How to Make Wine Stronger
Winemaking kits come with pre-mixed wine made from a variety of fruits and vegetables, and all you have to do to make the wine is add yeast, sugar and then wait for the mixture to ferment. To make the wine stronger, you simply add more sugar, which the yeast will convert to alcohol. However, once the alcohol content reaches between 14 and 17 percent, the yeast will no longer work, and any sugar you add after that will not be converted to alcohol and only will make the wine sweeter. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Follow the directions supplied in your winemaking kit, and put all of the ingredients together as specified. These directions will vary depending on what is included in your kit and the type of fruit or vegetable you use.
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Add more sugar to your wine recipe than what is specified in the directions for your winemaking kit. Because sugar creates the alcohol, more sugar will increase the alcohol content. Each pound of sugar you add to one gallon of fermenting wine will produce approximately 5 percent alcohol by volume. The amount of extra sugar you add will depend on how strong you want your wine to be. Remember, however, to keep the ratios of sugar to yeast the same. If the wine kit calls for two parts sugar to one part yeast, try using four parts sugar to two parts yeast.
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Let the homemade wine mixture rest and ferment for the amount of time specified in the supplied directions. Although you've added more sugar to the recipe, fermenting times don't need to be reduced or extended. Taste the finished wine, and decide whether it contains the amount of alcohol you wanted. If not, try again with another batch, adding a little more or a little less sugar, but keeping the yeast-to-sugar ratio the same.
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