| The wine making process has not changed much | | | | Fermentation |
| from time immemorial. At best and thanks to | | | | The hardest part to follow in wine making |
| technological advancements, the process has | | | | instructions is how to ferment the must. Extra |
| become easy. The wine making instructions, in a | | | | care must be employed in this process as even a |
| nutshell, involves proper sanitation, fruit crushing, | | | | tiny amount of foreign bacteria or fungus will |
| fermentation and aging. | | | | destroy the whole batch. You would be lucky if |
| Sanitation | | | | your wine turns out to be vinegar. Add the yeast, |
| Before starting, make sure that everything you | | | | take note that you should be using wine yeast |
| need is not only clean but properly sanitized. | | | | and not any other type of yeast. The mixture |
| Everything includes the fruits you will be making | | | | would look like it is boiling in a week's time. |
| your wine with. Make sure that they are clean | | | | When the mixture stops "boiling" and starts to |
| and mold-free to prevent premature | | | | "simmer" transfer the contents into a carboy or |
| fermentation. Wash your instruments with chlorine | | | | barrel with an airlock. An airlock stops the air from |
| or boil them for at least thirty minutes. | | | | touching the wine but allows unwanted gaseous |
| Crushing | | | | substances to escape the container. |
| The traditional way of crushing the grapes, or any | | | | Aging |
| fruit, with your own feet is still the best way and | | | | The last of the wine making instructions is to rack |
| adds a nostalgic sense to wine making. However, | | | | the wine, or the process in separating the unspent |
| your feet may be contaminated with unwelcome | | | | yeast and any non-wine materials in the mixture. |
| bacteria and fungi so it would be best to skip the | | | | After three rackings, leave the wine for a few |
| nostalgia. A tip, rather than a wine making | | | | weeks or so to allow it to reach its full-flavored |
| instruction, is to use your hands or a potato | | | | age. |
| masher instead, especially when your vat is small. | | | | Enjoying your self made wine is a real possibility |
| The crushing vat, or container should only contain | | | | and is as easy as simply following these wine |
| up to the two-thirds mark with crushed fruit or | | | | making instructions. |
| what is called must. | | | | |