Wine Making 101 - Beginner Basics for Wine Making at Home

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Wine Making 101, the beginner guide for winemaking at home. Today we guide you through all the basics needed for wine making. Wine Making 101 contains background on wine, types of wine, what equipment you will need and a brief synopsis of the wine making process. Don't be discouraged, winemaking at home can be inexpensive, fun, and very easy to do and yeild great results!
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Can Homebrew Kill You?: • Can Homebrew Kill You?...
Yeasts we Use for Wine Cider and Mead - Demystifying Yeast Selection: • Yeasts we Use for Wine...
How to Read a Hydrometer - Why are they so Confusing?: • How to Read a Hydromet...
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@kyliegrass9026 2 жыл бұрын

I love that she talks with her hands and he moved the wine glass. That’s a beautiful relationship of awareness!! This is my new hobby so cheers to everyone!

@richardrose9943 Жыл бұрын

My guess is he has seen the aftermath of not moving the glass a few times😂

@colinvautour3711 Жыл бұрын

relationship goals tbh

@craigbryant9925 3 жыл бұрын

I love your ethos of "keep it simple". So many people want to imply that a homebrewer should spend hundreds on equipment before even starting. Adding campden tablets before pitching your yeast, adding preservatives after racking, insisting that you CANNOT use bread yeast etc etc that it fosters an incredibly toxic gatekeeper syndrome in the homebrewer community and keeps many people from actually trying their hand at it.

@CitySteadingBrews 3 жыл бұрын

All of this. This is part of why we do what we do. There are haters out there that absolutely want to see us crash and burn, but... the truth is, homebrewing is simple.

@CitySteadingBrews 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t do Reddit.

@CitySteadingBrews 2 жыл бұрын

@@julietardos5044 I know. I just don't really get into Reddit.

@OriginalOrlaith 3 жыл бұрын

"and we decided wine-ot"

@sciencetheory2818 2 жыл бұрын

Thought

@squirmssq3352 Жыл бұрын

what is an ot 😅

@coquicrops 11 ай бұрын

@@squirmssq3352why not? Wine-ot

@TheRscorp 3 жыл бұрын

I've made juice wines for a couple of years now (Apple, apple mango, strawberry etc) and this year made a Sauvignon Blanc from a kit with my dad which was great, and right now I've got an experiment going with Aronia Berry wine. Going to be making wine from grapes this spring (Chilean Cabernet) so doing the whole process of crushing, pressing, etc. My friends and family are VERY happy I've taken this up instead of bowling or fishing.

@Olemier 2 жыл бұрын

It's nice, a hobby that can be shared! I'm looking forward to doing the same thing.

@no1slisteninganyway 3 жыл бұрын

I made your simple red table wine in the juice bottle using grape juice, bread yeast, and sugar (plus an air lock.) It turned out okay but it's not something I enjoy drinking; however, I found mixing it with blackberry soda water makes a wine spritzer I absolutely love. Thanks!

@rizowski 3 жыл бұрын

First time I made wine I didn't wait long enough. But the second time, just a few weeks ago, I got a great product thanks to your tutorials.

@CitySteadingBrews 3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@laurelpeterman4995 2 жыл бұрын

What do you mean by wait...inside a closed bottle?

@randomfleming 2 жыл бұрын

@@laurelpeterman4995 Or inside a glass carboy (secondary fermenter).

@FusionDeveloper 3 жыл бұрын

Knowledge and opinions change over time and things get unintentionally skipped, so it's always nice to have this type of video re-made from time to time.

@shalomjackie4299 3 жыл бұрын

ive never clicked on a notification faster in my life

@CitySteadingBrews 3 жыл бұрын

LOL. We should have made this one a long time ago.

@Grandpa_RLP 3 жыл бұрын

I gave up drinking alcohol many years ago (long story) but find the idea of wine making intriguing. My wife and our friends are all wine drinkers and the idea of making wines as gifts could be very cool as you said at the end. I think I might give it a go.

