Home Winemaking basics

By: David White
When I was a child and my father gave me a zip from his wine for the first time I fell in love. I was about 10 or 11 years old, I don’t really remember what kind of wine it was but I'm still remember the taste like it was yesterday. That sunny day something happened, I discovered the wine and decided that when I'll be old a naught I'll make my own wine and it will be at least as tasty as this one.
I started to research about wine and how to make it at home and I even grew some grapevines in the backyard. Today I'm making wine at home from my own grapes and it taste like high quality wine.
Actually it's quit simple: crush the grapes {you can do it the old way with your foot and it is quit fun} until you get about 3-4 gallon of grape juice, remove about 80% of the stems {depending on the color you want to achieve.}. Mix 1 kg of sugar with a 1/4 gallon of clean water, warm it a beat until all the sugar is melting. Let it cool to room temperature and add 1/4 tablespoon of yeast {make sure you use good wine yeast, because it has massive effect on the taste.}, stir it well and add it to the grape juice. Seal the container with nylon and rubber band. Now you just have to wait. After 24 hours check to see that there are bubbles and gurgling noises, it is mean that the fermentation has started. When it stops bubbling {it can take between few days to weeks} you can move the wine into smaller bottles and rack them up. Now let the wine age for a while. That is all.
After a few times you will know better what kind of grapes to use depends on the taste. Of course there is a lot more to know but this is the basics and it is a naught in order to start home winemaking. If you think you want to know more there are some great e-books and books about it, my favorite one is AllWineMaking.
About the author: David white is a wine enthusiast who made his own research and now wants to share his knowledge.