Home made wines are becoming increasingly popular in the lives of many wine lovers. In fact, drinking wine in general is very good for the body. Beauty should not be a priority, mainly because of its cardiovascular health benefits. Next, I will briefly introduce how to make wine and share it with you, hoping to give you some help.
Materials: grapes, large container, gauze
First, first, choose the grapes. In the summer, when there are plenty of grapes on the market, you must buy grapes that are naturally ripe. Do not buy grapes that are grown in a greenhouse in the opposite season. Buy grapes that are purple and ripe (taste them, they are usually very sweet and ripe). Look at the base of the fruit. If it is green and tastes sour, it may be labeled “erythropoietin”. It is best not to buy such grapes.
Cut the grapes one by one with scissors close to the stalk, so as to leave a little of the stalk behind and avoid hurting the skin of the fruit. Do not use your hands
Next, cut the grapes one by one with scissors close to the stalk, leaving a little bit of the stalk to avoid hurting the skin. Do not pluck the grapes with your hands. Plucking grapes may damage the skin. Set aside the grapes that have damaged their skins and save them for eating. Do not use them to make wine.
Third, wash the cut grapes and soak them in lightly salted water for about ten minutes to remove pesticides and other harmful substances from the skins (as mentioned earlier, skin-damaged grapes should not be used for winemaking because they are concerned that the brine will penetrate the flesh during the soaking process and thus affect the quality of the wine). The grapes were then rinsed with water and dried in a cool, ventilated area to avoid exposure to the sun.
Soak the grapes in the brine for about 10 minutes.
Drain the grapes
Fourth, pour the grapes into a basin and crush them one by one with your hands. Leave the grape skins, seeds and pulp in the basin. Then, stir the grapes in a ratio of six pounds of grapes to one pound of sugar (if you like it sweeter, you can put a little bit more), stir well, and put the sugar into the washed jar after it melts completely. Please note that the bottle should not be too full, leaving a third of space, because the grapes will expand during the fermentation process and will produce a lot of gas. If the bottles are too full, the wine will overflow. In addition, to prevent outside air from entering the bottle, it is best to wrap the cap tightly with a plastic bag.
Here are the crushed grapes. Generally speaking, 10%-30% of sugar depends on personal taste.
Fifth, after 15 days of fermentation, the wine is filtered through a fine cloth to remove impurities, sealed in a glass bottle, and then fermented for another 15-30 days. The longer the fermentation period, the more intense the wine will be. It is important to note that the tools used to filter the residue must be strictly sterilized to avoid introducing bacteria into the wine.
The whole process is roughly divided into these five steps. Some of you save the second fermentation process and ferment the wine directly in the container for 20-30 days. Which one is better? I haven’t tried it. I don’t know which wine is better. Those who know can share their experience.
Tip.
Wine has the ability to slow down the aging process and prevent diseases. Drinking the right amount of wine every day is very good for your health.
Food contraindications: Not recommended for people with alcohol allergies. Patients with diabetes and severe ulcers should not drink it.