@Caradepato 3 жыл бұрын

I have an orange tree in my garden, and I often get my neighbours excess oranges as thank-you for various things I help them with, so twice a year I make orange wine. This early spring I made 20 litres of orange wine which is currently bulk-aging.

@koffiarizamoto9326 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all your videos and the amount of time and effort you put into it to make sure we're informed. I'm not even a drinker. But I've had a blast trying out some new things. My favorite so far was my watermelon honeydew with a cranberry juice base.

@aanderson8393 2 жыл бұрын

The way she talks with her hands and he keeps moving the glass so that it doesn't get knocked over 😂 relatable

@dianaludwig6861 9 ай бұрын

Thank you. We have been experimenting with fermentation, making vinegars and wine. This is perfect for us. We grow our own grapes and juicing cherries at 7000 ft up the mountains. I have so much to learn , your podcasts are just what we need.

@leonbeausoleil1542 3 жыл бұрын

Great summary of the whole process. I would say I have been making wine for at least a year. I do own a hydrometer and the testing tube but stopped using it to cut down on the chance of contamination. I do have Starsan for disinfection. I usually rack from original juice vessel to another clean juice vessel. On the batches that I did a reading on, average was just under 11%. Mostly use Grape Juice but sometimes other types to see if I would like them. Have wine yeast and bread yeast. Am also a connoisseur of wines that sell for $5 or less. I am not talking about Boone's farm or mad dog 20/20. Cabernet Sauvignon would be my favorite. Love you're channel.

@bramzwingli 3 жыл бұрын

Because of the pandemic we don't have bottle returns in my state. My friend owns a bar and has been giving me his empty liquor bottles. If you need bottles that might be an avenue to check out.

@brianhoffman1146 3 жыл бұрын

Been brewing for six months but I love this video is a great video to watch for beginners and there’s many links that they have to get more information.

@buffalojoe78 3 жыл бұрын

Whoo hoo another video! Also happy that y’all found out what the grapevine in y’all’s yard is.

@xerveschex5761 2 жыл бұрын

Been making cranberry white wine for years now. Your past videos convinced me to finally get into wine making starting with a cherry melomel and I'm all the better for it.

@eddavanleemputten9232 3 жыл бұрын

Having shared a couple of my brews on FB these past few days I got a lot of questions on how to start home brewing. I’m sharing your video as you are answering a lot of the questions I got and you can explain it so much better than I ever could do. Hopefully it will encourage a lot of my friends to watch more of your videos and subscribe to your channel... and to start their own brews! Thank you for always putting no-nonsense, great advice and information out there!

@CitySteadingBrews 3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome! Thanks Edda!

@eddavanleemputten9232 3 жыл бұрын

@@CitySteadingBrews ☺️

@MatteoSasso 3 жыл бұрын

I know all this stuff, so why am I watching yet another CS video? I think I just like watching Brian digress and Derica making faces

@CitySteadingBrews 3 жыл бұрын

LOL, the best reasons.

@stevendiaz619 3 жыл бұрын

You guys are so fun to watch. One day I will make my own mead and feast and drink to my future victories with Odin's blessing.

@GWayne-wb2pg 2 жыл бұрын

I love seeing all of your videos and currently have my first wine and mead fermenting away with your recipes. It would be awesome to see you guys make different kinds of flavored vinegar.

@greggrochola3274 3 жыл бұрын

Great video for beginners. Thanks for all your advice. Love your work guys👏👏

@CitySteadingBrews 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@judithjordan3474 2 жыл бұрын

You two are hilarious, and also very informative. Thank you. I gave my daughter and son-in-law (then) a few grape vines a few years ago and now my daughter wants me to do something with the grapes!

@Dutzman 3 жыл бұрын

I still make the banana wine every month, it's awesome.

