Does anyone know how to make home made wine?
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My husband has always wanted to try and make home made wine, i was just wondering if anyone knew how to make it??
HOMEMADE ROSA WINE
3 (12 oz.) cans of Welch's frozen concentrated grape juice
4 c. of sugar
1 1/2 pkg. of dry yeast
Mix sugar and yeast dry and funnel into 1 gallon jug. Add thawed grape juice and add water to fill jug leaving room for initial foaming (2 or 3 inch). Cover jug mouth with small piece of cotton cloth and secure with rubber band or string. Let work for approximately 3 weeks. After working stops, let stand a couple of days to settle. Siphon off leaving sediment in jug.
1 (96 oz.) orange juice
1 (8 oz.) grape juice
2 c. sugar
1 pkg. yeast (approximately 1 tbsp.)
1 lg. glass bottle
1 balloon
Tape strainer
Mix well in large container, put in large glass bottle. Attach balloon on top and secure with tape so it won't leak. Let set until balloon goes down. Let it sit to settle, then strain and bottle. Chill. Tastes like Dago Red or Burgundy. Takes 10 to 20 days.
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December 24th, 2008 at 8:35 am
Yeah, my buddy at work knows how.
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December 24th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Put fruit and sugar in a jar, let it set with vinegar. Let it set until it ferments, you'll be able to tell. Hope this helps!!
Try http://www.bartender.com
That might help too!!
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My man!
December 24th, 2008 at 10:07 am
You got to get in a big vat barefooted and stomp grapes, dancing about and so forth. I kinda cheated in learning how, didn't attend Wine College, I learned by watching an old episode of I Love Lucy.
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December 24th, 2008 at 10:37 am
buy a wine making kit ===, you can pick your starter, chardonnay, merlot, cabernet, etc…….. available on internet or look in local phone book. VERY simple to make just takes time.
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December 24th, 2008 at 11:26 am
How to Make Homemade Wine – Step by Step
The actual process of winemaking is fairly straightforward. Traditional grape wines can be easily created, as well as those from fruits and even vegetables and grains. It is important to note that winemaking is not a hobby for those who are impatient. Homemade wines require months and sometimes years to reach their full drinking potential.
Before you begin to make your first batch of homemade wine, you will need to purchase the right equipment.
You will need:
* Primary fermentation container
(4-gallon food grade quality heavy plastic container with lid)
* Secondary fermentation containers (2 or 3 1-gallon glass jugs)
* Bung
(rubber cork for the airlock to fit in, should fit into secondary fermentation container)
* Airlock
* Large nylon mesh straining bag
* 6 feet of clear plastic ½" tubing
* 5 wine bottles for one gallon of wine
* Corks (size #9 fits standard wine bottles)
* Hand corker
* Hydrometer (measures sugar content)
Other items that are useful but not essential are:
* Thermometer
* Acid titration kit (measures acid level)
* Grape press (essential if you are making wine from fresh grapes)
* Thermometer
All of these items can be found at a winemaking supply store. While shopping for equipment, make sure to pick up the following specific ingredients that you will need to add to your wine:
* Campden tablets
* Wine yeast
* Yeast nutrient
* Pectic enzyme
* Grape tannin
* Acid blend
Step-By-Step Winemaking
Step One – Choose your recipe and fruit
For your first attempt at winemaking, it is usually best to stick to a simple, straightforward recipe for grape wine. You probably have familiarity as to what a grape wine should taste like, and it's usually easy to find suitable grapes or grape concentrate. Remember to inspect your fruit carefully. Crush a couple of grapes between your fingers and taste the juice. If you have purchased a hydrometer, use it to measure the grapes' sugar content. It should be between 22 and 24 brix, which means that the alcohol content of the wine will be approximately 11 percent. Next, thoroughly wash fruit, removing any debris or insects. Throw out any grapes that appear to be rotting. Make sure to remove the stems from the grapes. The stems can cause a wine to taste bitter.
Step Two – Wash your equipment
It is essential that you begin with a sanitary environment and absolutely clean equipment before starting the process of making wine. Used bottles, in particular, should be sterilized before being used again.
Step Three – Extract flavor
Depending on the recipe that you are following, you will need to extract the aroma and flavor of the fruit by crushing, chopping, soaking, pressing, or boiling. The extracted fruit is called "must." Make sure to follow the recipe's instructions carefully with this procedure. It can make or break the quality of the wine. Once extracted, the must will be placed in a primary fermentation container.
Step Four – Blend Additives
There is more to wine than just fruit, and these other ingredients are necessary to the flavor, quality, and shelf life of your vintage. Pay close attention to the order in which you blend in additives. Additives are generally blended with the must in the primary fermentation container. However, the yeast may not be added in until days after the other additives are blended.
One additive that is called for in almost every wine recipe is a Campden tablet. This is actually a sulfite that prevents oxidation and growth of wild yeast while promoting the growth of cultured yeast.
Pectic enzyme is another common additive used in fruit wines. It helps promote flavor, aroma, and acid extraction from the fruit. Tannin is also frequently needed to add bite to white wines. And, of course, sugar and yeast are necessary to produce a wine's alcohol. Granulated sugar is the best sugar for making wine. Avoid using brown or powdered sugar. Some recipes, however, do use honey instead of sugar. The yeast that is required for winemaking is different than bread yeast. Ask your winemaking retailer which variety is required for the type of wine that you are making.
