Ruby Rhubarb

So my Mum gave me some Rhubarb, which I could have used to make a nice Rhubarb crumble, but why not make a wine instead!

Recipe:

• 3lb Rhubarb (Chopped)
• 2 tins of Rhubarb in syrup (from super market)
• 1 litre Red Grape Juice
• 2lb Sugar
• 1 tsp Yeast
• 1 tsp Yeast nutrient
• 1 tsp Citric Acid (important)

Method:

• Chop Rhubarb into 1/2 inch chunks
• Place in saucepan and cover with boiling water
• It took about 10 minutes for them to soften
• Add contents of Tinned Rhubarb
• Add Sugar
• Stir to help it all dissolve
• Simmer for 5 minutes 
• Add 1 litre Red Grape Juice to the Demi John
• Strain the rhubarb collecting the liquid (careful hot sugary water is severely dangerous to your skin!)
• Filter that liquid through something fine (I use an old pillow case)
• Add the liquid to your Demi John
• Allow it to cool until it is Lukewarm
• Add yeast, yeast nutrient and citric acid

(I keep the Demi in a dark cupboard its only out for photography purposes)

Then wait 4 weeks, rack off into another Demi John within 2 weeks or so it should clear nicely and from then you can drink it, the longer you wait of course the better.

I will add a photo of the finished product when it is done!