@BlueIdiotPie 2 жыл бұрын

as someone who *loves* non grape wine, I appreciate that y'all aren't strictly defining wine as a grape thing. I also appreciate this bc while I can't drink it, my mom loves wine and I want to make it for her bc I love and appreciate her and this is helpful

@dawnteskey3259 3 жыл бұрын

A bottling wand changed my brewing life. Thanks so much for the suggestion (in a previous video, of course). =-)

@dr.catmilk 3 жыл бұрын

Grew up with my dad making blue berry plum wine, wild yeast, and then cleared with everclear. Rarely did it have an alcohol forward flavor, more often than not it was still sweet.

@mokolaifam5564 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the interesting topic .Ive learned a lot.

@kcalmwinds 2 жыл бұрын

Over the course of a few months I have gone down the path of fermentation of all kinds of things and have spent quite a bit of time researching beverage fermentation and natural carbonation, there are 2 major sources (out of a lot of good and less than optimal channels) I love to watch because it does take a natural approach: @DIYFermentation and the wonderful City Steaders. Thank you for producing such great uplifting and seasoned content. I enjoy the whimsical and cheesy commentary between the hosts along with the invaluable guides to help new brewers on their journey. Please keep doing more awesome things!

@christophermenz4942 3 жыл бұрын

AWESOME video my friends! This was a great video for beginner home brewers. I am so looking forward to getting home from my FEMA deployment in Oklahoma and start making some more mead's and now apparently you wine. You got me a new addiction. Also, that was a great addition about not everyone who makes wine, drinks. I myself do not drink and the idea of making gifts for friends and family to enjoy was the first thing that popped into my mind when I started this hobby. Anyway, thanks again for another great video and look forward to your future creations.

@inspectorlunge3887 2 жыл бұрын

@Christopher Menz What's going on with fema in Oklahoma?

@christophermenz4942 2 жыл бұрын

@@inspectorlunge3887 Nothing now. I was helping the Chickasaw Nation with COVID vaccines.

@Ribaby408 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely LOVED this video! Informative & fun!🙃🍷

@hammelbreu2059 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the Video. I really love them ❤. Unfortunately I saw almost all your video´s now, so I am now doomed to wait for new one´s 😂

@CitySteadingBrews 3 жыл бұрын

Good thing we still do two a week on this channel alone!

@bahamajim1998 2 жыл бұрын

Such an informative video guys !! Thank you 🥂

@Cacapupusex 3 жыл бұрын

The way he talks u can just know he’s a really smart guy he reads all day

@CitySteadingBrews 3 жыл бұрын

Aww thanks!

@robertcaldwell7918 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You Brian and family I'm impressed as explained very well

@kayshariggs7621 2 жыл бұрын

You guys are seriously my favorite. Thank you for your knowledge.

@CitySteadingBrews 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching:)

@Canadaheather 2 жыл бұрын

This helps a lo- we have been making our own wine for about 15 years and are considering purchasing a u-brew that is up for sale in our town.

@rickycastellana8643 3 жыл бұрын

You posting this video the same day as my enology exam is a weird coincidence, but I got 27/30 so I guess you brought me luck! Cheers!

@96driver 3 жыл бұрын

Reminded me. During the Desert Shield/Storm I made an air lock from a 35mm film canister, ink pen and Chapstick tube. HAHA I currently use three piece airlocks but have seen a couple times that the liquid can be sucked out into the fermenter. Say you get the bucket all ready and pick it up to carry into another room. The bucket deforms and sucks the airlock out. Or say a cat (ARGHH) decides to walk across the bucket pushing the lid down and when the lid returns to normal it sucks the liquid out of the airlock. It looks like the two piece won't allow these issues. Going to get a few. Great video as always

@CitySteadingBrews 3 жыл бұрын

Great story!

