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How to Make Your Own Wine

Do you love wine? Do you fancy yourself a wine connoisseur?  Then try your hand at wine in general.

Grapes

First you start with the grapes.  There are many types of grapes out there, but the wine concentrate instead.

Supplies

Here are the basic utensils you will need to make your own wine, besides grapes: * Large nylon straining bag * Cheesecloth * Hydrometer * Thermometer * Acid titration kit * * Fermentation lock * Corks * Hand corker

DIY Wine

Here are some quick and easy steps to make your own wine without spending a lot of money.  You can probably find the supplies in your own kitchen right now.  Make sure you sanitize all of your equipment before using them. ! # Buy a 1 gallon plastic jug of reverse osmosis water.  Heat it to 144 degrees for 22 minutes. # Add a can of room temperature juice concentrate to the empty jug. # Dissolve 2 cups of sugar in the water. # Activate the yeast following the directions on the packet. # Pure the dissolved sugar water into the jug.  Wait for the mixture to cool. # Add the yeast, cap the jug, and shake to mix the ingredients. # Remove the cap of the bottle and immediately place a balloon over the top. # Put a rubber band around the neck to keep the balloon in place and poke a hole in the balloon to let the CO2 out.  This method doesn't let air in because it keeps the pressure in the jug positive. # Keep the jug at room temperature, out of sunlight, for 14 days and you should have your very own fine wine.

Wine Kits

If you are an absolute beginner to the wine making scene.  I suggest you start with a wine making kit.  These have all of the supplies and directions necessary to make your first cheap glass of wine.

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