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Ready to try something different? Here’s how to make Carrot wine!

Ever tried making Carrot Wine? If you have had a really good harvest this year, why not give it a try? Here’s how to make carrot wine! And you can read here about all the different wines made from our gardens.

2 glasses of carrot wine sit on a dinner table. — Learn how to make homemade Carrot wine at home.

This recipe is to make 1 gallon of wine. If you make less than that, make sure to decrease the amounts of ingredients properly. Get yourself the wine making equipment (you can get them all on Amazon or eBay) you will need and then get started.

Freshly dug carrots sit on a porch in front of the vegetable garden. — Lots of fresh carrots here to make homemade Carrot Wine.

Since we grow all of our own carrots for the year and have extras, we have plenty! Carrots are one of our most prolific root vegetables we grow.

Carrots being warmed up to make wine. — Simmer carrots on the stove.

How to Make Carrot Wine

Wash 5 pounds of Carrots really well, then bring them to a boil, reduce the heat and let them simmer them in about a gallon and a half of water (the water measurement isn’t precise. Remember you will lose some liquid each time you rack down your wine) for about an hour. When the roots break easily and the carrots are tender, they are ready for the next step.

If you like, you can slice the carrots before putting them on the stove to boil. Some people prefer thin slices of carrot for making wine.

Chopped raisins added to crock of carrot wine during fermentation. — Take the time to chop the raisins.

Using a slotted spoon, remove the carrots carefully. Add half a pound of finely chopped golden raisins to the liquid. (I find chopping raisins is a bear of a job….but it must be done.) Add the juice of two oranges and just a little bit of the orange zest. Be sure you don’t add pith, you want just the peel. Simmer for about another hour.

Some recipes I have seen call for lemons instead of oranges but we have not made it that way. I have also heard of adding honey, which would add a nice flavor.

Fermenting Carrot Wine

Put 2 1/2 lbs of white sugar into a large bowl or crock. You can also use a fermenting bucket, if you have one. Pour the simmered mixture over the sugar and stir it well. Make sure all the sugar is dissolved. Sprinkle 1 tsp. of yeast nutrient on top and cover, leaving it for 3 days. This will start the fermentation and get the brew bubbling.

You can also add the yeast by the following method:

After sugar is dissolved, take off 2 cups of the hot liquid. Mix it with 2 cups of cold water. Add your yeast to this, stir it well and leave for half an hour or so. Then pour it into the crock and cover.

A carboy full of carrot wine after fermenting. — Keep your wine covered; we just wrap a towel around it to keep out of the light.

After three days, rack the wine into a secondary fermenter, using a wine siphon hose. You can use a straining bag if you like.

This is where we use a carboy as our secondary. So we rack the wine and strain liquid into a carboy or a demi-john. Use a bung and an airlock to close the carboy; you need to have some type of fermentation lock.

Leave it in a warm place for six weeks or a couple of months. We rack it down one final time, then let it sit in the carboy two more weeks, before bottling. This step will help clear the wine and any sediment left will have settle to the bottom, and we can avoid it when bottling. This Carrot Wine should then stay in the bottle for at least six months before drinking. Enjoy!

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Glass of homemade carrot wine on a table outside, with carrots and grapes alongside. — Save this homemade Carrot wine recipe to your Pinterest board.

How to Make Carrot Wine

Yield: 1 gallon carrot wine

Prep Time: 1 hour

Cook Time: 2 hours

Additional Time: 8 months

Total Time: 8 months 3 hours

Use fresh carrots to make this unique homemade carrot wine.

Ingredients

5 pounds carrots, scrubbed
1/2 pound golden raisins, chopped
2 oranges
2 1/2 pounds sugar
1 tsp. yeast nutrient

Instructions

1. Add 1 gallon water to a large stockpot.

2. Add the scrubbed carrots, sliced or whole.

3. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and let simmer one hour.

4. Remove carrots; set aside.

5. Add raisins to the liquid.

6. Cut two oranges and add the juice to the liquid.

7. Add some of the orange zest, careful to not use the pith.

8. Let this liquid cool until just warm.

9. Add sugar to a clean crock, then pour the hot liquid over the sugar.

10. Stir well, until sugar is dissolved.

11. Sprinkle the contents of yeast packet evenly over the liquid.

12. Cover crock.

13. Each day for next 3 days, briefly remove the cover and let the fermenting liquid vent. Then recover.

14. After 3 days, carefully use a wine siphon hose to rack the wine into a clean carboy.

15. Add water to the airlock, and close the carboy with the bung.

16. Leave the wine in the carboy for 6 weeks.

17. Rack the wine down into another clean carboy or container.

18. Let sit for 2 weeks; sediment will fall to the bottom.

19. Bottle the wine, being careful to not disturb the sediment.

20. Store bottles for six months before sampling.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 376Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 85mgCarbohydrates: 96gFiber: 5gSugar: 86gProtein: 2g

Originally published 2011; latest update Oct. 2024

How to Make Carrot Wine