@96driver 3 жыл бұрын

@@julietardos5044 good point

@txikitofandango Жыл бұрын

your guys' videos are supremely informative, watchable, and fun. especially compared to what all else is out there, good grief

@CitySteadingBrews Жыл бұрын

Thank you! There is a LOT out there :)

@dolphintouchmichellepsychi6217 2 жыл бұрын

Hello from Australia! Love watching you guys!!!!

@johndsouza429 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Its very useful

@artsalazar3462 Жыл бұрын

My name is Arthur Salazar I'm not a member but I made my first 5 gal jug of apple wine. According to my friends. It tast great. I'm going full force on making wine at home. I followed all your tips and tricks. Instructions. You are a big help. I really appreciate you guys. It's Awesome 👌 👏 👍

@CitySteadingBrews Жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

@ashleylangfield7100 3 жыл бұрын

What great information. Thanks

@biteme9593 Жыл бұрын

great introduction. very thankful for you're having assumed I knew absolutely nothing about wine...as I didn't

@CitySteadingBrews Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@vidstar7 2 жыл бұрын

I love these guys! Great vibe!

@johncella7931 6 ай бұрын

Muscadine wine is AWESOME!

@mechablade5327 Жыл бұрын

A lot of good info here. I'm referencing this video to all beginners from now on

@arrisq2467 Жыл бұрын

Love the vids, am watching every single one. Very informative and helpful, thanks! I am trying to get into homebrewing at the moment. How do I know when to take 1st hydrometer reading? (not counting the one before or straight after pitching yeast) Few different brews are in the making for about a week now, some with commercial and some with bread yeast and activity has slowed down a lot but I still see a little bubbles travel up. Should I wait until there's no bubbles? How do I know if the bubbles are from still active fermentation and not simply brew degassing itself? Thanks!

@stansigstadable 2 жыл бұрын

I've made beer, cider and mead before but not wine. Recently I bought several boxes worth of dusty bottles, hydrometer and others things for making wine from a couple who gave up drinking. It's a complete kit! I am anxious to clean it all up and make my first batch of wine. Everything only cost me about $16. I gave them a $20 and told them to keep the change.

@robertyoung5748 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info my goal is actually to make some good vinegar but will be making a whine before finishing the fermentation if it's good wine I may bottle some as I am making 6 gallons.

@ispeakblessingsintoyourlif8683 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Trying to learn how to make wine at home for use on Shabbat! Will let you know when I succeed. Yah bless you all.

@jimmieburleigh9549 3 жыл бұрын

Lol I'm same way when canning. If I share I tell them you can have what you want but I want my jar and rings back..

@adventuresinlee 3 жыл бұрын

Much easier to make someone sick with cooking than brewing. Also Australian wines are among the best in the world, at least the some of oldest if not the oldest vintages and grapes in the world. I would never have used bread yeast if not for you both. I was a yeast snob, still am but seeing the brews you did with it, made me try it on something other than JAOM.

@stephenlaverack289 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid full of sensible advice. Ever thought of writing a book or have I missed it? All the best Steve

@CitySteadingBrews 3 жыл бұрын

Working on it actually!

@The8404corpsman 3 жыл бұрын

I love your channel. I listen to you guys all the time. I'm about to make a fruit cake mead using buckwheat honey and dried fruit. If it turns out good can I send you guys a bottle?

@itzseriouzz5727 Жыл бұрын

Hey, awesome guide. I used it to start my own cherry wine and it's currently in conditioning phase. It tastes alright, but I wonder if I could increase the cherry taste by adding some fresh cherrys in this phase. Do you think it is worth the effort to add/remove them, or are the fruits likely to ferment just as in fermentation phase (not giving the fresh cherry flavor)?

@marcosr2017 3 жыл бұрын

Love your videos!

@CitySteadingBrews 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@diegoguzman1285 Жыл бұрын

Some people even use the CO2 produced by their fermenting wines to "feed" their planted aquariums with it using the blow-off tube method you described, so it's a win-win haha

@whitebelt2905 2 жыл бұрын

Love you guys!

