Making Wine

Making wine can be an exciting, fulfilling process. It can also be a tedious process. Winemakers must be careful to clean and sterilize the bottles before filling them with wine. If bottles are...

Making sweet wine at home is both easy and inexpensive. For under $20, you can produce about two cases of wine. The main ingredients you will need are red grape concentrate, port yeast---since you...

Makeing homemade wine is easier than most people think, and can be a rewarding experience. As in all things, please be responsible.

One of the key ingredients in making homemade wine is yeast. The yeast you use is almost as important as the fruit. Wine yeasts of various types are available at any brew shop or can be ordered...

Have you ever wanted to make home-made wine but thought it was difficult or even dangerous? It's so easy, with just a few simple rules and a few weeks, you can make your own wine! It's great to...

When you make your own wine, you will need to bottle it for storage. The barrier between the wine and air that could contaminate it is the cork. Getting the cork into the bottle tightly is...

A hydrometer is a device that is used to measure the specific gravity of a solution or liquid. They are commonly used by beer and wine makers as the specific gravity allows the brewer to estimate...

Brewing your own wine at home might not win you any best taste awards, but it is an economical and fairly easy way to get some alcohol in your system. Use some regular household items to brew your...

Mead is one of the oldest fermented drinks known to mankind. Made of honey, water and yeast, it has been enjoyed at celebrations for centuries. Although mead was traditionally made only by members...

If you have a strong stomach, maybe you'd like to try some Pruno, a "prison" wine—or prison "hooch"—made mostly with fruit and sugar. It's a powerful drink that prisoners have been known to make...

Once your wine is fermented and racked (cleared of sediment) to your satisfaction, it's time to bottle it.