The Easy Wine Making Process

Wine making is an increasingly popular hobby for many Americans today. It is one that turns out to be very fulfilling and satisfying. Can you think of anything better than enjoying the tasty fruits of your own labor? Or perhaps bragging to dinner guests that the wine they like so much was made by your own hand. Wine making is an ancient tradition that has been passed down our human history for centuries. It is something that has been perfected in many regions of the world today.

However, spare a thought for a moment about the fact that hundreds of years ago there were no modern tools. Those people perfected the wine making process using nothing more than what you can lay your hands on. Items in your home can be used for your home wine making process and it can be successful. Wine making at home need not be a difficult process to understand or get right.

All you need is a little patience, perseverance and to education yourself about a suitable home wine making process. It is also always a good idea to find a wine making recipe that is easy enough and that you like.

“Easy-Peazy” Wine Making Process

You need to start by picking our top grade grapes. The best is if you can pick the grapes off the vine yourself. It is important for the wine making process that you pick only matured grapes that have enjoyed lots of sunshine, water and care. Only the best grapes will make the best wine. The next step in the wine making process is to de-stem and crush your matured grapes.

You can do this the old fashioned and messy way by stomping on them with bare feet. Take care to wash your feet thoroughly before hand. Many people don’t fancy this method and there are many other ways to go about it. For a fest, effective and mess free way you can invest in a small grape crusher. The idea is to split the skins open and separate the insides from the rest. The first fermentation takes place as the next step in your wine making process and temperature needs to be monitored carefully as it affects the taste of the wine.

The next phase in the wine making process is to separate the skins, pips and stems from the wine juice. Now you need to cold and heat stabilize the wine. The cold stabilization comes first and you need to keep the wine at close to freezing point for about one to two weeks. After that heat stabilization takes place to rid your wine of certain proteins.