grape wine
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far9410
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grape wine
Hi, if all goes well i look like having a bumper crop of grapes(red, not sure of type) this year, I dont have a great record of wine making success, so wondered if anyone had a recipe/tips for making one from these.
no palate, no patience.
Drinking - of course
Drinking - of course
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floydmeddler
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Jabberrwocky
Re: grape wine
I do this every year with grapes from my own vines and those of a few relatives. You'll be amazed how far it goes.
1. wash all the grapes (not an easy task)
2. bung 'em in a bucket and then stand on them (traditional method!) or get my kids to stand on them
3. Leave all the pulp in, and add some camden
4. 24 hours later I pitch some wine yeast.
5. About a week later I strain all the pulp off and put the mixture in demi-johns. At this point I normally take the Gravity and add some sugar - it's not an exact science because some of the natural sugars will have already been converted.
6. Let it ferment out. Won't take more than a week or so.
6. Rack off into new demi johns.
7. When clear (again - doesn't take long) rack again.
8. Leave for six months, then bottle.
9. Drink whenever you fancy - although if you leave it a year it massively improves.
That's literally all I do - and to the average palate it's just as good as stuff you get in the shops. My grapes aren't even wine grapes.
Good luck
1. wash all the grapes (not an easy task)
2. bung 'em in a bucket and then stand on them (traditional method!) or get my kids to stand on them
3. Leave all the pulp in, and add some camden
4. 24 hours later I pitch some wine yeast.
5. About a week later I strain all the pulp off and put the mixture in demi-johns. At this point I normally take the Gravity and add some sugar - it's not an exact science because some of the natural sugars will have already been converted.
6. Let it ferment out. Won't take more than a week or so.
6. Rack off into new demi johns.
7. When clear (again - doesn't take long) rack again.
8. Leave for six months, then bottle.
9. Drink whenever you fancy - although if you leave it a year it massively improves.
That's literally all I do - and to the average palate it's just as good as stuff you get in the shops. My grapes aren't even wine grapes.
Good luck