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Looking for something to do with those few extra pounds of strawberries at the end of summer? Why not learn how to make homemade strawberry wine? It’s sweet, it’s refreshing, and you don’t need much in the way of equipment and supplies.

Like strawberry wine, seventeen. The hot July moon saw everything. My first taste of love, whoa bittersweet. But green on the vine, Like strawberry wine. “Strawberry Wine” by Deana Carter

That song always goes through my head when I think about strawberries or strawberry wine. I could be because that song came out when I was 17, and that was the year I tried Strawberry Hill wine for the first time. (did I just age myself??)

Anyone remember Strawberry Hill wine? It was a cheaper bottle, and it always left me with a nasty headache the next day. Not really sure why, maybe it was the several bottles at a time consumption? Now that I am older, I no longer do that kind of thing to my body. First, I am way too old to waste a day on a “hangover” and secondly, I no longer have the desire to drink like that.

However, that doesn’t mean that I don’t enjoy a good glass of wine, I just have learned to really enjoy it. Being able to make it at home is really a good thing, too, because I can make it anytime a good fruit is in season, and I get to enjoy the efforts all year long. Or as long as the wine lasts. This homemade strawberry wine is so much better than the old stuff, in my opinion.

How to Make Homemade Strawberry Wine

For this recipe, there are quite a few pieces of equipment that you need to have when you start. If you have made wine before, it’s likely you have many of these items already.

Brewing Equipment Needed:

• Fermentation kit

Ingredients Needed:

• Quartered strawberries
• Granulated sugar
• Lemon juice
• Strong brewed black tea, or grape leaves
• Premier Blanc Wine Yeast
• Water (Chlorine Free)

Making the Wine

1. Add the cut strawberries directly into the bottom of a 1 quart wide mouth mason jar.
2. Top with sugar, and muddle with a spoon.
3. Allow the sugar and fruit to sit for at least 3 hours.
4. Add in lemon juice and a tannin source. The tannin source can either be strongly brewed black tea or the a few grape or currant leaves. If you’re using black tea, add the prepared tea (not the tea leaves or tea bag).
5. Fill the jar about 2/3 full with water.
6. In a separate container, hydrate the wine yeast with a small amount of water.
7. Allow the wine yeast to bloom for at least 5 minutes before adding it into the wine mixture. This is important because adding it into the wine before it’s rehydrated can shock the yeast.
8. Pour the hydrated yeast into the wine, and then add more water to fill the mason jar to within 1 inch of the top.
9. Seal the mason jar with a mason jar fermentation kit, and allow the wine to ferment at room temperature for 4 to 6 weeks. If material bubbles up into the water lock, remove the lid and clean it out and then put it back on.
10. After 4 to 6 weeks, all fermentation activity should have stopped. If it’s still occasionally bubbling, give it more time.
11. Carefully pour the finished wine into another mason jar, leaving any sediment behind. A fine mesh strainer is helpful for removing any floating fruit.
12. Bottle in a simple Grolsch flip top bottle, or simply cap the mason jar with a canning lid and give the wine at least 2 weeks to mature before drinking.
13. Makes 1 quart homemade wine.

Have you ever made your own strawberry wine? Are you ready to try this recipe? Be sure to pin this for later, too!