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Blackberry Wine

A fermented beverage made from blackberries, water, and sugar.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Blackberry Wine

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the juice

  1. Wash the blackberries thoroughly.

  2. Combine the blackberries with 15 quarts of water in a large container.

  3. Steam the mixture through a bag and sieve.

Ferment

  1. Add 5 lbs. of white sugar to the mixture.

  2. Let it stand for 48 hours in a large tub, stirring once a day and skimming off any foam.

  3. Transfer the mixture into a cask, leaving some space at the top, and seal it.

  4. Allow the wine to age for improved flavor.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Blackberries
Provide the main fruit flavor, aroma, and natural acidity for the wine.
White sugar
Feeds the yeast during fermentation, producing alcohol and carbon dioxide.

The step that matters

Leaving headspace in the cask. Fermentation gives off carbon dioxide and foam, so leaving space at the top keeps the cask from overflowing or bursting. Sealing it then lets the wine age without much contact with air, which helps prevent spoilage.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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