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dizandstell · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 10:04 am Post subject: Courgette Wine?????

Has anyone made courgette wine? What's it like and how long does it take to mature? I have some courgettes that I would like to use up.

Cheers

phil · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 4:39 pm Post subject:

You don't need an excuse to make wine???

Courgette Wine

4lb courgettes
juice of 2 lemons and 2 oranges
1 teaspoon yeast nutrient
2 1/4 lb sugar
1 cup strong tea
1 teaspoon pectinase
1 gallon water
general purpose wine yeast

Chop the courgettes and put them into a nylon straining bag, put that into your fermenter bucket. Boil up the other ingredients (except the yeast and pectinase) and pour it on to the courgettes when its boiling. Add the activated yeast and pectinase, and leave it in primary for about a week. Rack into a demijon, and ferment out as normal. Needs a good year to be good, but its drinkable in 6 months.

You can make this more interesting by adding ginger or other spices.

dizandstell · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 6:23 pm Post subject:

Phil,
Your a man of many talents. Cheers.
Diz