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Thursday, November 13, 2014

Pineapple Peel Wine (Homemade) | Step By Step Pics

How are your preparations for Christmas going on?? Well,I have soaked my dry fruits to make plum cake so far and wines are on the way too.Whenever you peel a pineapple,remember to retain it to make this wine.This is a very simple wine that can be made few days before Christmas and can be served immediately without much delay.This wine needs to be used up soon too unlike other wines.I bought the pineapple to make some pineapple juice but then used the peels for the wine & core too.Please go through the note section before you prepare wine.Do try & enjoy !!


Adapted: manorama online

Ingredients
pineapple peel from one large
*water 3 cups
sugar 2.5 -3cups
active dry yeast 1/8 tsp
cloves 3-4
cinnamon 1" piece
egg white 1 lightly beaten



Method
  • Wash the pineapple thoroughly and cut the peels.Use pineapple for making your delicious recipes,reserve the core and skin for this recipe.Washing the skin afterwards loses its juices.So,wash in advance.
  • Boil and cool 3 cups water.Add in sugar,yeast,cinnamon,cloves and pineapple peels.
  • Cover the lid lightly and keep in a dark place.(I usually hide it in the lower kitchen cabinets)

  • On the fifth day,add the egg white and give it a quick stir.Close the lid and leave for another 3-5 days.
  • Open on 10th day,decant the wine without disturbing any of the contents or pour over a muslin cloth.Make sure not to squeeze the contents(I decanted on the 8th day as I made it in summers and got ready soon).
  • Pour it in clean,dry bottles (see in pic;the wine looks cloudy on that day)and wait for another 3 weeks (21 days) or more before you actually start tasting the real flavors of this wine.The pics are taken after 21 days,it clears most of the cloudiness.

Servings~ 1 quart (4 cups or 950 ml)



NOTES
*Use clean,dry glass jar or ceramic containers or earthern ware(bharani).Boil the bottles or ceramic jars in water and sun dry for 2 days or completely dry it to store the wine.Keep ready.
* Always use a new clean wooden spoon to stir or mix.Don't use the spoons that use for making curries.
* Always add half of the sugar mentioned on the first day and then add the rest on the fifth day.This helps to reduce over sweetness.You can always modify the sweetness as per sweet tooth.
* If you are using clear bottles or ceramic jars then don't open to check frequently.
* Egg is added to clear the wine and purifying it.If you omit this step,then leave the wine longer to get the clear pic of wine.Otherwise it may look clouded and unfiltered.
*The wine may look cloudy on first decant,give time to filter out and I usually change bottles(clean,dry ones )until I get a clear wine.OR Leave undisturbed and don't shake bottle whenever pouring in glasses as sediments are always present.

More wine recipes,if interested-
Pure Grape Wine
Ginger Wine


Don't throw away the pineapple peels,go ahead and nail this wine ;)


21 comments:

Babitha said... Best Blogger Tips

no words julie ,thank u for the detailed step by step pics.

Priya Satheesh said... Best Blogger Tips

wow....Sounds interesting.. Bookmarked !

Merry Tummy said... Best Blogger Tips

omg! really u can make wine at home..wow...
I am sucker of wine...will surely surely try this :)

jasna varcakovic said... Best Blogger Tips

You've started early - good girl!

Remya said... Best Blogger Tips

super :)

Vidya Chandrahas said... Best Blogger Tips

Yummy looking lovely wine. Very neat presentation.

Lifewithspices said... Best Blogger Tips

wow.. love to taste it

Thermofan. Marisa G. said... Best Blogger Tips

No words. I'm amazed and be sure that I'm going to make it. I can't imagine the flavor and taste of your fantastic pineaple wine. :-D

Anusha said... Best Blogger Tips

I haven't heard of pineapple peel wine. You have just given me more reason to buy pine apples. That goblet of wine looks terrific

Vineetha said... Best Blogger Tips

Fascinating! I never made homemade wine before, but my grandma knew how to. This is such an interesting concept, and the wine sounds delicious.

FLAVZCORNER said... Best Blogger Tips

The wine looks crisp and clear Julie. I have to try this for Christmas.

Home Cooked food said... Best Blogger Tips

sounds interesting but that egg in it threw me back, about the smell. looks absolutely yummy

Indu said... Best Blogger Tips

Love the golden color on the wine. Looks beautiful...

Sooriya said... Best Blogger Tips

wooow...such an great recipe...homemade wine...thanks for the detailed post!

meena said... Best Blogger Tips

Ginger wine is in my to do list. I have tried watermelon peel achar but eeee pineapple peel that is first time for me. Oh u have made me curious Julie :)
Looks yumm ..

gailgaizer said... Best Blogger Tips

this is great Julie. thanks. what is the shelf life though?

Julie said... Best Blogger Tips

Gail: The shelf life is very short than other wines 10-15 days.

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

Hi.. I havent made wine before. This recipe looked so amazing and I tried it. It came out too good. The golden color looked amazing. Got lots of appreciation for the wine.. Thanks a lot for the recipe

Julie said... Best Blogger Tips

@Priyanka: Thanks dear, am happy it came out good. Thanks a lot for the feedback as well. Happy cooking :)

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

My wine has turned bitter. Though I have already sieved it is there any way to rectify the bitterness

Julie said... Best Blogger Tips

Am sorry that the wine turned bitter. Once the wine is bitter, it's gone bad and can't be rectified. The reasons can be over fermentation or mold growth. Either way it's not good to consume. Better luck next time.