Italian Balloon Wine Recipes

BALLOON WINE

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.

Provided by Kathy228

Categories Beverages

Time P1m11DT15m

Yield 1-2 bottles

Number Of Ingredients 4

Balloon Wine image

Steps:

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.
Combine the yeast, sugar and juice in a gallon jug.
Fill the jug the rest of the way with cold water.
Rinse out the balloon, and fit it over the opening of the jug.
Secure the balloon with a rubber band.
Place jug in a cool dark place.
Within a day you will notice the balloon starting to expand.
As the sugar turns to alcohol, the released gas will fill up the balloon.
When the balloon is deflated, the wine is ready to drink.
It takes about 6-weeks total.
Carefully pour wine into empty bottles without disturbing the sediment.
Discard the sediment.
Cork and tape the bottles closed.
The wine can be drunk now or aged, bottles on their side, for a year if you like.
But the younger it is, the yeastier it'll taste.

Ingredients

1 (2 1/2 ounce) package active dry yeast
4 cups sugar
1 (12 ounce) can frozen juice concentrate, without sweeteners
3 1/2 quarts cold water

MAKE-A-HOME BALLOON WINE

When I was a teenager, my mother made this wine quite often. It is a sweeter wine, so if you like your wine a little drier, decrease the sugar. I like it just the way it is, and have for many years.

Provided by Lila Martin

Categories Beverages

Time 15m

Yield 4 Quarts

Number Of Ingredients 4

Make-A-Home Balloon Wine image

Steps:

Mix juice, sugar, yeast and raisins in a 1-gallon small mouth glass jar.
Fill to neck of jar with water and mix well.
Place a large balloon over opening of jar and secure with a rubber band.
Put the jar with mixture in a place where it won't have to be moved.
Let stand about 6 weeks.
After 6 weeks is over, wine may be strained and bottled.
Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1325, Fat 0.3, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 8.6, Carbohydrate 339.7, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 338.2, Protein 2.1

Ingredients

6 cups sugar
1 package yeast
1 quart unsweetened grape juice or 1 quart other unsweetened juice
12 raisins

HOMEMADE WINE

This is an easy recipe for homemade wine. You can choose whatever flavor you like but my favorite is the red. You will need a sterile milk jug, a large latex balloon and a rubber band to complete the project. This Wine is a bit stronger than regular table wine. Its great for cooking as well as drinking.

Provided by MSGYPSYLEE

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Canning and Preserving Recipes

Time P7DT17h7m

Yield 32

Number Of Ingredients 4

Homemade Wine image

Steps:

Combine the yeast, sugar and juice concentrate in a gallon jug. Fill the jug the rest of the way with cold water. Rinse out a large balloon, and fit it over the opening of the jug. Secure the balloon with a rubber band.
Place jug in a cool dark place. Within a day you will notice the balloon starting to expand. As the sugar turns to alcohol the gasses released will fill up the balloon. When the balloon is deflated back to size the wine is ready to drink. It takes about 6 weeks total.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 120.6 calories, Carbohydrate 30.8 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.2 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 4.1 mg, Sugar 30.7 g

Ingredients

1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
4 cups sugar
1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen juice concentrate - any flavor except citrus, thawed
3 ½ quarts cold water, or as needed