@erickanorris567 2 ай бұрын

where I live we have crushed granite soil in a large river valley, easy to mimic French wines. A few vineyard have 300 year old vine stock.

@geanawattiebhajan120 3 жыл бұрын

Very Very Helpful information

@bigosbro21 3 жыл бұрын

I know this doesn't really fit into wine "basics", but I recently discovered that the term "Secondary Fermentation" seems to come from wine making, where the wine goes through both primary fermentation and malolactic (secondary) fermentation. I have been reading a lot more into this because it was something I was unfamiliar with, and I read that not only is the flavor and acidity of the wine affected, but you can also have bottle bombs as a result of this malolactic fermentation, if you dkn't plan for it (then of course you have all the playing with acid levels, etc.). I humbly suggest that this topic may be a great idea for a future video and might be very eye-opening for us loyal viewers.

@riukrobu 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a bit late, but other terms that are used (in Italian/French wine making for example, I'm Sardinian btw) is High and Low Fermentation, or Tumultuous and Low fermentation. So you're right but it's not just about malolactic, which starts way later than the tumultuous one has finished. We start fermentation between august and october depending on the grape kind. So 10 days max after, it's done with the High fermantation, so we rack it in carboys/demijohns/barriques for the Low fermentation. Malolactic fermentation starts around april/may, depending on climate/region. We bottle around september and consider that, young wine; aging starts from that moment. Low fermentation is also called Refinement which is my favourite term since it's the most accurate. Refinement is not aging. But since malolactic fermentation happens in almost all red wines, during refinement, it's an actual secondary fermentation also. All this to say you're right, bigosbro. Also, of course, when you add water or sugar to the must, you make the gods angry, mediterranean people believe, so be very careful about that.

@bigosbro21 2 жыл бұрын

@@riukrobu the gods would rightfully be angry in my opinion 😁 . Thanks for that answer. Thats good info. And I like the term "refinement" as well. So do you prevent malolactic fermentation from occurring until April/May? Why so long before it occurs? I know it happens more slowly, but I thought it could start during primary fermentation or low fermentation.

@riukrobu 2 жыл бұрын

@@bigosbro21 Sorry I missed your answer somehow, you answerd the same day but the bell told me nothing about it. So, malolactic fermentation starts on its own around april/may, beause of the seasonal rise in temperature. In winter is too cold to go malolactic. In fact it depends on the region and the year, some times it's a hotter year for example and it might even start in march! And of course, in southern Italy is hotter than in northern!

@CitySteadingBrews 2 жыл бұрын

Mlf doesn’t only happen in certain months.

@riukrobu 2 жыл бұрын

@@CitySteadingBrews What? What do you mean? If it's too cold it doesn't happen, it needs around at least 18°C, I know you know this Brian, so what do you mean?

@danelljones2995 6 ай бұрын

You guys are awesome! Thank you!

@vf12497439 2 жыл бұрын

Just becoming interested in wine making. The hydrometer has been very important in my beer brewing, especially with whole grain recipes. To achieve consistent results you need to know your sugar content at start. Ive had to steep my grains longer or even steep another separate batch of grain to get my percentage right in order to have my content correct. How much water to add? With your hydrometer you can figure that out batch to batch. Anyone new to this can proceed a batch or two without but realize you need to get involved in your gravity in order to reproduce your results.

@BrettStevens4321 Жыл бұрын

Hi guys, love your videos. Question: Today I started a blue raspberry wine it's taking off great lots of action going on, however I also started some cranberry pomegranate wine made with same yeast and its not working at all its almost like the yeast is dead in that one but my other cranberry pomegranate batch I started 5 days ago started working hard after just an hour or so. Any thoughts on why this new batch may not be going?

@CaptainFrankBlack 10 ай бұрын

Making my first brew which is a traditonal mead, currently been fermenting a week. Wanting to start a second batch already, but unsure whether to make cherry wine or cherry mead. Either way cant wait.

