At around the 48 1/2 minute mark, I accidentally said 6-8 months but meant to say 6-8 WEEKS. Sorry about that, but please note this - thanks!!
Making wine from scratch and sharing tips along the way - all-natural way, traditional way, with amazing results. After watching this video, you will be able to make wine!! It's a family tradition and a fantastic hobby which is very rewarding, and you can make some amazing wines, right at home!! Hope you enjoy this wine making episode, as much as I have enjoyed bringing it to you :)
00:00:00 INTRO
00:00:47 picking your grapes
00:02:41 crushing and destemming grapes
00:03:29 some explaining to do/fermenting explanation
00:07:18 starting the fermenting process
00:17:35 day 2
00:22:02 day 3
00:26:53 day 4
00:32:13 day 5
00:33:35 Day 6 - starting to rack
00:36:16 moving into first demijohn
00:41:00 Removing skins to begin pressing
00:41:58 Pressing the grape skins
00:48:37 6-8 WEEKS (not months!) later - racking into new demijohn
00:56:38 bottling
01:01:43 TASTE TEST
01:02:34 corking
01:09:33 after bottling
1:11:40 extro
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Making Red wine from scratch - simple/brief summary
• Buy red grapes and de-stem them. Discard/compost the stems.
• Crush the grapes and put them in an elevated barrel or container (i.e. this is your primary fermenter) (put it on a bench or heavy stand)
• Add yeast to the crushed grapes (.073 grams of yeast per each pound of grapes) (OR - do not add yeast and just let the wild yeast in the air do the job)
• Cover the grapes to keep the fruit flies out, but do not seal it tightly as fermentation gas must be allowed to escape.
• Let the grapes ferment with the skins…up to 2 days produces a light red wine, 2 - 4 days produces a medium red wine, 4 - 8 days produces a dark red wine.
• As the grapes are fermenting, they will produce a “cap” (the juice will be below and the grapes will be forced above by the fermentation gas), break the cap twice daily, and mix the skins with the juice
• The day before you are ready to rack (i.e. siphon) do not break the cap - leave the cap in tact
• Place a tube in the container to the bottom, and rack (siphon) the juice out
• Once completed, take the remaining grapes from the container and put them in a wine press
• Press the skins to extract any remaining juice. Continue to press until it is very hard - then stop
• Take all your juice and put it into demijohn and fill about 7/8 full. Seal with a cork/airlock combo and put a water solution in the airlock
• After 6 - 8 WEEKS, rack (siphon) the wine out of the demijohn, into another demijohn and fill to within an inch from the top
• After 4 months, rack again, and fill to within 1 inch from the top again
• After 6 months, you can now bottle, or let stand in the demijohn for another year and bottle then
• After corking your bottles, let them stand vertically for 2 - 5 days, to ensure the cork expands back to its original thickness - then you can store it horizontally without any risk of leakage.
• The red wine will be good to drink when it is one year old, and even better at 2 years old
• Store in a cool dark place
• Enjoy
Making white wine
• Buy white grapes, destem, crush and press same day
• Put juice in an elevated barrel or container (i.e. this is your primary fermenter) (put it on a bench or heavy stand)
• Add yeast to the juice (.073 grams of yeast per each pound of grapes) (OR - do not add yeast and just let the wild yeast in the air do the job)
• Cover the juice to keep the fruit flies out, but do not seal it tightly as fermentation gas must be allowed to escape.
• Allow the fermentation to continue until it starts to slow or stop completely (anywhere from 7 - 10 days)
• Place a tube in the container to the bottom, and rack (siphon) the juice out
• Take all your juice and put it into demijohn and fill about 7/8 full. Seal with a cork/airlock combo and put a water solution in the air lock
• After 6 - 8 weeks, rack (siphon) the wine out of the demijohn, into another demijohn and fill to within an inch from the top
• After 4 months, rack again, and fill to within 1 inch from the top again
• After 6 months, you can now bottle, or let stand in the demijohn for another year and bottle then
• After corking your bottles, let them stand vertically for 2 - 5 days, to ensure the cork expands back to its original thickness - then you can store it horizontally without any risk of leakage.
• The red wine will be good to drink when it is one year old, and even better at 2 years old
• Store in a cool dark place
• Enjoy