A dry wine with good coffee flavor. Even my husband who doesn’t drink wine liked this (but then again, he loves iced coffee).
Coffee Wine
Difficulty: EasyIngredients & Equipment
48 oz bottle of STOK Cold Brew Coffee (Not To Sweet variety)
3 cups sugar
Bentonite
Fermax Yeast Nutrient
Premier Classique Yeast
1 gallon jug
Directions
- Pour STOK coffee into gallon jug
- Fill STOK bottle with water, add to jug
- Add two more cups of water to jug
- Add 3 cups of sugar
- Stir until sugar is dissolved
- Measure starting gravity - it should be about 1.070
- Add 1/4 tsp bentonite
- Add 1/4 tsp Fermax
- Sprinkle in yeast and stir or shake until well mixed
- Ferment until hydrometer reads under 1.000, preferably as close to .990 as possible
- Rack into a clean glass jug, leaving behind any yeast that has fallen to the bottom
- Leave until clear or use Sparkolloid as directed for faster clearing
- Add Potassium Sorbate and Campden tablet (if desired for stabilizing)
- Bottle
Notes
- You can use any store bought cold brew coffee, even your own, for this recipe.
- If the original coffee has caffeine, some of it may still be present in the final wine. Keep this in mind when drinking.