Well the cherries that grow locally to me have come earlier than last year. It is always a balance between humans and the birds when it comes to fruit, especially Cherries! Hopefully this will be the first batch and next week I will try to get another 2 batches if I can. Depending on weather/greedy birds.
So for a change with this first batch I have decided to make a rose. For 3 reasons, probably not enough fruit, its different from last time and it should have more body and alcohol.
Time will tell. Looks good though!
Pick a shed load of cherries, I did not measure them but there is roughly 3lb here. The saucepan is gigantic.
Boil the fruit up and simmer until the fruit is soft... the smell was amazing... if it wasn't 100 degrees C I think I could have had a sip of it! Add 2lb of sugar and dissolve.
Strain this off into a bucket and crush fruit to extract flavour.
Pour into the demi-john add 2 litres of white grape juice, 1 tsp yeast, 1 tsp yeast nutrient, 1tsp pectolaise, 1tsp citric acid.
Top up with cold water... wait approximately 4-6 weeks and then I should have 6 bottles of Cherry Rose!
