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I was re-arranging my [[Cookery|cookery]] books last week and came across my old [[Wine|wine]]-making books from almost 30 years ago. As we have a home-brewing shop in our nearest town I brought some new kit and today have started to make an [[Apple wine|apple wine]].

This is called Cheat's [[Apple wine|apple wine]] because I have used [[Apple juice|apple juice]], rather than starting from scratch with [[Apples|apples]]. This type of [[Wine|wine]] is ready to [[Drink|drink]] fairly soon after making so is ideal for someone who is impatient.

See [[#Chef's notes|Chef's notes]] below for [[Yeast|yeast]] and nutrient quantities.
===[[Servings]]===
About 30 bottles
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|TotalCalories = 8255
|PortionCalories = 44
|DatePublished=7th April 2013
|Author=Chef
|Servings = Servings: 186 - Makes 28 litres
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 2 months
|PrepTime = 2 months
|CookTime = None
|Image = [[Image:Cheat's apple wine recipe.jpg|middle|none|alt=Electus]]

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====Best recipe review====

''Win, or cider?''

4/5

Sort of in-between

 [[User:Sue_spins|Susie]] 
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{{RecipeIngredients
| 5 [[Litres|litres]] [[Apple juice|apple juice]]
| 6.5kg [[Sugar|sugar]]
| General purpose [[Wine|wine]] [[Yeast|yeast]]
| [[Yeast]] nutrient
| Water, to make up to 23 [[Litres|litres]]
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===[[Mise en place]]===
* Sterlise all [[Equipment|equipment]]
===Method===
{{RecipeMethod
| Place all of the ingredients in a large [[Fermenting|fermenting]] bin with space for an airlock in the lid.
| Stir and take a hydrometer reading if desired.
| Cover with the lid and plug the airlock space with some cotton wool.
| Agitate every day, using a sterlised plastic paddle and keep for a week at about 21 [[Degrees|degrees]] [[Celsius|celsius]].
| Replace the cotton wool with and airlock which has been half-filled with water and keep at about 18 [[Degrees|degrees]] until the desired dryness has been achieved.
| Rack into demijohns, leave for 2 months and rack again.
| The [[Wine|wine]] should now be ready to [[Drink|drink]] and can be bottled.
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===Variations===
30 bottles is a large quantity and you may prefer to use a 4.5 litre demijohn, which will yield about 6 bottles.
===Chef's notes===
[[Yeast]] and nutrients vary. I used 4 tsps yeast and 5 tsps of nutrient, but you should follow the instructions given on you chosen packet or tub of nutrient and yeast.
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