I usually drink a small amount of alcohol, and I've seen many people making their own.GrapesI am very interested in making wine, and this year I bought two glass bottles at the trade fair to make wine, and I started learning how to make it with my classmates.WineI've seen the changes in wine over time, and it's really exciting. The finished wine has a beautiful red color, similar to agate, with a rich and pure taste, and no chemical ingredients are added. Making wine myself can reduce the cost, and there are no additives.However, homemade wine cannot be stored for too long, as it will also become spoiled. It can be made for a year to drink.

I started making wine in mid-October, because the first fermentation needs about 40 days when it's cold, and after filtering, the second fermentation of 20 days is very clear.

　　IngredientsMain ingredients

1650g grapes, 350g rock sugar, a little salt, 2 glass bottles for making wine

Steps

1. To make wine, it is best to use dark grapes, which will make the wine beautiful in color.Also, it is best to use fresh grapes with white frost.

2. First, wash the grapes thoroughly and remove the rotten ones, and it is best not to remove the white frost on the grapes, as this is the natural yeast that ferments the wine.

3. Wash the grapes.

4. Cut them into this shape and leave a small tail.

5. Put water in the container to dissolve the salt.

6. Put the grapes in and soak for 15 minutes, then rinse with clean water to remove the salt.This can be fully disinfected.

7. Put the grapes in a basket to dry the surface moisture.

8. Prepare the rock sugar.

9. Put on disposable gloves and pinch the grapes one by one.Layer grapes, layer rock sugar, and put them in the bottle.The entire operation cannot use iron or copper containers.The containers used for making wine should have at least 20% space reserved to prevent overflowing during fermentation.

10. Close the lid, open the air valve on top, during the fermentation of the grapes, there will be a lot of gas pressure, so the container should not be sealed to prevent the container from exploding, and to avoid explosions.

11. Place in a cool and ventilated place for 7 days.Grapes float on top.

12. Stir once every morning during fermentation to prevent the grapes on top from fermenting and rotting.The stirring tool should not be made of iron.

13. About 40 days later, it will look like this (in cool and long weather, in hot weather it takes less time), when the bottle is no longer bubbling, you can filter it.

14. Before filtering, remove the grape skins and pulp on top, then filter the wine through a filtering bag, and then pour the grape skins and pulp into a filtering bag to squeeze out the juice, these can be put in another bottle (because squeezing prevents secondary contamination)

15. Use medical gauze, and all equipment should be disinfected with cool water.

16. Put the filtered wine in a bottle and close the lid.During this period, the wine will continue to ferment, so it must not be sealed, otherwise the glass bottle will explode due to the gas produced, and it must be opened every day to release the fermentation gas.(The glass bottles I bought come with a venting valve) After filtering, let the wine stand for 15-20 days.

17. The grape skins and pulp at the bottom will settle, and then be filtered again.

18. Pour the second filtered wine to a higher place and extract the wine you need to filter using the principle of siphon.

40. The second filtering is clear, and store in the basement.

20. The wine that has been fermented can be tasted, and the taste is absolutely wonderful.

20. The homemade wine can be tasted, and the taste is absolutely amazing.

21. Great!

Tips1. Throughout the wine-making process, keep it dry and free of oil.

The container should preferably be made of glass, not iron or stainless steel.

2. When washing grapes, do not remove the layer of white substance on the grape skin, this is natural yeast, which helps with fermentation.3. After the grape juice fermentsDo not close the lid tightly, to prevent the generation of a lot of gas, which will break the bottle.

4. Do not put too much grape in the container, only fill it to 2/3, to prevent the grape juice from spilling out during fermentation.

5. The first fermentation time depends on the season and the surrounding temperature, it takes about 20 days in July and August, and 1-2 months in September and October.