@chipbennett2845 3 жыл бұрын

Derika (hope I'm spelling that right :-) ) makes a good point when she eats the strawberry - If you wouldn't want to eat it, you probably don't want to try making wine out of it. There are exceptions to this (like very sour fruits that might make a good-ish wine) but in general I say if you wouldn't eat it, don't ferment it!

@trudyhoffmann6405 2 жыл бұрын

Have you ever made a rhubarb wine? I've found recipes, but conflicting with how to extract, how long and such. Thank you for your recipes and sharing your knowledge.

@CitySteadingBrews 2 жыл бұрын

We haven’t but want to! Cannot get a good supply of rhubarb here in Florida.

@m4a44 3 жыл бұрын

I would add to the safety of home brewing: the misconception of safety is probably to do with distilling (improperly). Which some people don't understand is something completely separate from brewing.

@CitySteadingBrews 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@stevenlovett8436 3 жыл бұрын

During WWII the Government needed people to move into the cities and take manufacturing jobs. They stopped publishing home brewing, farming, and canning information and started saying it was "not safe" leaving the farming, canning, and brewing to the corporations.

@apipriestley2948 3 жыл бұрын

Really love your guys videos! Very informative and easy to follow. I have a question about carbonation and sweetening. I currently have a feijoa wine in primary fermentation. OG: 1.110 so I’m probably looking at a 14-15% (yeast tolerance: 18%) when finished, but my question is, once primary is done and wine is dry. How can I calculate how much priming sugar to use when bottling if I want to carbonate and back sweeten before pasteurising? Thank you 😊

@CitySteadingBrews 3 жыл бұрын

You calculate sweetness the same way you always would. Sugar add .046 gravity per pound in a gallon, so if you want about a 1.010 or so sweetness you need about 1/4 lbs or so. For carbonation, I use 1 ounce per gallon. The trick here is knowing when it's carbonated enough before pastuerizing. Best to have a plastic bottle filled with the brew too so you can check it and when it's bubbly enough, pasteurize the batch, but not the plastic one, just drink it.

@apipriestley2948 3 жыл бұрын

@@CitySteadingBrews Thank you! sending you both best wishes from New Zealand!

@christianbligh7676 10 ай бұрын

I think this why KZfaq was invented, Bon Appetite ❤

@matthewalton7721 3 жыл бұрын

I really dig your channel. I bottled my first cider today. Good color and clarity. Good flavor. Dry as a popcorn fart, though. I'm sweetening with gomme syrup at drinking time. Keep up the excellent work!

@brendamenon251 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, your information is very informative. Could you please help me on how to make black grape wine.

@HungLikeScrat 3 жыл бұрын

Joking, of course, but when you said "balloons aren't food safe", I immediately thought "but condoms should be" and then imagined a non lubricated condom blowing up on top of a fermentation vessel. Lol.

@kazemainihadi 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. It was very helpful for me. I just have one question. My wine after a week of secondary fermentation stopped bubbling. I still waited another week according to the instructions to start bottling. Does it mean that I am safe of my bottles exploding? Thanks again for the video

@CitySteadingBrews 3 жыл бұрын

You should take readings otherwise you are flying blind.

@lightningrocketcreates Жыл бұрын

Last year I made a wine with home grown grapes... It was wine but it had SO MUCH ALCOHOL. Probably ended up being red wine tequila haha. Thanks for the tips, I'll definitely try it again.

@CitySteadingBrews Жыл бұрын

Most likely it was 15% or so. That's what most wines end up. Yeast can't really go much higher than 18-20% if any higher. But... it might have had a more ethanol forward taste for sure!

@brandonstahl3562 2 жыл бұрын

Hears an Idea for you... how about a framed poster for your brew station with all the answere from your most asked questions... graphs and tables tips for different brews.... Instead of answering the same questions over and over you can sell them a cheat sheet. Make it look good if you do.

