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How To Make Homemade Wine
By Polly Hamilton
How to make homemade wine:
Making homemade wine can be very cheap, and very successful. Of course, in most countries you can't make homemade wine to sell, you have to register as a business, etc. But that doesn't stop you from using your wonderful homemade wine as gifts, and of course enjoying it yourself!
How to make homemade wine: Getting started
You can make homemade wine very simply. It can be made with 7% alcohol content, up to 18%. The cost is very cheap! Many people are surprised by the quality of wine you can make at home. It can surpass many supermarket varieties. You need the following to produce 4.5 liters or 1 gallon, or 6 bottles of quality homemade wine:
1 Demijohn
1 Bored demijohn cork
1 Fermentation lock
1 Plastic funnel
1 Syphon tube
Sterilising solution
Campden tablets
6 Wine bottles and corks
1 Hydrometer and Trial Jar (preferably)
How to make homemade wine: preparation
You must sterilize all your equipment before beginning the wine-making process. Add your grape juice concentrate to your jar. Remember your wine can be made from different fruits: kiwi-fruit, fejoa, orange, etc. Just follow the same steps. Add 3 liters of cold water to your jar. Dissolve your sugar separately (different kits will indicate different sugar amounts) in warm water and add to your jar. Top up your jar with more cold water until it is nearly full.
How to make homemade wine: yeast onwards
Add your yeast to the jar and mix in smoothly. Half fill the airlock with water and insert it into the bung to seal the jar. Store your jar in a warm place, between 21-24 degrees Celsius, or 70-75 degrees Fahrenheit. Use your hydrometer to measure the sugar levels. This determines whether your want a dry wine: .990-.996, medium wine: .996-1.009, or a sweet wine: 1.009-1.018. When you sugar levels are right for the type of wine you want, end the fermentation process.
How to make homemade wine: completing fermentation
Remove the bung and airlock from the jar. Add your two campden tablets (crushed) with your potassium sorbate to end the fermentation process or your wine. Put the bung and airlock back onto the jar. Store your jar of wine in a cool place this time: 15 degrees Celsius or 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Wait until the liquid is clear, then remove the sediment.
How to make homemade wine: bottling
Some people like to filter their wine before bottling. This adds a more professional looking touch, making the wine that much clearer. Use a corking tool to cork your sterilized wine bottles. It's a really fun idea to create your own label as well. Date it, with the name of your ‘wine-making company' and indicate what sort of wine it is. It's a great idea to write down the exact process you go through. This means that when you do it again you can refine things and see if they improve the quality of your homemade wine! Learning how to make homemade wine is a breeze. It's a wonderful skill to have, because you can learn so much each and every time you make some homemade wine. Eventually you'll have the perfect recipe for your own homemade wine and you'll be famous for it!
See Also:
More info on homemade wine making
Wine Cellar Secrets
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