I am on a mission, to make homemade wine. I made it many years ago with a bottle and a balloon, wasn't the tastiest thing I ever had, but certainly had the effect I was looking for.
Now I'm on a mission to create something far more delicious
My husband's doctor has told him he should drink two glasses of wine a day, so we intend to develop a couple of recipes.
Have you ever made homemad wine?
Do I need to purchase a kit?
Is regular yeast good or does it need to be a special type of yeast?
What about fermentation, is it better to use a glass jar, or something where the uv rays can't get through?
Any advise would be appreciated.
Any web sites that you know of that sell wine making kits and ingredients.
What would be your favorite flavor?
2007-12-02 01:22:25 · 6 answers · asked by Cheryl 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Making wine is one of the easiest and most enjoyable things you can do. It is really quite simple also.
Firstly, I would recommend checking out http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/ to take a look at the process, and some ideas for recipes. Then you should contact your local homebrew shop, or http://www.midwestsuppies.com and purchase a 'wine starter kit'. This starter kit will include everything you need to make wine, short of the wine itself, and bottles. Your husband's doctor probably recommended 2 glasses of red wine per day, if that is the case, Midwest also sells wine kits. These kits will make 6 gallons at a time.
You do not want to use regular baking yeast. It will work, but your finished product will not exactly be drinkable.
As far as fermentation goes, the starter kit you get will have a bucket for primary fermentation, and a glass carboy for a secondary. You don't need to keep wine in perfect darkness, but I would recommend keeping it out of direct sunlight.
If you have any further questions, I would recommend you check out http://www.homebrewtalk.com it's an online community of homebrewers, and we can answer any other questions you have.
2007-12-02 03:03:35 · answer #1 · answered by Mitchell Winery 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Great hobby. I have two batches going right now. I'd suggest finding a local homebrew/winemaking shop and getting your advice and equipment there. The propritor will be a great help because you will return to get more supplies if you are successful. If you can't find a local shop, check Winemaker (magazine)'s website. Their list of advertisers contains several who sell mail-order.
Kits are easiest.
Get a yeast specific to the kind of whine you are trying to make. If there is nothing specific, Montrachet will usually do a good job. DO NOT use baker's yeast.
I usually start out in a plastic container, then siphon the must (liquid) off the lees (sludge) into a glass carboy. My wife was kind enough to sew jackets for all my glass carboys. They not only keep the light out, they keep the temperature from changing quickly. In a pinch, you can also use a T-shirt or a pullover.
Favorite flavor? That's tough. Port, lemon, potato, carrot ....
2007-12-02 03:37:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
this isn't helpful but i just had to share. i can't hear the phrase "homemade wine" with a straight face because in my teens i watched a british comedy series with leonard rossiter called the "fall and rise of reginald perrin" wherein a man who was miserable with his job was also driven crazy by his pompous, pipe smoking, pretentious armchair intellectual of a son-in-law, who made homemade wine. he pushed it on everyone for gifts, served it at every meal at his house and it was the butt of many of the funniest jokes in the show, because it was supposedly spectacularly awful. i remember someone asking reginald what the wine was like, and he pondered for a moment before answering "have you ever tasted weasel spit?" not that homemade wine HAS to be awful, but the risk is certainly there, i've heard.
2007-12-02 05:51:23 · answer #3 · answered by ellarosa 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look for the winemaking kit at http://www.maltose.com
2007-12-02 01:46:08 · answer #4 · answered by dogglebe 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, but I work in a jail... I will ask inmates how THEY make hooch LOL
2007-12-02 01:57:00 · answer #5 · answered by simplysuewi 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Too long a story..
http://www.thebeveragepeople.com
2007-12-02 01:31:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