Dandelion Wine

Serves: 6

Kendrick Gleason

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

50

Sweetness

48

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2.5 cups

Sugar

Directions:

1

Place dandelion flowers in a large heatproof container

2

Pour boiling water over top

3

Cover and let steep for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours

4

When making dandelion wine, cleanliness is key

5

Make sure your kitchen counters, hands, and all utensils are sterile

6

Pour the resulting tea through a fine-mesh strainer into a large pot or saucepan, pressing the petals to extract as much flavor as possible

7

Discard blossoms and bring tea to a boil

8

Place sugar in a heatproof 1-gallon jar

9

Pour boiling dandelion tea into jar and stir to dissolve

10

Add lemon and orange slices

11

Cover jar and let liquid stand for 2 weeks at room temperature, shaking every couple days

12

Pour dandelion wine through a fine-mesh strainer lined with a coffee filter into a clean container

13

Serve or cover and store refrigerated for up to 3 weeks

14

Place dandelion flowers in a large heatproof container

15

Pour boiling water over top

16

Cover and let steep for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours

17

When making dandelion wine, cleanliness is key

18

Make sure your kitchen counters, hands, and all utensils are sterile

19

Pour the resulting tea through a fine-mesh strainer into a large pot or saucepan, pressing the petals to extract as much flavor as possible

20

Discard blossoms and bring tea to a boil

21

Place sugar in a heatproof 1-gallon jar

22

Pour boiling dandelion tea into jar and stir to dissolve

23

Add lemon and orange slices

24

Cover jar and let liquid stand for 2 weeks at room temperature, shaking every couple days

25

Pour dandelion wine through a fine-mesh strainer lined with a coffee filter into a clean container

26

Serve or cover and store refrigerated for up to 3 weeks