Best 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
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.
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
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
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
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
ITALIAN BALLOON WINE
I made this my Senor year of high school and fermented it in the eves which could be accessed from my front closet on the 3rd floor. I had researched to find it in the library. It turned into "accidental" champaign. Several friends and I enjoyed it before school on the last day of school with strawberries, cherries, crackers and cheese. One friend had a little much...that's another story!!!! Back then the balloon on top was a nickel balloon. I suspect they are more now....you want a good heavy duty balloon. It will be sweet. I don't recommend eating fruit when you drink it!
Provided by Ambervim
Categories Beverages
Time 30m
Yield 1 Gallon
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Pour 1/2 of the water from the jug and reserve.
- Make a sludge out of the thawed grape juice and sugar.
- Pour sludge into the jug with 1/2 gallon of water still in it.
- Dissolve the yeast in some of the saved water, warmed. Add to jug.
- Fill jug to the top with reserved water.
- Put the balloon over the mouth and seal it well with tape.
- Within 2 hours the balloon will be full the the wine "boiling".
- Ferment for 6-8 weeks.
- Decant.
- Wait 2 days.
- Drink.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 3568.9, Fat 2.6, SaturatedFat 0.8, Sodium 57.1, Carbohydrate 906.6, Fiber 3.7, Sugar 901, Protein 6.9
HOMEMADE BALLOON WINE
I found this recipe on another website. My parents tried it and said that it is very good! My husband is going to start his wine tonight!!!
Provided by Kim M.
Categories Beverages
Time P1m12DT10m
Yield 1 gallon
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Combine the yeast, sugar and juice concentrate in a sterile gallon jug. Fill the jug the rest of the way with cold water. Shake jug to mix ingredients.
- Rinse out a balloon, and fit it over the opening of the jug. Poke one small needle hole in balloon. 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.
- Be sure to siphon off the top and/or strain through a coffee filter. You DO NOT want to drink the residue in the bottom of the gallon jug.
- This wine is great for cooking as well as drinking. We tried grape juice concentrate, but the original recipe preferred the red.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 5216.9, Fat 8.7, SaturatedFat 1.1, Sodium 189.9, Carbohydrate 1319.8, Fiber 3.9, Sugar 799.3, Protein 6.3
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