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Home Wine Making
One of the greatest hobbies I know is making wine. It is demanding and rewarding, educational and intuitive; and it can save you a lot of money as well!
Some Basics.
There is a lot of hoo-ha about wine and wine making, and we need to get some of the myths out of the way before we start.
Firstly – Wine is made from grapes, or at least from grape juice. You cannot make wine from other fruits or dandelions etc. You can make alcohol from anything that contains sugar, but it will not be wine. So don’t do what so many beginners do and listen to the old wives tales of cherry or peach wines. Honestly. The only way you can drink most of those beverages is to kill your palate first, and any way it will be dead afterwards.
Secondly – good wines are made from good grapes so don’t skimp on the raw materials if you want to make a great wine. That having been said, you can make very acceptable wines from quite inexpensive concentrates purchased from your local supermarket.
Thirdly – not all wines benefit from aging for several years, in fact some of the lighter white wines are well over the hill in as little as 3 years, and most of the whites will not be great after 5. Only the great reds will be drinkable twenty to thirty years down the road. On the other hand, all the wines you make will benefit from a few months in the bottle before you sample it. So you will need a little space to store your production.
Getting Started.
The minimum you need to get going is as follows:
A glass carboy usually 5 gallons (23 liters)
A mixing pail in food grade plastic, preferably large enough to take the full 5 gallons, and also with a good lid.
A siphon set up
An air lock for the top of your carboy.
Most of these items are available from your local supermarket, and most cities have at least one specialty wine making store. (The latter will be more expensive, but they are available to give you plenty of advice) When you are just starting, don’t get sucked into buying floating thermometers, hydrometers and samplers etc. Most of the better wine kits are more or less self regulating, and these little extras will add a whole heap to your initial outlay. When you have proved that you are hooked, then go out and buy all the bells and whistles.
Your first batch!
So you got your stuff, now you need juice. For your first batch, go down to the supermarket and buy a concentrate wine kit. Start with a white wine, you will be more happy earlier if you do. Red wines definitely need more time, and are much less relatively successful from concentrate. Follow the directions on the box.
Key Points.
The single most important part of wine making is cleanliness. You need to sanitize everything you use.
Don’t rush. Wine needs time, and giving it that time will have its reward.
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