Is there a more proper way of making homemade wine?
June 28th, 2010 | Published in Wine | 5 Comments
I see a lot of stuff online and it’s all so confusing. Is there any one who can point me to a more correct direction?
June 28th, 2010 | Published in Wine | 5 Comments
I see a lot of stuff online and it’s all so confusing. Is there any one who can point me to a more correct direction?
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June 28th, 2010 at 5:24 pm (#)
Many years ago, the very first wine came from a sort of an “accident”. It was actually the result of this yeast fermenting fruits crushed for a purpose other than how to make wine. If this yeast was allowed to ferment alone, it would have made good wine. Unfortunately, this yeast comes with what we call ‘undesirable’ yeast (wild yeast), and several kinds of bacteria which can ruin our wines. They bring about what we call ‘undesirable’ ferments that usually take place at the same time as the ferment we want to take place so that instead of a wine of quality, the result is one tasting of flat beer or cloudy evil-smelling liquid fit only for disposal. Once these things happen, there is really not much we can do that is why we should do everything we can to prevent these things from happening as we learn how to make wine. Many think that boiling the fruits might do the trick. But actually, with boiling comes another problem — the release of pectin. Did you know that all fruits contain pectin, this glutinous substance which causes jams to ’set’ ? Boiling fruit releases pectin. This pectin holds and gives wine a cloudiness that is impossible to clarify or even filter out. We may put the crushed fruit through a jelly-bag to remove every particle of pectin-bearing fruit and then boil the juice only, but this is a messy, tedious job that takes hours and eliminates all the pleasure from wine-making.
June 28th, 2010 at 5:39 pm (#)
Without knowing what you have already read, how can anyone point you to something “more correct”? Maybe you have read correct directions already and they can’t be improved on. Wine making can be a little confusing to start with. Read until you understand.
June 28th, 2010 at 6:29 pm (#)
CJJ Berry wrote a book, First Steps in Home Winemaking. Aside from not demanding the use of food-grade plastics, the directions and recipes are quite good. Read the book. Then find a local shop that sells supplies and go over there to get what you need: equipment, supplies, and free advice.
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