Glühwine

DECEMBER 2024 BATCH

·       3L Kirkland red blend

·       7 whole star anise

·       8 sticks cinnamon

·       17 cloves

·       23 allspice berries

·       .75 teaspoons coriander seed

·       1 teaspoons anise seed

·       Juice from 3 oranges

·       3 oranges sliced

·       1 cup EJ brandy

·       .25 cup honey

·       2 tablespoons brown sugar

 

Put in crockpot on high, monitor temp and try to get it to 160F and maintain 

The crockpot was really annoying for this and only got to 140 before I moved it to low and served. 

Recommend using a heavy bottom SS pot on the stove so that we can maintain 160F for two hours. 

Didn’t have fresh ginger this time, but would recommend including it in the future. 

The red blend wine was okay, but prefer using a dry wine.

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NOVEMBER 2024 BATCH

 

·       6L Cabernet Sauvignon, Kirkland bags

·       24 whole star anise

·       16 sticks cinnamon

·       30 cloves

·       40 allspice berries

·       1.5 teaspoons coriander seed

·       2 teaspoons anise seed

·       46 grams thinly sliced ginger

·       Juice from 6 oranges

·       6 oranges sliced

·       2 cup VSOP brandy

·       1/2 cup honey

 

Cold steep at 13:15 

Put on heat 14:30, target 160F 

Adjustments: Added about another 1/2 cup honey 

Feedback: Turned out really well. Suspect a higher quality wine would make a big improvement

credit: Jake Shodd