How to Make Apple Pie Wine
Many recipes for apple pie wine are based on grain alcohol and, while they may be delicious, are not truly wine. Wine is created when juice ferments, creating alcohol. You can make an easy and delicious wine that tastes like apple pie with just apple juice, pie spices and a few winemaking ingredients. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- 12 ounce can of frozen apple juice concentrate, 100 percent juice
- 6 ounce can of frozen lemonade
- 1 pound of sugar
- 1 gallon of water
- 1/2 teaspoon pectic enzyme
- 1 packet of wine yeast
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 4 whole allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ginger
- Stainless steel pot
- 2 one-gallon glass jugs, cleaned and sanitized
- Rubber band
- Plastic wrap
- Funnel
- Chopstick or other long stick for stirring
- 4 foot length of clear plastic tubing from an aquarium shop
Instructions
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Making Apple Pie Wine
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Remove the frozen apple juice and frozen lemonade concentrates from the freezer and let them defrost.
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Place one quart of water in the stainless steel pot and bring it to a boil.
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Remove the pot of water from the stove and add the sugar, stirring so the sugar dissolves.
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Using the funnel, pour the warm water into one of the gallon jugs.
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Add the thawed apple juice and thawed lemonade to the jug, stirring with the chopstick.
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Stir in the pectic enzyme and the remaining three quarts of water.
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Cover the lid of the jug with the plastic wrap, securing it with the rubber band.
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Place the jug in a warm, dark space for 24 hours.
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Remove the plastic wrap and stir in a packet of wine yeast.
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Cover the lid of the jug with a new piece of plastic wrap, securing it with the rubber band.
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Place the jug in a warm, dark space for one month so the wine can begin to ferment. The temperature should be between 60 to 80 degrees.
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After one month, use the plastic tubing to siphon the wine into the new jug, leaving all the sediment behind.
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Stir the spices into the wine.
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Cover the lid of the jug with a clean piece of plastic wrap, securing it with the rubber band.
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Set the wine aside for a few more months to finish fermenting. Then enjoy a cup of delicious homemade apple pie wine.
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Tips & Warnings
To sanitize your glass jugs, you can boil them in a large pot of water for 15 minutes, rinse them with a solution of water and crushed campdem tablets, or soak them in a bleach water mixture made of one ounce of bleach to five gallons of water.
To siphon the liquid from the filled jug, place the filled jug on a table and the empty jug on the floor. Put one end of the plastic tubing in the filled jug and gently suck on the other end to start the liquid flowing. Quickly place that end in the empty jug.
To test if your wine is done fermenting, gently tap the jug. If no bubbles rise to the top, the fermenting process is done.
Your wine is best if you let it age for up to six months.
You can use other types of juice if you want to try other flavors of wine. Just make sure you use 100 percent juice.
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Comments
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conkerer
Nov 23, 2009
Sounds delicious! I've made an apple wine, but haven't tried an apple pie wine. I usually use an auto-siphon to rack my wine from the primary fermentation vessel to a secondary, I'm a little leery about starting a siphon by mouth. That's just me, I know people have been doing it that way probably for centuries. Anyway great article with very clear instructions. 5*
