How to Make Homemade Wine

Randy · Moderator

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Suzie · Newbie

Randy,

How much money will it cost to get set up to make my first batch of wine? Is this an expensive hobby? Thanks.

Karma · Newbie

Suzie,

My father use to make wine when I was a child back in India. It can not be that expensive if you pick your own fruit. I am looking forward to trying my hand at wine making now that I am in America.

Ben · Newbie

My father use to make moonshine when I was a kid in West Virginia? Now that I am older I have developed a taste for wine. Is making wine dangerous like making whisky? Can you have an explosion? Is it even legal to make alchohol in the USA?

Alice · Newbie

Ben,

First off it is legal to make any kind of alcohol in the United States providing it is for your own consumption (you do not sell it) and you are 21 or older. You do not need a still for wine making! Nothing will explode, unless you count dropping a wine bottle on a concrete floor an explosion. Hope this helps.

Hello All,

Ralph · Newbie

Can anyone recommend a good book or a website listing lots of recipes? Thank you.

Randy · Moderator

Ralph,

Check out this link:

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Yes, we do plan on adding more recipes. Any contributions from visitors would also be appreciated.

-- Edited by Randy at 18:19, 2008-04-12

-- Edited by Randy at 18:28, 2008-04-12

newoldschool · Newbie

Okay...i make wine with an old school italian (he is teaching me)...no yeast...no sugar...no nothing. crush the grapes...let them ferment in huge barrels, press them...put the juice in big jugs and let it ride. If i started the process in late sept., how long before i should bottle and give it away? Also...its early jan now and i tasted it...it's too sweet and actually tastes a bit carbonated. Is this normal and when will that go away? I've already racked it once. can you add water to dilute it at all? what can you do to the wine at this point in the process to make it smoother? sorry for all the questions...just getting nervous. Last year's was awesome...and we used the same grapes this yr...i just want it as good as last yrs. btw...it's was made with sangiovese grapes

Arnold33 · Newbie

Randy wrote:

Hello All,

Please use this general topic area to post any questions or interesting wine making topics you may have.

Hi

i dont know how to make Red grape wine... Im planning to make for this Christmas. can u tell me how to make?

arkienow · Member

I have a question on the board about using bentonite to clear my wine..would you please read it and give me an opinion?
Thanks
arkienow

RICHARD · Newbie

jackkeller.com has a good list of recipes.

2be994510 · Newbie

What I suggest one do before pitching the yeast is to take a hydrometer reading, o.g. then after a taking the final gravity reading you can figure out the alcohol by volume (abv).

Racefan · Newbie

I wish someone would answer this one, I'm using the same method with the same grape. I bought the fresh juice in six 6 gallon buckets. I hope I didn't waste $300.

altebao · Newbie

I am about to start making wine and I am interested in tropical fruits wine. do I need permit or licence to sell my home wine . Can I market it? Thank you

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