Wines and Spirits

The Basics of How to Make Wine

Let me give you the summary of the wine making procedure that you can do right at your own kitchen or backyard of that part of your home where you are most comfortable at. The Process of Fermentation This is the process when the yeast feeds on the sugar and creates two by-products: carbon dioxide and ethanol (alcohol). Hence, in order for you to accomplish this, you will definitely need wine yeast and sugar (or any sugary product) that are mixed together. If you have a recipe at hand, that teaches you how to make wine, use and follow it. Better if you have an eBook on how to make wine with a detailed instruction. Racking This is the second stage on how to make wine. Racking is when you transfer or what wine makers call тЂњsiphonтЂќ the wine from the first container to the second container. You should do this after about letting the must ferment for 10 days so that dead yeast wonтЂ™t get in the way or affect the flavor of your wine. The purpose here is to be able to get as much amount of wine as you can while leaving the dead yeast behind. In the process of doing this, it is unavoidable to lose a little amount of wine of course. The way to remedy this is to add a bit of tap water into the siphoned mixture and then wait. Airlock For two to four weeks, the airlock on the bottle must be on and the bottle must be properly sealed.Т  At the end of this period, you should already have your first homemade wine. But actually, the longer you let it sit in the second bottle, the better tasting your wine will get so it is totally up to you if you want to open the bottle at the end of the 4th week. Needless to say, this second stage on how to make wine or that of fermentation can reach up to 12 weeks or 3 months. Stabilization Stabilization is trying to stop the yeast and sugar from further fermenting. ThereтЂ™s a proper level of fermentation that you should follow in order to produce the best tasting wine. In doing this, you must use Potassium Sorbate which is the best stabilizer. This chemical does not kill the yeast but it helps stop fermentation. Bottling On how to make wine, you donтЂ™t just prepare your bottles and corks towards the end of the wine making process. These should of course have been ready right at the start. You may ask for used bottles and corks in your local stores but again, remember to clean and sterilize them well. In filling up each bottle with your homemade wine, do so right up to the neck and cork of each bottle one by one. You can also do this all at the same time. ItтЂ™s up to you. Just please be careful to not splash the contents inside and do your siphoning as quietly as possible. Well, thatтЂ™s it on how to make wine. ItтЂ™s just so easy, really. As you go along with learning more about how to make wine that is homemade, you will eventually learn how to experiment and Т do other things to develop a better quality homemade wine.

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