WebFresh strawberries Using fresh, be sure to use ripe strawberries, picking through to remove anything that's not ripe, is moldy, etc. I like to chop the strawberries …
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Stir wine must with wooden spoon to dissolve sugar and simultaneously mash the strawberries. When cooled to 85°F (29°C), add yeast and yeast nutrient. Cover and stir daily for seven days. One the 7th day, strain through cheesecloth or a flour sack towel. Transfer to secondary fermentation vessel with airlock. (I used one gallon glass jugs.
Or you know, go crazy and multiply by 5 for a full five gallons of strawberry wine, and enjoy 20 bottles of tasty bliss. For more details on the process of winemaking, read this guide to making small batch wine. Strawberries brew up nicely into a sweet and flavorful strawberry wine.
Be sure to dissolve the yeast in a bit of water and allow it to bloom for at least 5 minutes before adding it into the strawberry wine because going straight from dehydrated to a high sugar solution can shock the yeast. Be nice, give them a minute to wake up before putting them to work.
You can also use frozen strawberries from the store or make things easiest by using a strawberry fruit wine base. Before starting, make sure you properly sanitize your wine equipment. If using fresh strawberries, rinse them well. It helps to smash them up a bit (easiest in a food processor) and let them sit in the sugar.