Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Wine Making Video: How to make wine. Part One.


Wine Making Video: How to make wine.
Part One.




It is a family tradition in our home, from generation to generation, to make wine. Here is a brief clip that shows us preparing to press grapes that had been somewhat crushed the night before.



Monday, July 20, 2009

Wine making recipe: Apricot Wine Recipe for Home made apricot wine.


How to make a great tasting home made apricot wine.

Instructions and Ingredients for apricot wine.



INGREDIENTS:
Makes 5 gallons of Apricot wine

•  Fresh Apricots 14 lbs
•  10 lbs of White Sugar
•  1 tsp. Yeast Energizer
•  1 tsp Pectic Enyme
•  2 tsp Acid (Citric)
•  1 tsp Tannin
•  1 Pack of White Wine Yeast
•  Campden Tablet
•  4-5 Gallons of Water (Distilled if possible)

INSTRUCTIONS:
Follow classic wine making fermentation procedure.

The procedure is a three step process and
the basic wine making articles can be found
in this blogs archive section.

Note: This wine should be used within 2 years for best results.


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Saturday, July 18, 2009

Apple Wine Recipe you can make at home.

 Complete recipe for a great homemade apple wine.

"Just like grama used to make"


Apple Wine Ingredients:

•  5 Gallons of Apple Juice 
•  5 lbs. of White Sugar
•  2 tbsp of Yeast Nutrient
•  1/2 tsp. of Pectic Enzyme
•  2 1/2 tsp. of Acid Blend (Citric)
•  1 tsp. of Tanin
•  1 packet of Yeast (regular or white wine yeast)

Follow classic fermintation procedure. 
For information on this procedure, check out
our basic articles.

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Friday, June 19, 2009

Cherry Wine Recipe. Great Recipes for making Great Cherry Wine At Home.

Make Cherry Wine.
Great Recipes for making Cherry Wine At Home.
How to make different cherry wines.




OVERVIEW
Cherry wines are some of the best fruit wines you 
can make.It does not really matter what kind of 
cherries you use, just make sure they are fresh 
and ripe cherries. With all the cherry trees 
growing around the US, you need to get out and 
pick some cherries for some great tasting wine.




CHERRY WINE RECIPE
• 5-6 Pounds Fresh Cherries
• 2 Pounds of White Sugar
• 7 Pints Water
• 1/2 Tsp Tannin
• 2 Tsp Acid {citric acid)
• 1/2 Tsp Pectic Enzyme
• 1 Tsp yeast Nutrient
• 1 Pack of Red Wine Yeast (any yeast will work)

Follow Classic Wine Making Fermentation Procedure
Found in our "Basic Section" Link Below:


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Monday, June 15, 2009

Homemade mango wine recipe. Make great tasting mango fruit wine at home.

Homemade mango wine recipe.

Make a great tasting mango fruit wine at easily at home.

OVERVIEW
Mango Wines are growing in popularity today.
The mango flavor really comes through in this  homemade wine. Great for summer parties.
The wine will finish a golden color. It is one of our most popular fruit wines.


MANGO WINE RECIPE

• 3-4 pounds peeled Mangos

• 2.5 pounds white sugar

• 1 gallon water (distilled is best)

• 1.5 tsp. acid blend

• .5 tsp. pectic enzyme

• 1 tsp. yeast nutrient

• 1/4 tsp. tannin

• 1 packet white wine yeast


WINE MAKING PROCEDURE

1. Cut mangos into small chunks and smash them with a potato masher.
2. Follow classic fermentation procedure. (See our basic articles)

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Sunday, June 14, 2009

Free Blackberry Wine Recipe. Easy to make homemade blackberry wine recipes.

Great Blackberry Wine Recipes. 
Easy to make homemade blackberry wine recipes.

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Please check out our other free wine making articles.
Get started making great wine today.

BASIC BLACKBERRY WINE (Medium Body)
• 5 lb blackberries (fresh is best)
• 2.5 lb granulated white sugar
• 1 gallon water
• Packet of red wine yeast 
OPTIONAL nutrient, 1/2 tsp pectic enzyme, 1 crushed Campden tablet.

PROCEDURE
Follow classic fermentation procedure. (See other articles on wine making basics.)
1. Primary Fermentation 7-14 days.
2. Secondary Fermentation 30 days.
3. Bottle for 6-12 weeks.
4. Drink before 2 years.

If you like that wine making article try this Mango Wine Recipe:


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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Wine Making Kits: Inexpensive Implements in Making Wines. A Great OVerview of Wine Kits.

A Intro to Making Wine at home:
A Quick Overview of Wine Making Kits for the Home Wine Maker.

Wine Making Kits: Inexpensive Implements in Making Wines


Photo: headshopsupply.com


Author: Jean Kokus

Wine, which is one of the major types of alcoholic beverage, is considered by a lot of people to be beneficial to our health. Studies show that it decreases the chances of heart disease, kidney stones, and diabetes. The other two major types of alcoholic beverages are beer and spirits. Beer is generally fermented at a minimum of two weeks and aged for another two weeks and have alcohol content of four to six percent. Spirits, which are essentially unsweetened, are alcoholic beverages that are distilled at the end of a prolonged period of fermentation and aged again over a long period after the distillation process. They usually have alcohol content of at least twenty percent. Wines, which are considered as libation fit for gods, are fermented and aged for months or years and have nine to sixteen percent of alcohol content. Wines, either drank or used in cooking, complement the taste of most dishes of European and Mediterranean cuisines. They are known for their wonderful aroma and exquisite flavor. Most wines are expensive but with wine making kits of your own, you could make and enjoy them without shelling out much money!



History of Wine Making



The practice of wine making could be traced back to 6000 BC in Mesopotamia, 7000 BC in China, and 4500 BC in Europe. Wine makers used amphorae and similar implements as storage and fermenting vats. The favorite raw materials of the ancient worlds in making wines were grapes and rice. Archaeological finds include wine making kits that differed from one culture to another. Its history is closely linked with agriculture, which was the provider of the raw materials, and with cuisine or the art of food because wine was served in banquets and ordinary meals and were even used as ingredients in food to improve taste. Even the New Testament cites Jesus Christ breaking bread and drinking wine with his disciples. Bacchus, the Roman god of agriculture, fun, and theater, is even portrayed as a wine lover. In recent history, wine drinking became a status symbol because it symbolized refinement. Christianity on the rise popularized drinking as a non-barbaric act. Contemporarily, people who drink wine are perceived to be sophisticated, cultured, and moneyed.



A View on Vintage Wines



Among wine drinkers, vintage wines are considered as royalty. They are made from grapes that are unique because they are picked only during a particular time in a year. Longer periods of aging make the wine made out of the especially picked grapes taste better and acquire greater value in the eyes of wine lovers. The production of vintage wines is not limited to established producers, you could even make them using your own wine making kits.



The Process of Wine Making



Wines may be produced using grapes, apples, berries, barley, rice, and ginger. The process basically involves the following phases:



▪ Pressing of the base material such as grapes

▪ Fermentation of the raw material extracts with yeast

▪ Aging of the fermentation

▪ Separation of the dead yeast and other sediments from the fermentation

▪ Chilling of the strained fermentation

▪ Chilling and bottling



At home you may do these tasks and love them doing using inexpensive wine making kits that you could buy online. For better quality and prices, search for The Grape and Granary. Enjoy your wines even before you drink them!

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