I really don't have any set recipe, so each batch comes out a little
different. But here's the rough recipe ( you can add more sugar to make it
sweeter, or less sugar to make it dryer.)

1. I take a 5 gallon bucket and sterilize it with a mix of Campden Tablets
and hot water. Also make sure you sterilize all utensils and containers
used to make the wine.

2. Wash the berries as best you can, just rinse with plenty of water and
then drain.

3. Fill the 5 gallon bucket about 1/2 full with the berries. Then mash the
berries to free as much juice from them as you can. Add about 3-4 lbs. of
sugar to the bucket.

4. Boil about 1/2 gallon of water and add about a tablespoon of dry yeast,
or wine yeast.

5. add the water/yeast mix and another 1 1/2 gallons or so of water, to the
bucket. Then add a tablespoon or so of lemon juice, and stir the bucket
well.

6. After stirring the bucket, place a clean garbage bag over the bucket and
tape the bag to the bucket so that no new air can get in or out. NOTE!
leave plenty of slack in the bag because in a day or so the gases produced
by the wine will inflate the bag. when the bag becomes inflated poke a pin
hole in it. This will allow it to relive pressure, and no air will get in
because the carbon dioxide will be blowing out.

7. After a few days in the bucket, you can transfer to a fermentation
bottle. The regular glass wine carboys work best. I used a 4 gallon
because that's all I had. But you can use the 1 gallon glass bottles that
hot sauce comes in.
To transfer, just use a funnel and screen siv. When your done transferring,
place the fermentation airlocks on the openings and the set the carboys in a
cool, dark place. Keep an eye on the airlock, if the water evaporates and
you let the wine breath before its done fermenting, you might end up with
some nasty vinegar.

8. After a few months or when ever it stops fermenting and the wine clears,
you can siphon the wine out (don't disturb the sediment in the bottom) and
bottle it. !!make sure it is done fermenting before you bottle it or it
will blow up your bottles.

Note: the more sugar you add, the higher the alcohol content, and the worse
the hang over. If you use a lot of sugar, just one glass of wine can give
you a major hang-over, even though you don't get a buzz from that one glass.
It will taste good but be prepared for the after effects. Can cause
diarrhea also. Enjoy!

--
Rob Smith, NY
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"Dwayne" wrote in message
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Could we get uyour wine recipe?

Dwayne

"Rob Smith" rfsmith@-remove this before sending-alltel.net wrote in
message ...
I have been picking wild blackberries since I was a little kid with my
grandfather. He used to make jam, pie, and wine. I myself have only
made
wine, because my kitchen is to small mess around making pies, jams, or
canning. So yeah, they are deffinatly good for people. Enjoy em'.

--
Rob Smith, NY
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"junkyardcat" wrote in message
...
We have wild blackberries all over our land (11 acres). Didn't even
know
those pesky stickers would give way to berries until I just happened
to
look
down and saw them. My question about them is...Can we pick a batch of
them
when they're ripe and make cobbler from them? Or are they just good
for
the
birds but not humans?

Thanks!
Angie