Post on 01-Apr-2015
Making Exotic Wines
by Jack Keller
The Winemaking Home Page
http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/
ex·ot·ic adj.
1. From another part of the world; foreign.
ex·ot·ic adj.
1. From another part of the world; foreign.
2. Intriguingly unusual or different; excitingly strange.
ex·ot·ic adj.
1. From another part of the world; foreign.
2. Intriguingly unusual or different; excitingly strange.
3. Of or involving striptease.
Jabotica Fruit
Mangosteen
Rambutan
JackfruitLychee
Jabotica Fruit
Mangosteen
Rambutan
JackfruitLychee
Gooseberries
PawPaw
Black Raspberries
Pomegranate
Elderberries
Longans
Saskatoon Serviceberries
Black CurrantsMarula
Cloudberries
Making a Wine from Exotic Fruit
Google it! Find out all you can about the fruit.
Making a Wine from Exotic Fruit
Google it! Find out all you can about the fruit.
Confirm its edibility.
Making a Wine from Exotic Fruit
Google it! Find out all you can about the fruit.
Confirm its edibility.
Look for nutritional information.
Making a Wine from Exotic Fruit
Has wine been made from it before? Jam? Jelly?
Google it! Find out all you can about the fruit.
Confirm its edibility.
Look for nutritional information.
Making a Wine from Exotic Fruit
Has wine been made from it before? Jam? Jelly?
How much sugar is typically in the fruit?
Google it! Find out all you can about the fruit.
Confirm its edibility.
Look for nutritional information.
Exotic Fruit: Before You Start
Has wine been made from it before? Jam? Jelly?
How much sugar is typically in the fruit?
Google it! Find out all you can about the fruit.
What kind of acid is present and in what amount?
Confirm its edibility.
Look for nutritional information.
Making a Wine from Exotic Fruit
Can you find a comparable fruit that you or someone else has made wine from before?
Making a Wine from Exotic Fruit
Can you find a comparable fruit that you or someone else has made wine from before?
Extract the flavor and aroma from the base ingredients by chopping, crushing, pressing, steaming, boiling, or soaking to create a must.
Making a Wine from Exotic Fruit
Add sugar, acid, nutrients, and yeast to the must to achieve desirable levels and ferment, covered, 3 to 10 days in primary (crock, jar or polyethylene pail) at 70-75 degrees Fahrenheit.
Can you find a comparable fruit that you or someone else has made wine from before?
Extract the flavor and aroma from the base ingredients by chopping, crushing, pressing, steaming, boiling, or soaking to create a must.
Making a Wine from Exotic Fruit (cont.)
Strain the liquid into a secondary (a carboy or jug), top up, attach an airlock, and allow fermentation to proceed at 60-65 degrees Fahrenheit until complete.
Making a Wine from Exotic Fruit (cont.)
Rack into a clean secondary. Top up as required and reattach the airlock. Repeat as needed until wine clears. Throughout, remember sulfites.
Strain the liquid into a secondary (a carboy or jug), top up, attach an airlock, and allow fermentation to proceed at 60-65 degrees Fahrenheit until complete.
Making a Wine from Exotic Fruit (cont.)
Rack into a clean secondary. Top up as required and reattach the airlock. Repeat as needed until wine clears. Throughout, remember sulfites.
Strain the liquid into a secondary (a carboy or jug), top up, attach an airlock, and allow fermentation to proceed at 60-65 degrees Fahrenheit until complete.
When wine clears and stabilizes, adjust balance and bottle wine.
Making a Wine from Exotic Fruit (cont.)
Rack into a clean secondary. Top up as required and reattach the airlock. Repeat as needed until wine clears. Throughout, remember sulfites.
Strain the liquid into a secondary (a carboy or jug), top up, attach an airlock, and allow fermentation to proceed at 60-65 degrees Fahrenheit until complete.
When wine clears and stabilizes, adjust balance and bottle wine.
Small bottles allow economic tasting while aging.
Online Resources
Requested Recipes:
http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/request.asp
Wine from Edible Plants:
http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/plants.asp
WinePress.us Recipe Book:
http://www.winepress.us/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=1329