| Make wine at home! Don't sweat it! Homemade | | | | brewing or wine making store. |
| wine making is a step by step, first things first, | | | | Don't let the technical sounding equipment make |
| kind of process. It may seem complicated but if | | | | you nervous. A hydrometer, acid titration kit and |
| you start off with just the basics, you will relax. | | | | a fermentation lock are not so scary once you |
| The first step in making your own wine is to | | | | learn what they are and how to use them. In |
| decide why you are doing this. Yes, that's right. | | | | addition you will need sugar, yeast and a few |
| Making wine at home is an all-embracing creative | | | | common chemicals that are safe and easy to use. |
| process. It declares your passion for producing | | | | You will also need cool stuff like glass jugs, wine |
| something from your own hand and you will take | | | | bottles and corks and wine labels. Oh, you won't |
| great pride in that production. You will also | | | | need a still. That's for making "distilled" alcohols like |
| increase your knowledge, appreciation and love of | | | | vodka and gin, maybe someday. |
| wine. | | | | If you've made it this far your next decision is |
| You may decide to make homemade wine to | | | | where the real fun starts; choosing the essence |
| save money. Be aware, your first batch of wine | | | | or base ingredient. This means grapes or other |
| will incur up-front expenses and it will take several | | | | fruits and plants. |
| months or even years to produce really good | | | | If you have the right climate, space, soil, nutrients |
| tasting bottles. That means you will not | | | | and motivation; you can grow your own grapes |
| immediately see the savings. For that reason, | | | | and make an exceptional bottle of wine. It takes |
| most aficionados always have numerous gallons | | | | at least 70 pounds of grapes in order to produce |
| of wine gracefully aging in their home. You can do | | | | six gallons of wine. Believe it or not many |
| that too. | | | | homemade wine makers do this, maybe not you |
| Next on your decision-making list is to choose the | | | | or I, but it is done. The rest of us will purchase |
| right set of instructions. There is a whole ton of | | | | the fruit or high-quality fruit concentrates. |
| information on the Internet. It's a good idea to | | | | Concentrates are the packaged juice of wine |
| purchase an e-book or other instructional material. | | | | grapes or other fruits and are obviously an easier |
| Look for guides that seem comprehensive and | | | | way to go. |
| detailed. | | | | Homemade wine making can be a very interesting |
| The next step would be to start accumulating | | | | and enjoyable experience. As you make the first |
| various pieces of wine making equipment. Just | | | | easy decisions and learn more about the process |
| about everything you will need for making wine at | | | | of making wine, you will get excited, get thirsty |
| home can be purchased online or at a home | | | | and get moving. |