@user-my5rl9jn1w 3 жыл бұрын

Hello , I have question I’m make wine from juice (ocean spray) it contains Fumaric acid , its safe to drink ?

@trudyhoffmann6405 2 жыл бұрын

I will be moving, is there a best practice on moving bottles that are stored? What about carbonated?, I hope to have ongoing brews done, but what if I have to move while they're still fermenting?

@dawnteskey3259 2 жыл бұрын

I did have a swing top bottle with ginger beer in it explode. Thankfully it was contained and didn't do any harm. The sound was scary enough! 😆

@Orionland Жыл бұрын

Hello y’all I made my first wine last year after watching your video. It came out pretty good. I got great information and knowledge from y’all. So thank you so much ! I have mustang grapes growing on my property so after we make big batch of jelly I was going to make another batch of wine again. This time, I wanted to try adding some extra flavor but I’m not sure when I should do this. I wanted to maybe add some orange peel and cloves to my wine. When would I add these to the wine. During the first fermentation or after the first rack ? Any help you can provide is much appreciated.

@CitySteadingBrews Жыл бұрын

The Orange peel can go in whenever you like. Go light on the cloves (one per gallon should be fine) and add those after the racking process.

@Orionland Жыл бұрын

Great, thanks for the help. !

@andygeorgiou2846 Жыл бұрын

I love your videos so well done

@CitySteadingBrews Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@alanreed2066 Ай бұрын

OK so I'm on day one of a Fontana Cabernet Sauvignon kit. I substituted the EC 1118 with Bourgivin RC 212. 12 hours in and I'm already getting healthy bubbling. Directions do not mention stirring while almost every post/article says to stir the primary (ranging from 2x a day to every other day) everyone has their own opinion. Thoughts? Secondly, I'm currently in a 6 gallon bucket with lid and bubbler. My plan is to NOT rack into a carboy for secondary and leave in the bucket. It seems like the main reason for racking into a secondary is to get the wine away from the sediment in the bottom of primary. But you still get sediment in secondary. If I eliminate my head space in my primary container, keep the bubbler and bottle from the spigot (above the sediment) after the wine is clear and without disturbing the sediment, it seems like that would work for a non-competition table wine. Thoughts? If this is a disaster idea please elaborate.

@CitySteadingBrews Ай бұрын

If you purchased a kit, I would follow their directions as closely as possible. Racking is important, as getting the sediment or lees away can prevent some off flavors. But, again, follow their directions.

@alanreed2066 Ай бұрын

I appreciate your reply and following the directions is the safe bet but I've also WK's often have the easiest directions not the best directions. Is it pretty accepted that leaving wine to age for a couple months over lees will definitely lead to off flavors or could possibly lead to off flavors. I think one of your videos actually gave me the idea to leave it in the primary container because you said secondary fermentation isn't really a second fermentation it's more like the last 30% of fermentation to further clarify. Oh well guess I'll find out the hard way.

@torjones1701 3 жыл бұрын

fermenter hack: The standard Homer Bucket from Home Depot? It's food safe so long as nothing's been in it before. They are not RATED as food safe, they are made from Polyethylene which is the most commonly used plastic today. Used in everything from pill bottles, to zip lock bags, plastic films, all kinds of bottles, cutting boards, plastic plates, cups, and bowls, you name it, it's probably made from PE or one of its variants (such as HDPE - high density PE). Home Depot also sells white buckets which are rated as food safe and cost an extra $0.20-ish each.

@CitySteadingBrews 3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't do it. If it's not rated food safe, it's not food safe.

@torjones1701 3 жыл бұрын

@@CitySteadingBrews Nah, they just didn't want to pay for the testing to get it rated as such. Not being rated doesn't mean it's not food safe, only that it isn't rated as such. It's like "Organic" food, that means that it's government inspected, approved, and certified to meet certain criteria, but I'd still rather eat anything out of your garden even though it's not Certified. If you're uncomfortable with it though, that's cool. Like I said, the white buckets they sell are only a little bit more expensive and are certified. It's still about $5 for a 5 gallon fermenting bucket... Just remember to grab a lid...

