| So before we delve into wine making recipe, let | | | | produced. There are many brands of wine yeasts. |
| me give you the list of equipment you will use | | | | It's up to you which kind you would want to buy. |
| first. | | | | It is best to ask your local wine shop or |
| Polyvinyl Tube | | | | supermarket and from there compare their |
| ½ Gallon Winchester Bottles | | | | suggestions. |
| Boiler (make sure it's made of aluminum or | | | | The moment you have this ingredient with you, |
| enamel). | | | | you must do as the wine making recipe tells you. |
| Wine Bottles with Corks | | | | There is always an ideal condition which you must |
| Glass Tubing | | | | follow when it comes to fermentation. Not to |
| One Gallon Glass Jars with Corks | | | | worry about it because these things are just |
| Hydrometer | | | | very easy to accomplish as long as you stick to |
| Small Press | | | | the wine instructions to the letter. |
| Plastic Dustbin or any large plastic vessel. | | | | Sugar |
| Other Materials you will need: | | | | Sugar is the partner in crime of the yeast |
| Bottle-Cleaning Brush | | | | because this is the food of the yeast. When the |
| Colander | | | | yeast feeds on the sugar, it produces two things: |
| Casks | | | | carbon dioxide and ethanol. This is where the wine |
| Cork Borer | | | | actually comes from. Without the sugar, the feast |
| Jelly Bags for straining | | | | won't have anything to feed on and consequently, |
| Corking device | | | | alcohol won't be produced. |
| Large Polythene Funnel | | | | Please note that like yeast, a favorable |
| Scales | | | | fermentation condition with the sugar must also |
| Measuring Jugs | | | | be reached by following the correct amount of |
| Small Funnels | | | | sugar levels for your mixture. As a wine maker, |
| Thermometer | | | | albeit your first time, it is crucial that you follow |
| Stone Jars | | | | these amounts in your wine making recipe. This |
| Wooden Spoon | | | | will assist you in reaching the kind of fermentation |
| Tie-on labels for jars and stick-on labels for | | | | that you need for your wine. |
| bottles | | | | Acid |
| In case you don't have some of these materials | | | | Just like with your yeast and sugar, proper acid |
| with you, you can then buy new ones at your | | | | levels must also be followed for your wine |
| local wine store or grocery shop. | | | | mixture. Correct acidity will help produce great |
| Having a complete list of equipment, you can now | | | | tasting wine while wrong ones might just produce |
| proceed to checking if you also have the | | | | very bitter tasting wines or ultra sweet tasting |
| complete list of ingredients for your wine making | | | | wines. |
| recipe. Please note that below are just the basic | | | | Tannin |
| ingredients. As you go along with your wine | | | | The tannic levels in your wine come from the |
| making adventure, you will eventually find out | | | | tannins. It is that ingredient which contributes to |
| other stuff that you can add to your wine making | | | | the dry taste of your wine. If there are too much |
| recipe and from there, make wines that are more | | | | tannins, your wine can be very uncharacteristic in |
| special and exquisite. | | | | its flavor. But with the right amount, the quality of |
| Wine Yeast | | | | your wine can be at part with those sold in the |
| This is one of the most crucial elements in your | | | | markets. |
| wine making recipe from which fermentation will | | | | Once you have all these things for your wine |
| take place. Without the yeast, no fermentation | | | | making recipe, then you are set to make your |
| can take place therefore no wine can be | | | | own homemade wine. |