Crab apple wine recipe

This year has been excellent for crab apples with many trees loaded with the small, sharp fruit, most likely due to the amount of rain that ...

Not just for jelly! Deliciously tart Crab apples turn a very average bottle of brandy into a luxury tipple. Ingredients: 1 x 70cl bottle of brandy 500g crab apples Juice of half a lemon 50g sugar Method: Wash the crab apples, remove the stalks and cut them into halves. Put them into a large bottle or jar … Continued

Several years ago, a good friend gave me a bottle of her father's crab apple liqueur for Christmas. I loved it! When we moved into the new house, there were

Recently, my neighbor Rita was telling me about this ancient old heritage crabapple tree in Batavia that she's been picking every other year since her boys were young (that's three decades!). She described it as having more apples than we could ever pick and the apples as being larger than the modern crabapple and less tart. I had to see this! She told me she wasn't sure she'd have time to pick this year, but when I called and asked, "Have you picked yet?!" she was easy to convince. This is…

Crab apples in the sunlight Most years I start by crab apple wine on the cusp of October. This year it is slap bang in the middle. If anything, it is late October - Sunday the 20th. I blame our two week holiday in America, which I timed carefully so that it did not massively interfere with my wine calendar. Leaving the crab apple wine three weeks beyond my normal timing may prove to be a wise move. The apples on our tree are redder and riper, and come off with barely a tug. Our crab apple…

Homemade apple wine is light, sweet and delicious. This easy winemaking recipe uses any apple juice to craft a delicious apple wine, perfect for sharing with friends.

Apple Wine At WYSO in early September, Katie asked me if I had any use for apples. I did a quick mental calculation of how much wine I have made so far this year (result: 'Too Much') and replied that I would be delighted to receive 4 lbs. Her apple tree has been prolific this year, whereas ours is far less fruitful than last. Blurred apples On Wednesday 13th September, Katie brought me a carrier bag full of red sweet-smelling apples. I do not know the variety, but they are eaters rather than…

6 pounds crabapples (about 6 quarts) water 2 campden tablets 1/4 teaspoon pectic enzyme 1 package wine yeast 1 teaspoon nutrien...

This is a spicy pickle and a great recipe to use when you have a glut of crab apples…like we had this year. There is relatively no prep work other than pricking and washing the apples and th…

Old Fashioned Spiced Crab Apples is a vintage pickled apple recipe that makes the perfect fall side dish and a must at Thanksgiving! #apples #crabapples #thanksgiving #fall #recipe