Once the additives have been blended into the primary fermentation container, the wine will begin fermenting. This process usually lasts from 3 to 10 days during which time the container should be covered loosely with a piece of cloth and a rubber band around the opening.
Step Five – Transfer into the secondary fermentation container
Once the initial fermentation process has ceased, the wine will need to be placed into a glass jug that is sometimes referred to as a "carboy." To do this, you will first need to strain the pulp from the liquid and then pour the liquid through a funnel into the container. Once the wine has been poured, the container needs to be fitted with a fermentation trap, called an "airlock." The wine will need to ferment in this container for several weeks.
Step Six – Rack Wine
The procedure of racking the wine is essential to winemaking. Racking is the process of siphoning the wine off the sediments into a clean secondary fermentation container. This can be done with a flexible plastic tube. Racking is usually done on a regular basis over several months until the wine is clear and ready to be placed in bottles.
Step Seven – Bottling
Finally, when the wine is sufficiently clear and the fermentation process has ended, it will be time to bottle your vintage. The easiest way to transfer the wine from a secondary fermentation container into bottles is to siphon it using the tubing that you used for racking. It is important not to overfill the bottles and to secure corks tightly. Newly bottled wine should be stored upright for the first three days. After that, it should be stored on its side at 55 degrees Fahrenheit. White wine should be aged for at least 6 months before sampling, and red wine should be aged for a minimum of 1 year.
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December 24th, 2008 at 11:41 am
HOMEMADE ROSA WINE
3 (12 oz.) cans of Welch's frozen concentrated grape juice
4 c. of sugar
1 1/2 pkg. of dry yeast
Mix sugar and yeast dry and funnel into 1 gallon jug. Add thawed grape juice and add water to fill jug leaving room for initial foaming (2 or 3 inch). Cover jug mouth with small piece of cotton cloth and secure with rubber band or string. Let work for approximately 3 weeks. After working stops, let stand a couple of days to settle. Siphon off leaving sediment in jug.
HOMEMADE WINE
1 (96 oz.) orange juice
1 (8 oz.) grape juice
2 c. sugar
1 pkg. yeast (approximately 1 tbsp.)
1 lg. glass bottle
1 balloon
Tape strainer
Mix well in large container, put in large glass bottle. Attach balloon on top and secure with tape so it won't leak. Let set until balloon goes down. Let it sit to settle, then strain and bottle. Chill. Tastes like Dago Red or Burgundy. Takes 10 to 20 days.
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December 24th, 2008 at 11:56 am
making wine is really easy
what I would suggest is that you read up on it from an internet search
then when you get ready to make it, follow the instructions exactly as you are given.
different yeast produce different results and alcohol content. A friend of mine uses champain yeast for his beer and if you drink 2, you will see things.
I have been making spirits for years and all of it has turned out well. I would urge you to make sure everything is spotlessly clean and use distilled water when you need to add any. Tap water will leave a disagreeable taste to the wine.
also, wine can be bruised by mishandling. Most of it is light sensative and the bottles can explode so put them in a box, where they are temperature stable, and cover the top with another box incase they explode.
some people use a wash tub in the basement if you have one. I always placed them in a small cellar made for that.
the process it self is basically getting grape juice, (you can squeeze the grapes which is best)
add the yeast to the firmintation chamber (I use a 6 gallon water bottle made of class)
allow to ferment until it stops bubbling through the water gap
prime with a bit of sugar and cap, store, age, drink
enjoy
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December 24th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
it's really beyond the scope of a simple, short answer on YA
however, there's plenty of great starter books in the food section of any decent bookstore, and WineMaker magazine is a great and affordable subscription (and issues are typically at those same bookstores)
http://www.winepress.us has a great forum too
Jack Keller has a great site as well, and he often contributes on the above forum
http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/
newbies often start with a "wine kit" for their first wine too, that simplifies things to some degree, but eventually you want to experiment with fresh fruits and such
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December 24th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
I used to do it all the time. You can either buy the grape variety in tins of concentrate or make a completely different type of wine out of other types of fruit and even certain vegetables (depends how adventurous you are). I've even made coffee and tea wine before! The basics are preparing the fruit, adding the water (at the correct temperature), using the right amount of sugar and yeast and then keeping the wine in a warmish place until fermentation stops. I used demi-johns with an airlock. One of the main concerns is everything must be clean! Use sodium metabisulphate and citric acid. Anyway, I could go on in huge detail, but take a look at:
http://homemadewine.net/
Hope all this helps – if you have any other questions, drop me a line.
Good luck!
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December 24th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
My dad used to make wine, but now just goes to the local wineries to buy theirs. lol
Some wineries will sell you the grape juice. I remember going with my folks to the Lake Erie region and not only sampling the wines at the wineries, but buying the juice to make wine. (Mom stole some for jelly making. Yum.)
Check with your local wineries to see if they'll sell you some of their juice. It'll save a step and you'll already know you're getting juice meant specifically for making wine.
Just be aware of the fact that the fermenting containers will make some really funny sounds when the yeast is doing it's job. It almost sounds obscene, but is really funny to sit and listen to.
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December 24th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Go to your nearest homebrew store and explain to the proprietor what you want to do. You will get great service. The thinking is that if your first batch turns out right, you will be a customer for a long, long time. It's not the cheapest way to go but it may be the most mistake-resistant.
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