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Homemade dried apricot wine

Homemade dried apricot wine

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Discover this homemade wine recipe featuring dried apricots, fruits, and yeast, perfect for wine enthusiasts.

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Recipe from Kittycataclysm, Cromium, ShakespeareFan00 and 5 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This is a simple and delicious recipe for making apricot wine. You will need 60 dried apricots, 4 litres of warm water, 6.5 kg of white granulated sugar, 2.25 kg of brown sugar, 340 g of raisins, 1 tablespoon of ginger, 2 lemons, 2 oranges, and a yeast cake.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting168 hr
  • Total168 hr 45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodbottles or jars
  • Estimated cost$21.85 $1.09 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

20 people
  • $12.43
  • $1.01
  • $2.15
  • $1.73
  • $2.64
  • $0.56
  • $1.25
  • $0.08

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the apricots under several waters, dry them, and then cut them in half. ≈ 8 min
  2. Place them in a large jar and pour in lukewarm water, reserving 12 cl to dissolve the yeast. ≈ 4 min
  3. Add the sugar, citrus fruits, grapes, and ginger, and mix well. ≈ 4 min
  4. Add the dissolved yeast and mix thoroughly. ≈ 4 min
  5. Cover the jar and let it rest at room temperature.
  6. Stir twice a day. ≈ 4 min
  7. After 30 days, filter and bottle the liquid. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Homemade dried apricot wine

  • 450 g of dried apricots$12.43
  • Approximately 6.5 cups of granulated sugar (1.3 kg)$1.01
  • 2 cups, 1/4 cup of brown sugar (450g)$2.15
  • 1.5 cups of grapes (225 g)$1.73
  • 1 tablespoon of ground ginger$2.64
  • 2 lemons, thinly sliced$0.56
  • 2 oranges, sliced$1.25
  • 1/2 cup of fresh baker’s yeast (approximately 20g)$0.08

Total$21.85

that's $1.09 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 450 g of dried apricots
  • 3.8 liters of lukewarm water
  • Approximately 6.5 cups of granulated sugar (1.3 kg)
  • 2 cups, 1/4 cup of brown sugar (450g)
  • 1.5 cups of grapes (225 g)
  • 1 tablespoon of ground ginger
  • 2 lemons, thinly sliced
  • 2 oranges, sliced
  • 1/2 cup of fresh baker’s yeast (approximately 20g)

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