Your Own Home Made Wine! How To Get Started

Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 7:01 am
by Georgia Sutherland

Making your own wine is a hobby that is growing quickly. There’s a variety of reasons for this.

one is that for the few past years, there has been a number of books published on home wine making, and a number of “How to” manuals providing the information needed to get started.

Another reason is that you can make your own wine for only pennies per bottle. Many are cutting costs these days, and why not make your own wine when it can be a substantial savings.

And then there is the most important reason of all. Making your own wine is really gratifying and plain old fun. Sipping your perfectly fermented fruit or grape wine that you prepared and nursed, and followed from cleaning the fruit to racking, bottling and now drinking is just nourishment for the soul.

Giving your own wine as a gift is a one of a kind gift, inviting your friends and family to taste the great wine you have made is just something that feels very special.

If you are new at wine making you can get started in a very simple way. No need for fancy equipment or gadgets. You need only a few simple things such as a fermentation vessel, which can be a five gallon bucket, an air lock, and some tubing. Some of these things can probably be found around the house.

Basically, there are three levels of making your own wine.

1. Using a purchased wine kit. Just add water and follow the instructions.

2. Making wine from fresh or frozen fruit juices bought in your local store.

3. Using fresh fruits and berries to make your wine.

Once you make your first batch of wine there is no going back. The satisfaction of sipping your own home made wine is simply delicious.

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