@KELINA216 3 жыл бұрын

This my seem like a dumb question but it’s my first time making wine. I know you said after fermentation it’s better to siphon your product into a smaller container, is it okay if I just put it in the wine bottle i’m going to use?

@CitySteadingBrews 3 жыл бұрын

You can, but it might take time to clear so if you skip the bulk aging step you will have sediment in your bottles.

@godsgoodnessherbalremedies4503 Жыл бұрын

Thanks yall

@jimawhitaker 3 жыл бұрын

Omg she's adorable thanks for the excellent video:-)

@mohammedalzahrani6424 3 жыл бұрын

Hallo guys, since you mention hydrometer in this video, i have suggested using a digital hydrometer in another video before. I use it in my work to check wet batteries . I think it will be useful for you because it need just little amount of liquid. I wish you all the good guys 🌹🌹

@DirtDigglerDetecting Жыл бұрын

interesting. My First batch is sitting. 1 Gallon, Apple juice, 1 tsp Bread yeast, 2 Cups sugar ( which is low from Paw paw) But we'll se how it turns out. IT is very active :)

@ScifiMike12 3 жыл бұрын

Carlo Rossi 1 gallon bottles are about $12 where I am. Get the liquor for free!

@unsane78 3 жыл бұрын

$20 here 😔

@pegsol3834 3 жыл бұрын

What liquor are you buying?

@ilKhan-Ghost-of-Clan-Mongoose 3 жыл бұрын

I totally tripped out alot of women over here on Merritt Island with Your first wine recipe... Got the 3 quart Welchs size from BJ's... Tripped em out. No vinegar taste like all store wines do....

@deleted9919 3 жыл бұрын

I have a concern. I’m making 2 batches of 1gallon orange wine. The wine has 2.6 lbs of sugar, half a gallon of fresh squeezed oranges (no peels from the oranges) and 2 grams of wine yeast. It’s been chillen for 13 days and is fermenting just fine. No gravity reading yet, It’s not ready at all to rack lol my concern is that yesterday the pulp from the oranges suddenly just like deflated 😭is the pulp deflation a sign that something is going wrong ?? I’m gonna leave it alone until it’s ready for it’s 2nd fermentation, but it’s highly concerning to me because I’m still a beginner to this hobby. But I mean there’s less liquid in there now, than when I started fermentation. Should I be concerned about this? I would really appreciate y’alls input 🙏🏽

@jolenechase4210 3 ай бұрын

At my local homebrew store 1 gal carboy are $8, I found some used carboys on Facebook marketplace, I now have 4- 5 gallons, 12- 1 gallon and 4- 1/2 gallon all for $100.

@CitySteadingBrews 3 ай бұрын

Nice!

@yatessnyder1490 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos

@CitySteadingBrews Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@ashleylangfield7100 3 жыл бұрын

Would you have a top 5 meads/wines you would suggest a beginner to have a go at?

@CitySteadingBrews 3 жыл бұрын

For beginners, I recommend what we linked right in the description of this video :)

@tedsmith8248 3 жыл бұрын

My granddaughter put the full envelope of wine makers yeast in a gallon of 100% apple juice. Will this make it bad or longer to ferment? I am attempting my first bottle of apple wine. Man I miss Boone Farm wines.

@CitySteadingBrews 3 жыл бұрын

It will be fine.

@caleblucas3206 3 жыл бұрын

I just started my first wine brew yesterday I’m doing it in a glass gallon jug it’s the only one I have could I siphon into a clean food grade plastic jug then clean the glass gallon jug and transfer it?

@CitySteadingBrews 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Absolutely. As long as everything is sanitized, you’re good.

@caleblucas3206 3 жыл бұрын

@@CitySteadingBrews thanks! I’m new into this I’m so excited to try it when it’s time!