| To make your own wine at home, you are going | | | | make grape wine. |
| to need an instruction guide, wine making | | | | Wine Making Equipment Kit |
| equipment, ingredients and recipes but let's begin | | | | In addition to the wine making guide and recipes, |
| by learning the basic process of wine making. | | | | you are also going to need wine making |
| Three-Period-Fermentation-Process | | | | equipment. You can easily find kits which include all |
| - Extract juice from grapes by pressing, soaking | | | | the needed equipment, like the carboy (large |
| or crushing them | | | | fermentation bottle), bottle filler and corks. |
| - Add sugar, spices and yeast | | | | All of these parts can be purchased separately, |
| - Transfer to a bottle, jar, bucket or pail and | | | | but if you are just starting out, buying an |
| cover | | | | equipment wine kit is a smart investment and we |
| - Store at room temperature for at least one | | | | believe, the most cost effective option. |
| week to allow for the First Period of fermentation | | | | Wine Making Ingredients Kit |
| - Strain the liquid from the pulp and pour the liquid | | | | After you purchase the guide and the basic |
| back into the vessel, discarding the pulp | | | | equipment, you can either choose to use your |
| - Cover and allow a Second Period of | | | | own ingredients (grapes, sugar, spices, yeast...) or |
| fermentation for several weeks but not longer | | | | you can buy kits to make specific types of wine, |
| than 8 weeks | | | | like Chardonnay or Shiraz. |
| - Repeat the straining process and ferment for a | | | | If you are new to wine making, you may find |
| 3rd Period 3-8 weeks, or until the wine has a clear | | | | that using an ingredients kit is a good way to |
| appearance | | | | start out. |
| - Bottle your homemade wine | | | | Once you feel comfortable making grape wine |
| - If the wine isn't to your liking, allow it to age for | | | | using either your own ingredients or an ingredients |
| several months and taste it again | | | | kit, you can begin to experiment with different |
| Wine Making Guide and Recipes | | | | flavored wines, like cherry or apple wine. |
| Now that you understand the basic process, you | | | | Learning how to make wine is not only fun but |
| are going to need more details, including recipes, | | | | can be very cost effective. One batch usually |
| to get started. | | | | makes 6 or 7 bottles, and depending on the |
| We recommend purchasing a basic winemaking | | | | ingredients, costs about 49 cents per bottle to |
| guide to help you through the first few batches. | | | | make. When you consider that the average cost |
| Most of them include easy wine making recipes | | | | of a bottle of wine runs between $10 and $15, |
| and are perfect for someone learning how to | | | | the savings can really add up. |