Wild Blueberry Wine Recipe

Ingredients:

• About 16 cups of wild blueberries (rinsed with cold water)
• 1/4 teaspoon wine yeast
• 1 gallon boiling water
• 8 cups sugar

Direction:

• Crush the fruit using your hands or a potato masher.
• Place the crushed fruit in a large food bucket.
• Pour the boiling water over the crushed fruit and stir using a long nonreactive spoon.
• Strain the liquid using a cheesecloth while it is still hot.
• Place the liquid into a large nonreactive pot.
• Reheat the liquid and allow it to simmer for two minutes; then remove from the heat right away.
• Place the liquid back to the bucket then add the sugar.
• Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
• Sprinkle the yeast on top when the mixture has cooled to lukewarm.
• Cover with a loose-fitting lid or a nylon stocking and allow to ferment for fourteen days.
• Strain the liquid into a clean glass container and cover appropriately.
• In six to twelve months the wine will be ready for bottling.