I have never tried Dandelion wine until last summer when friends of ours brought over a bottle to share. It was sweet and nice to sip on at the end of our dinner. They talked about how easy making dandelion wine was and I decided to give it a try myself. I always love making something new! Dandelions are also high in calcium, protein and vitamin A, not to mention the medicinal benefits to dandelion wine. Plus, it’s so easy to make!
Collecting the dandelions was easy – we have a field full! When collecting the blossoms be sure not to use any flowers that have been sprayed with pesticides! You will need about 3 quarts of dandelion flowers. We collected them in the morning so the blooms were fresh. Separate the yellow flowers from the green sepals (the little green leaves under the flowers). The green sepals are bitter in flavor and you don’t want them to put that flavor into your wine!
Put the flower petals in a one-gallon crock and pour 1 gallon of boiling water over them. Make sure the dandelion flowers are fully covered and soaking in the boiling water. Cover and steep for three days.
After three days prepare the following:
2 oranges remove the zest and cut the oranges into slices. (You can also just use the peels, which is what we did)
1 lemon, remove the zest and cut into slices. (You can also just use the peels, which is what we did)
After three days pour the flower water mixture into a large pot and add the zest of the oranges and the lemon. Bring to a boil, remove from the heat and then strain out the solids. Add 3 pounds of sugar to the pot, stir to dissolve and allow the mixture to cool.
Once the liquid has cooled add the orange and lemon slices and add 1 pound of raisins. Also add 1 package of wine yeast. Put the mixture back into your clean crock and allow to bubble for 2 days to a week.
Once fermentation is complete pour the mixture into your fermentation container. Luckily my husband is a home brewer and I was able to use one of his bottles.
We allowed the liquid to sit for a couple of weeks until there was no longer any bubbling.
When the fermentation has completely stopped, transfer to sterilized bottles and cap or fit with corks.
Let stand for six months to a year.
Enjoy in front of the woodstove this winter or wait to enjoy it by the bonfire next summer!
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Hi Nancy, stopped by from Cherishing a Sweet Life Linky party. I wish I would have seen this when my field was filled with dandelions. Oh well, guess I will print it out and try it next year.
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Wendy,
Now you’ll have a use for those dandelions next year1 🙂
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Love this! I’ve tried dandelion coffee before but couldn’t get into the taste. I think I may need to try this though. Pinning for future reference 🙂 .
Blessings,
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Deborah,
Dandelion wine is very sweet, almost like a sherry!
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This is so cool!! I didn’t know there was really such a thing as Dandelion Wine! Thank you for the recipe!
Brenda
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Brenda,
I was surprised how easy it was to make!
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This was so interesting to see it made!! Thanks for sharing with the Thursday Blog Hop!
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I don’t think my husband would let enough of these grow!
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Is there anything a dandelion isn’t good for? Very cool! I have GOT to try this, sometime.
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Holly,
Amazing that a lowly little weed like a dandelion is good for so many things!
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Finally a use for those annoying Dandelions, the bane of every gardener. But this is so cool. I would have never imagined this in a million years. Great job. Love the bottles. What a touch of style.
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Cinnamon Vogue, there are certain advantages of being married to a graphic designer! 🙂
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This is so interesting. My grand mother always made dandelion salad. I’ve got to try this wine. Thanks for linking up and sharing with us at Funtastic Friday;-)
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Thanks for sharing on the Healthy Living Link Party. We appreciate it.
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Wow!! Looks good!! I want some!! Thanks for sharing on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday!! Hope to see you again tomorrow!! Pinned!
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I’ve never tasted Dandelion wine but I’ve heard it is lovely! Thank you for sharing this great tutorial on how to make it with us at the Hearth and Soul hop, Nancy. I’ve shared it on Stumble Upon, pinned it and will tweet it too 🙂
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Thanks April!
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Hi again, Nancy! I’ll be featuring this post at this week’s Hearth and Soul hop 🙂
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Thank you April for featuring my dandelion wine!
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