subject: How To Make Wine ? [print this page] Making wine yourself is quite a challenging job and could prove as costly if the desired results are not achieved. This is specially the case with an inexperienced person. But whatever the situation is, the delight of a success is beyond any question. Have you ever thought of how to make wine? If you are really into making wine yourself then the first and the foremost thing that you need to do is to find a grape supplier that could provide you grapes easily. When they would say they are ready then they should be immediately delivered. The delivery should not be delayed.
Wondering for how to make wine? If you want to make your own wine just go through this process. The first step after picking the grapes is to crush them altogether and bring them in a form of mass pulp. The juice and mass pulp is called must. The stems may or may not be removed at this stage and this purely your choice. The next step is to press the must. This is to ensure to have the last drop of juice extracted from the wine. The extracted juice is then poured into a vat or tub .the third step is the settling the grape residue separates from the juice and settles to the bottom of the vat. With further time the juice is transferred to different vats. The purpose is to let it settle down even more.
The fourth step in order to make your own wine is the process of fermentation. This is the point where the grape juice is converted into wine. Here you will add special yeast into the grape juice that converts normal sugar into wine. Once yeast dies, bentonite is added. Bentonite sticks with yeast and other residues remains at the bottom of the vat. It also stops the fermentation process. Now the wine is ready to bottle or age. Dont forget to Rinse everything thoroughly with warm water after sterilizing your equipment. The alcoholic content of wine varies with the kind of grapes and the condition of ripening. In short, the whole procedure is quite easy to do, but lengthy. For example, after completing the first step, which basically consists of mixing all the elements, you need to wait for almost completely one day in order to let all ingredients settle. Other steps also required a time period of almost 4 to 6 weeks. If you want to have red wine, the color is derived from dark skin grapes, which are left in the juice for some days while it ferments before the fruit is put through the press. White wine often pale yellow is made from the juice of light skinned grapes, the fruit being put through the press as soon as it is picked. This is how you can make your own wine.
The most important thing to consider is to prevent the wine from getting spoil. If you really want to experience something new then you must go for winemaking but for this you have to be a little patient. It would be really a great fun for you.
