Apricot Wine
A satisfying vegan built around dried apricots, raisins and oranges β roughly 65 minutes start to finish, and rated medium to make. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 7 steps.
At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, the ingredients are plant-based.
What you'll need
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How to make it
- Roughly chop the dried apricots and place them in a large sterilised fermenting bucket along with the raisins and grated ginger.
- Dissolve both the white and brown sugar in the warm water, then pour the syrup over the fruit and stir well to combine.
- Zest and juice the lemons and oranges, discarding any pips, and add the zest and juice to the bucket for acidity and flavour.
- Once the must has cooled to lukewarm (below 25 C), sprinkle the wine yeast over the surface, stir gently, then cover the bucket with a clean cloth and leave it in a warm place.
- Stir the mixture once daily for about 5 to 7 days while it ferments vigorously, then strain out the solids and transfer the liquid to a sterilised demijohn fitted with an airlock.
- Allow the wine to ferment slowly for several weeks until bubbling stops and the liquid begins to clear, racking it off the sediment into a clean vessel as needed.
- When fermentation is complete and the wine has cleared, siphon it into sterilised bottles, seal, and age for at least a few months before tasting, as the flavour improves greatly with time.
Ingredient substitutions
- Brown Sugar
- white sugar + 1 tbsp molasses per cup
- Lemon
- lime Β· 1 tbsp white wine vinegar per lemon
Tips & common questions
How long does Apricot Wine take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish β an estimate based on the 7 steps and 9 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of brown sugar?
Try white sugar + 1 tbsp molasses per cup. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes β use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Apricot Wine vegan?
Based on its ingredients, this recipe contains no meat, fish, dairy or egg, so it looks vegan-friendly. Always double-check labels on packaged items.
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Apricot Wine is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Still life with a plate of apricots, cherries, bread, a wine cooler and receptacles.jpg (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top β how we source recipes.