This red wine has a fruity floral flavor and aroma from the dried hibiscus flowers which are made into a tea. You can find dried hibiscus flowers on Amazon (paid link) or at specialty grocers.
Hibiscus Blueberry Wine
Difficulty: MediumIngredients & Equipment
1.5 oz dried hibiscus flowers
1.2 cup frozen blueberries
3.5 cups sugar
Acid blend (optional)
Bentonite
Fermax yeast nutrient
Red Star Premier Classique yeast
One gallon glass jug
Directions
- Measure dried flowers using a scale
- Add flowers and blueberries to a small pot with 6 cups of water
- Bring to a simmer
- Cover and remove from heat
- Let flowers and berries steep 15 minutes
- Add 8 cups of water to the gallon jug
- Using a strainer, pour the liquid from the flowers and berries into the gallon jug, leaving the flowers and berries behind (don’t add to jug)
- Add 3.5 cups of sugar and stir or shake until sugar is dissolved
- Take a hydrometer reading – SG should be about 1.076
- Add 1/4 tsp acid blend (optional)
- Add 1/4 tsp bentonite
- Add 1/4 tsp yeast nutrient
- Add Premier Classique yeast
- Stir or shake until ingredients are well mixed
- Ferment until the hydrometer reads 1.000 or less
- 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