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Default Newbie to wine - Rhubarb Recipe

On Jul 3, 1:11*am, jim c > wrote:
> On Jul 2, 5:25*pm, Retta > wrote:
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> > On Jun 30, 5:20*am, shbailey > wrote:

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> > > 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

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> > 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

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> I'd rather scale up Jack Keller's recipe than pay for an ebook when
> the recipes are all out there anyway...


Well, I don't mind paying for something I will use, that someone else
has gone to the trouble of already doing the research on. Time is
money, and my money is better spent buying a product rather than
spending hours and hours tracking down info.