raisins after this period. Fix an airlock and from then on treat as any other wine. By careful use of the hydrometer, more sugar can be added at stages. Not recommended as a sweet wine.

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