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Default Newbie to wine - Rhubarb Recipe

On Jun 30, 5:20*am, shbailey > wrote:
> On Jun 29, 3:40*pm, smudger28
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> > wrote:
> > Hi Guys

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> > I'm a complete novice to wine making and have a real excess of Rhubarb
> > this year that I'm tempted to make some wine.

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> > Please could someone post a recipe to make 25l of wine?

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> > I have seen this one but not sure to what quantity it will make...

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> > 6-7 lbs red rhubarb
> > 2-1/2 lbs finely granulated sugar
> > 2 large lemons (juice only)
> > water to make up one gallon
> > 1 crushed Campden tablet
> > 1 oz precipitated chalk
> > 1-1/2 tsp yeast nutrient
> > Sauterne wine yeast

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> > Thanks

I Just ran across an ebook for making your own wine, it has lots of
recipes, I am sure there was one for rhubarb since there were over 190
recipes.
http://cabernetvineyards.org/categor...your-own-wine/
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> > Paul

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> > smudger28

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> That looks like one of Jack Keller's one gallon recipes. *25l is
> roughly 6 1/2 gallons, so multiply the ingredients by 6.5.
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> Stephen