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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 bottles 5388g

Recipe makes 1 bottles)

Calories 5405
Calories from Fat 104 (1%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 11.7g 17%
Saturated Fat 1.5g 7%
Monounsaturated Fat 2.9g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.1g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 221mg 9%
Potassium 4673mg 133%
Total Carbohydrate 1344.1g 448%
Dietary Fiber 17.3g 69%
Sugars 799.3g
Protein 30.8g 61%

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Balloon Wine

Recipe #105462 | 42 days | 15 min prep | add private note

By: Kathy228
Dec 6, 2004

This isn't fine wine, but its homemade, fun and easy. The results will be varied depending on the kind of fruit, sugar content, yeast's fermentation, temperature. This recipe uses juice concentrate, but you can make your own juice from grapes or plums. Don't use citrus.

1 -2 bottles (change servings and units)

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Directions

  1. 1
    You will also need: 1 gallon glass jug (I guess you can use plastic, but I never did); 1 extra large latex balloon and a sturdy rubber band; 1-2 empty wine bottles or bottles of choice.
  2. 2
    Combine the yeast, sugar and juice in a gallon jug.
  3. 3
    Fill the jug the rest of the way with cold water.
  4. 4
    Rinse out the balloon, and fit it over the opening of the jug.
  5. 5
    Secure the balloon with a rubber band.
  6. 6
    Place jug in a cool dark place.
  7. 7
    Within a day you will notice the balloon starting to expand.
  8. 8
    As the sugar turns to alcohol, the released gas will fill up the balloon.
  9. 9
    When the balloon is deflated, the wine is ready to drink.
  10. 10
    It takes about 6-weeks total.
  11. 11
    Carefully pour wine into empty bottles without disturbing the sediment.
  12. 12
    Discard the sediment.
  13. 13
    Cork and tape the bottles closed.
  14. 14
    The wine can be drunk now or aged, bottles on their side, for a year if you like.
  15. 15
    But the younger it is, the yeastier it'll taste.

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From: 915335

On Aug 6, 2008

My husband and I tried this recipe. It calls for way too much yeast, which we found out the hard way. The very first night it exploded (popped) the ballon. made for a really big mess. next time we try this resipe we would NOT use the 2-1/2 oz of yeast it calls for. I would say no more than 1/4 to 1/2 oz would due.

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  • From: Chef #179987 Susies Mom

    On Dec 12, 2004

    Joan-Anola, Manitoba, Canada I made this wine, It turned out well. The only things I did differently were to use carboy with a fermentation lock instead of a balloon and a week before I bottled it I strained it through coffee filter and put it back in the carboy and added a clarifier. When I bottled a week later =I strained it again

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  • From: MM Margoulette

    On Oct 6, 2008

    Ive made this wine countless times and it turns out differnt every time. Always extremely good though. To the one that popped their balloon, umm duh. Just buy an airlock. Simple and fun to make your own wine. Give it a shot!

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