Beetroot Wine....

[align=left][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]:gnthb: I have just been given a huge bag of beetroots so am going to make some of this wine for the winter.. I haven't made it for several years now so it will be a welcome change this winter.. We never touch it till mid December by which time it is delicious & then it just improves with age...!!! :yho:[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Beetroot Wine[/FONT][/align]
[align=left][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Ingredients:[/FONT][/align]

• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]10 lbs beetroot [/FONT]
• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]juice of 3 lemons[/FONT]
• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2lb Sugar[/FONT]
• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]6 oz raisins
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• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]½ oz cloves[/FONT]
• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1 heaped teaspoon cinnamon[/FONT]
• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1oz fresh ginger mashed
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• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1 teaspoon yeast & 1 teaspoon of yeast nutrient
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• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]10 pints cold water[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Method:[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Mince beetroot coarsely, put in a pot with the water. Add ginger, cloves and cinnamon and leave for 12 hours.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Bring to the boil and boil for 10 minutes.
Stir in sugar after 30 mins..
Stand to cool..
Strain off liquid and add lemon juice.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Stir.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]When it has cooled add yeast & yeast nutrien[/FONT]t..
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Put into fermentation jars..[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Bottle when fermentation has stopped around 2 1/2 - 3 weeks
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] :yho: This tastes like a full bodied port wine, very warming.[/FONT]