Okay Flat Lander, My favorite is pretty uncomplicated.You won't even need a wine hydrometer to make it.All you need is a 5 gal.pail with a tight fitting lid, and an airlock and airlock rubber cork(you can buy 'em all over).Sanitation is VERY important,pour boiling water on the inside of the pail & the cover too.The airlock is fitted to the pail cover by drilling a hole slightly smaller than the cork and inserting it. Then in a pot- boil 1 gal. grade B with 2 gal and 1 qt. of water. Bring to a boil-add eight tablespoons of bottled lemon juice and let it cool to about 80*,dump it into the pail,then pour 1 packet of wine yeast on top.Cover with bucket lid and airlock(which you fill to the line on the airlock with water) and wait until it stops bubbling-- some where from 9 t0 12 weeks.Make certain the water level in the airlock does not go dry.Then using a sanitized piece of sap line, siphon the wine into another sanitized pail, leaving the gunk on the bottom of the original pail.Replace cover and airlock, wait a month. Then you can siphon into sanitized bottles and cork, or screw caps down. Store in a place where it won't do any harm in case a bottle may explode,which almost never happens,but there is a remote chance it may.Makes about 6 bottles Wait 6 month before drinking.NEVER drink more than one bottle at a time,you may scorch your syrup pans if you do!!!
Last edited by latewood; 06-04-2011 at 09:09 PM.
When the wind's in the west.the sap runs best..
When the winds in the north the sap runs forth..
When the winds in the south the sap runs drouth
And when the winds in the east the sap runs least--Old New England Farm Song
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