Dried Apricot Wine

RegionRat · Jan 20, 2013

Apricot Wine

Ingredients
• 8 lb. chopped dried apricots
• 3 can White Grape/Peach
• 3# Mexican Sugar (Piloncillo)
• 2# Dark Brown sugar
• acid blend
• Water to 4+ gal
• 4 tsp. pectic enzyme
• 1tsp. grape tannin
• 4 crushed Campden tablet
• 3 tsp. yeast nutrient
• 1 pkg Red Star Côte des Blancs wine yeast
• 5# bananas simmered in water

1-17: I cut up 5# of over ripe bananas and simmered them in 3 gal of water for an hour. I strained off the solids and put it in primary along with enough water to make slightly more the 4 gal. Chopped apricots with food processor and put in nylon bag. Added remaining ingredients except yeast. sg 1.095ish

1-18: sg 1.100. pitched yeast, hydrated with Go-Ferm

1-19: Forgot to check acid before I pitched yeast so I did today. PH 4.3, TA 2.4 FermCalc says to add 28.324rg blend to get to 6. Added 20gr for now.

1-20: bubbling away just fine. I had to retie the nylon bag a little looser. The fruit swelled up and I though the bag would burst!

RR

terroirdejeroir · Jan 21, 2013

Sounds pretty tasty! Is this something you have made before? I have a couple of one gallon experimental dried apricot wines going as my initial effort. One recipe is pretty similar and the other uses golden raisins instead of white grape.

I would like to hear how this ends up as both of my batches ended up kind of stuck just a hair above 1.000. I used EC-1118 on one and K1-V1116 on the other. Only time in 30+ batches.... They have both cleared very nicely and will bottle in a month or two.

RegionRat · Jan 21, 2013

terroirdejeroir said:
Sounds pretty tasty! Is this something you have made before? I have a couple of one gallon experimental dried apricot wines going as my initial effort. One recipe is pretty similar and the other uses golden raisins instead of white grape.

I would like to hear how this ends up as both of my batches ended up kind of stuck just a hair above 1.000. I used EC-1118 on one and K1-V1116 on the other. Only time in 30+ batches.... They have both cleared very nicely and will bottle in a month or two.

This my first attempt at this type of wine. It is a modified Jack Keller recipe. I thought about using raisins but went with the concentrate instead. The Piloncillo and brown sugar gave the must a great aroma.

Did you use any nutrient? I wounder why yours stopped where it did.

RR

terroirdejeroir · Jan 21, 2013

I did use nutrient, just the standard amount. For both batches I just did a standard yeast culture per Lalvin's instructions on the sachet. Both batches stopped within a day or two of racking to secondary. I had been stirring twice a day, so I don't think aeration was a problem.

It still looks gorgeous and smells delicious, so it should be OK. Just a little sweeter and weaker than I like. One batch is at 1.000 and the other at 1.006. The highest final gravity I had ever had a fruit wine ferment to before in about a dozen batches was .994.

the_rayway · Jan 21, 2013

This recipe sounds fabulous! I've been thinking of doing a dried apricot mead and a fresh apricot mead to see what the difference would be like. I love the sound of using the darker sugars in it too!

Keep us posted!

RegionRat · Jan 22, 2013

the_rayway said:
This recipe sounds fabulous! I've been thinking of doing a dried apricot mead and a fresh apricot mead to see what the difference would be like. I love the sound of using the darker sugars in it too!

Keep us posted!

Thanks, it smell awesome!! I will keep you posted. Just checked sg,1.024 so I will be racling to secondary in a few days.

I have yet to make a mead. The cost of honey is a little much for me this time of year. I will keep my eye open for a deal this summer though.

RR

the_rayway · Nov 16, 2013

Hey there RegionRat,
How is this one coming?

RegionRat · Nov 16, 2013

the_rayway said:
Hey there RegionRat,
How is this one coming?

It cleared nicely and is aging. The apricot taste is still coming forward. The mouth feel is very nice, I think it has to do with the bananas that I boiled and added to the must. I am going to check SO2 at next racking and will sample then. I dont think it will be bottled till Feb or March.

Did you ever start one?

RR

the_rayway · Nov 16, 2013

I actually scored 20# of fresh apricots in the late summer for a steal. They've been sitting in my freezer since then waiting for a) honey, and b) recipe inspiration! I've been really looking forward to hearing your results

I just started a thread asking for advice on an apricot port based on people's experiences. Please chime in when you have time!

If I had the means, there would be apricots in every form at my house: canned, fresh, wines, ports, meads etc. etc. I love them! Just planted two trees this year, but it will be awhile before they start producing.

terroirdejeroir · Nov 17, 2013

The dried apricot/white grape wine got such rave reviews that I just started another batch. Probably the most delicious fruit wine I have ever made. Going to pitch the K1-V1116 tonight. Thinking of using the raw sugar on the next batch of peach and/or persimmon.

RegionRat · Nov 17, 2013

terroirdejeroir said:
The dried apricot/white grape wine got such rave reviews that I just started another batch. Probably the most delicious fruit wine I have ever made. Going to pitch the K1-V1116 tonight. Thinking of using the raw sugar on the next batch of peach and/or persimmon.

I take it you have already bottled yours?

Mine still needs to age, I dont see it being ready to bottle for at least another 6 months. It is clear as a whistle but the fruit flavor is still not all there.

The raw sugar(Piloncillo) does give it a good taste. I use it all the time in the cider I make.

RR

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