Comments on: How to brew cheap wine

By: Drew

Drew — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:43:34 +0000

This is half way right. But when you ferment this the first time you need the air so the yeast can breathe and expand. The second week is when you put the airlock on it

By: Emre Otlu

Emre Otlu — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:32:36 +0000

I agree with Winedabbler.

Some additions:

If possible, visit a vineyard or taste grape. The good grape means good wine. There are lots of videos on youtube about winemaking and thousands of info on the web. If your aim is to brew a grape wine you i recommend you to learn how to brew it from different type of grapes. White wine method and red wine method are different. But, the main thing is to enjoy it. If the quality doesn’t have any meaning for you, you can easily do it with juice too.

Have fun.

By: Dudesicle

Dudesicle — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:47:55 +0000

This sounds like an awesome idea… how can you make hard cider tho? Do you just add the yeast to a gallon of apple cider, and add some sugar? please let me know, I would love to make my own hard cider.

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By: drama-_-mama

drama-_-mama — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:06:47 +0000

14th day smells like alcohol must be more than 5%
chilling now will write again after we try it
we used 1 grape and 1 punch
our whole kitchen smells like a winery

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By: ShhBrad

ShhBrad — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:26:02 +0000

I just finished my first “experimental” batch of homemade wine.

I made nearly a gallon, using a $2 bottle of Wal-Mart brand apple juice, 1 cup of sugar, a plastic gallon jug, a balloon with 4-6 toothpick-poked holes, and one packet of baker’s yeast.

I dissolved the cup of sugar into about a pint of hot water, and mixed that with the room temperative apple juice…then mixed in the pre-hydrated yeast in lukewarm water. I shook vigorously, then added the balloon an left it alone.

8 days later, the balloon had deflated, so I put the mixture into the fridge for a few hours, then the freezer for one hour.

After this I bottled 1/2 gallon coffee-foltered, cloudy wine……and drank the rest. I mut say I was QUITE DRUNK. Worked like a charm. Now i just hope it stores without spoiling/turning to vinegar.

*On a side note: coffee filters don’t work well. You NEED to rack with a siphon.

By: tommie

tommie — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:34:58 +0000

when the balloon deflates does that mean its done?or can it still be aged beyond the life-cycle of the yeast,i used rapid rise bread yeast because its all i could get my hands on at the moment.but i like the balloon method over a tube in a container of water because the balloon method will build pressure in the container,that might help the process along.alot of people talk about a nasty taste, once you put that balloon on don’t shake it ever again let the yeast die off and settle for the whole process.then you must handle it with a gentle touch make sure you don’t disturb the layer at the bottom,and pour off the top intill you get close to that bottom layer then stop you will waste alittle depending on your experiance and technique.it takes practice and experiance like with anything.the hardest part is finding a place that is warm and dark at the same time,you can always wrap the jug so only the balloon sticks out.alot of people talk about using alot of different fruits but if your a first timer use grape juice,most wine is made with grapes because its the most balanced for wine making,you must do something terrible in order to botch wine made from grapes or grape juice,but the taste is all in the technique of seperating the layers,have fun and enjoy

By: Maggie

Maggie — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:43:36 +0000

this is great!! i tried a different one and it’s still in my room. it’s been at least 2 monthes and i don’t think it’s done yet, but i’m going to try this one too cuz it’s faster then the other recipe i have and it’s different. i tried the one i have in my room and while i got buzzed off of two glasses it made my stomach hurt and it was all fizzy which i’m pretty sure means it’s not done. I think it had something to do with how much sugar i used (5 cups) probably that was too much. anyway, thanks for posting this!!!!

By: JayDanielz

JayDanielz — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:11:52 +0000

Ok folks – a good friend of mine got me interested in home-brewing by letting me taste some of his homemade rum and vodka. I’ve spent the better part of this evening reading all the posts, and I think I’d like to contribute to the afforementioned “over-achievers”. If you can, send me your successful recipe, and I’ll try to copy all of them from these posts, and compile them into some sort of e-book for everyone here to enjoy.

If you have a proven recipe, or want a copy, post it here, and I’ll try to get a copy out to you as soon as it’s finished.

Congrats all on a job well done! And thanks a million to the guy who started this site (he never left a name…). I’m heading to the store tomorrow after work to start picking up supplies. I’ll let you know how mine goes in a couple of weeks.

Thanks again. JD cinevidofmaine@hotmail.com