I've been making homemade wine for a while now, but mostly from bottled grape juice. For my latest batch, I bought some grapes and juiced them with my juicer and added the yeast and sugar directly to it. Without having heated up the juice to destroy any bacteria, and without straining it at all, will the wine be safe? Will the alcohol that the yeast produces kill the bacteria? I don't want to have to throw it out but I will if I think it will make me sick. Thank you for your help.
2007-06-20 14:32:52 · 4 answers · asked by kitten lover3 7 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
I've used everything imaginable to make wine and I've never heated the liquid to kill bacteria. Never had a problem.
Something to keep in mind... traditionally the juice was not heated since the yeast that exists in grape skins was actually the agent responsible for fermentation.
2007-06-20 14:54:04 · answer #1 · answered by Penelope Smith 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The worst thing you can end up with is wine vinagar. Great for cooking
2007-06-20 21:36:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drink it. If it's not good it won't taste drinkable.
I made a few batches when I was a kid and I'm still here!
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2007-06-20 21:39:41 · answer #3 · answered by Freesumpin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alcohol is a natural antibiotic, so if your WINE has any alcohol in it then it will not have any bacteria or viruses in it
2007-06-20 21:59:09 · answer #4 · answered by newtonman 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