Things You Need To Know

Wine making is not a very tricky or difficult job provided you are a wine lover. Simple equipment and basic recipes have been included in this blog to make things as simple as possible for you. Though a few terms may sound new to you I have tried to explain them so that you don't find yourself at a loss.
Wine requires a little bit of care and cleanliness. Make sure your hands are dry the jar you are going to use has been washed properly and dried in the sun.Wherever we add water to the wine we boil the water to sterelize it so that our wine does not get infected. The first signs of a wine getting infected are when you see your wine getting turbid, don't worry you can still try to make amends. Carry out all the procedures as mentioned. Just after racking the wine keep it in the refrigerator , that will help the wine to clear. Do not usw steel utensils or ladels at point of time while making wine. Only plastic/wooden / bone china/ glass materials to be used.
Yeast which is used can be dry / fresh. If you are using dry yeat then make it 7 gms per litre of the entire mix, if it is fresh yeast then make 5 gms per litre. yeast always has to be dissovled in warm water(bearably hot) then when it starts to ferment it is ready to use.
The Vitamin B capsules should always be oened and sprinkled. They act as a streghthening agent for the yeast.
The process of decantation is called racking in wine making. This method can be followed in several ways. The first and most common in homemade wine is just lifting and pouring and the second is using a tap fitted jar for the first stage of wine preparation and then syphoning it to the next jar.
When we say that a particular wine it very dry we mean that it is very sour so after you have made the wine and you feel it is too thick or dry you may add boiled and cooled water or syrup as per requirement.
Keep these basic rules in mind and HAPPY WINE MAKING!