Making Homemade Wines

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glass vs plastic price type supplies not included that i will need etc

Plastic is okay for the primary, as long as it’s the right type and doesn’t spend too long in it. Personally, I wouldn’t use it for long but for the first couple of batches, it’ll do fine to find out if you like the hobby. I suggest you start with a kit – most homebrew kits work for wine too. Start with the canned extracts – buy yeast too. Above all, be patient. Below are some links to get you going. Note that ebay has good prices too, if you are patient.

fermented drinks like yogurt and kefir are typically much healthier when they still have active live cultures of beneficial bacteria in them. Does the same hold true for beer and wine?
I haven’t ever seen wine or beer advertising this fact.

(If no, Are the bacteria that make wine and beer killed off by the beer and wine makers, or do they die on their own?)

Commercial breweries pasturize their beer. Micro brews usually don’t. There are also micro breweries that naturally carbonate their beer in the bottle. Many wheat beers are like that… Blue Moon… You can see the yeast in the bottom of the bottle.

i have just bought a wine making kit that makes 6 bottles what do i need to do to make more without comprimising the taste or alcohol volume,also i bought a 5 gallon plastic tub with a lid but there are no holes in it for a bung with air lock do i need to use a bung or can i just leave the lid on.

You are new to the winemaking game. Make at least one batch according to directions before you start tinkering with methodology or ingredients.

I have used food-grade HDPE buckets as primary fermenters but they are not good for aging or secondary fermentation. If there is no hole for an airlock, drill one in the lid.

i want to try and make some red wine at home. What equipment will i need to buy and where is the best place, or site to buy.

The easiest wine to make at home is dandelion wine.

All you need is a few groceries, some buckets, some bottles, and of course some dandelions.

I’ve provided a link below with more information and a recipe.

Other wines that involve grapes can be difficult to make properly. This is why winemakers are so highly regarded: Making a delicious wine is like painting a beautiful portrait.

My friend’s family making their own wine at home and he gave me a bottle last time i visit him. It was about two month ago.
Now I find out the bottle in my cupboard, the bottle is not finished, I can have two more glass i think.

My question is, the wine is in plastic bottle (market type plastic water bottle), is it okey/healthy for wine spend 2 months in a simple plastic bottle? -room temperature, not refregirator-
Thanks in advance.

I wouldn’t, even the best quality wines go bad (once opened) within less than that.

i got a beer making kit off a friend and i wanted to know if i could make wine with it. i think it has the same stuff a wine kit would have

If you are using the brewer for your wine that is fine. It really is just a container to hold fermenting juices. The process and ingredients are diffrent however.

Wine yeast will be different than beer yeast. If you ever really get into either or both wine and beer making, one very good company is( eckraus.com. )They sell for both processes. The wine made by those kits taste as good as a typical 25 dollar bottle but the cost is much less. The average cost for my wine is about 4 dollars a bottle.

You can go very cheap and have drinkable beer or wine or you can get pretty fancy and improve it some. Have fun with this.

I always hear about the benefits about having a class of red wine each day, but I haven’t heard anything about potential benefits of white wine. (This is a little disappointing, as I tend to prefer white)

I took a tour of a winery and I believe they mentioned something about red wines initially being the same color as white wines?

So my question is… what makes red wines healthier than white?

As a bartender, I have heard this question many times. It is because of an antioxidant called flavonoids.They can be found in grapes, chiefly the skins, their concentrations tend to be higher in red wines (when skins are included in fermentation) than white (when skins are not).

A full instructional tutorial on how to make 30 bottles of wine in your own home, using the 30 Bottle Winemakers Kit available from www.thethriftyshopper.co.uk – part 1 of 2

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The basic equipment needed for making homemade wines.
Large Saucepan
Primary fermentation vessel
Secondary fermentation vessel
Sieve
Collander
Funnel
Wooden spoon
Juicer
Scales
Plastic tubing

If I’ve forgotten anything let me know.
I’m not an expert just an enthusiastic experimenter who enjoys the results of my labour.
I hope to have some recipes up soon.

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