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Tea Wine

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In season January to December · makes 4.5 L · target OG 1.088

A year-round pantry wine; tannin from a leaf (tea), like oak-leaf but from the caddy.

You will need

  • Strong black tea (brewed and cooled)2 L
  • Raisins, chopped500 g
  • Sugar1.1 kg
  • Lemons, juice of2
  • Wine yeast + nutrient1 sachet
  • Waterto 4.5 L

Method

  1. 1

    Sanitise. This cupboard classic gets its backbone from a leaf: strong black tea gives tannin, the same grip a red wine gets from grape skins.

  2. 2

    Brew 2 L of strong tea and let it cool. Chop the raisins (for body) into the bucket with the lemon juice.

  3. 3

    Add the cooled tea and the sugar dissolved warm; top to 4.5 L (reading ~1.088); pitch the yeast and nutrient.

  4. 4

    Do not over-brew or over-steep — too much tea makes it harsh and drying.

  5. 5

    Ferment out, rack and clear.

  6. 6

    A dry, amber, faintly tannic wine that ages well; keep a year.

What this one teaches you

  • · Tannin from leaf

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