WebPut the carboy somewhere cool (not cold!), and leave it alone for 2 months or so. Using sanitized equipment, rack the wine off the sediment, into a clean, freshly …
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For this home-brewed wine, we’ll only need 3 things: 1 1 cup of sugar 2 1 gallon of grape juice (look for the 100% grape fruit juice on the label like Welch’s Concord Grape Juice) Or 2 pounds of crushed wine grapes 3 1 packet of yeast
To make your own homemade fruit wine, you’ll need to get your hands on the following ingredients: 2 pounds of freshly cleaned and cut fruit of your choice (better frozen) A bread yeast would do, but we suggest using a special wine yeast since it doesn’t peter as fast and is specifically formulated for making wine.
If you want a sweet wine with a high ABV, use a bunch of sugar with a high-tolerance yeast... and be prepared to backsweeten it. If you want a dry wine with a high ABV, use a fair amount of sugar and a high tolerance yeast.
To make wine, you can choose from either granulated sugar or organic cane sugar. There’s not a problem at all. Most wine making kits come with granulated sugar. Ever wondered what’s the science or magic behind making alcohol? Yeast. These tiny packets turn all the ingredients into wine.