Making Pomegranate Wine and Brandy
I was only able to find one Recipe on making Pomegranate Brandy and Wine before making this vid, so I decided to try it for myself.
Even though the wine component was a Fail to me, the flavor may be liked by others (probably the reason I could not find much on Pomegranate wine).
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(Edit)... After the high cost of materials for this project and the drawn out time-frame for completion, it was a disappointment not to have a palatable wine. after completion I thought the flavor was too intense and may have benefited from using more water, less chemicals, some raisins as a yeast nutrient and additional flavor, and more white and brown sugar in the wash. I have since found a couple of other recipes that think the same way as I and I am looking forward to re-doing this wine exercise and NOT using the recipe below......... On a more positive note, the below recipe did give me a good product that distilled into a reasonable Pomegranate Brandy.
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Pomegranate Wine
This simple one-gallon pomegranate wine recipe is easy to make at home with fresh pomegranates or bottled pomegranate juice.
Ingredients
• 96 ounces pomegranate juice (I used 8 ltrs Juice)
• 2 lbs sugar (I used 1.5kg Dextrose to increase potential to 15% ABV)
• 1 tsp yeast nutrient or up to 1 pound raisins (I used 1 tsp DAP)
• 2 tsp acid blend or 2 tbsp lemon juice (I used two level tsp Citric Acid)
• 1/2 tsp tannin powder or 1 cup strongly brewed black tea (I used 2 cups tea)
• 1 packet wine yeast (I used Mangrove Jacks R56)
• water to fill (I did not use any added water, just using the water in the fruit Juice)
• 1 tsp pectic enzyme
Background Music - I Need to Start Writing Things Down by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/darkglow/
Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/
Disclosure - Be aware that in some Countries there may be restrictions prohibiting the General Public from Distilling Alcohol for private consumption.
Happy Brewing........