Apple Sparkling Wine

[laurence]

I have been told by a friend that Apple Sparkling Wine apparently is quite nice. Has anybody done this before if so do you a recipe ?

Cheers

Laurence

[The Cardinal]

Has anybody done this before?

Not I.

If so do you a recipe?

Sadly not.

Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.

[oblivious]

I presume you would add some sugar or honey to increase the alcohol. Depending if you want very dry or sweet you could added a camden tablets to kill of the yeast and add back honey or sugar to sweeten. But would need to force carbonate in a corny as the yeast have been knocked out

[awalker]

I have made a few times, dont have a recipe with me

I Think it is something like I standard bucket of apples will do one demijohn so six bottles.

Cut out any damage from apples
Slice apples into a large bin or bucket
Cover with just enough boiling water
Cover bin up leave to cool
When cool add pectic enzyme so you end up with a clear wine
Leave covered for 4 days stirring daily

Strain into demijohn leaving some head room for fermentation
Add champagne yeast
wait to ferment out it will go dry 1.000 or lower 0.990

use good sparkling champagne bottles undamaged
prime with a half teas spoon of sugar
use plastic corks and wire down
leave some where 16-20oC for a few weeks to ferment

can post full recipe from the book if you want

[drsmurto]

Just put down a cyser - will be a sparkling version. Finally got around to getting a 5L demi-john.

1.2 L apple juice
2.4 L apple and pear juice
750 g honey
500 g raspberries
2 campden tablets
champagne yeast

Didnt take an initial gravity reading but original recipe says it will be 14% abv. Pitched yeast 6 hours ago.

If you left out the berries and made it 1kg honey you would end up with a strong apple champagne/sparkling mead type drink.

Cheers
DrSmurto