Eva Blouch’s Currant Wine

If you’re longing for a more grown-up use for your currant crop, try this simple, quick-to-make currant wine recipe.

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Ingredients

  • 6 cups red currants
  • 6 cups water
  • 5 cups sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon yeast

Directions

  • Crush currants with a potato masher, and mix all ingredients together in a 1-gallon jar.
  • Cover jar opening with a cloth secured with a rubber band, and then set outside in a protected location to ferment.
  • Stir gently once a day for seven days. Allow to rest another seven days.
  • Strain into a new jar and allow to rest another few days, to finish fermenting.
  • Bottle wine and cap loosely for a few more days before sealing for storage. Store in a cool, dark place.
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A family friend, Richard Yingst Sr., offered to share this currant wine recipe with readers.

Learn how to grow and harvest currants in All About Growing Currants.

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