How to make wine from grapes at home

Wine is one of the most useful and ancient drinks. The first to prepare it was the ancient Egyptians. Then it was used as the main drink, as a variety of juices and water, in their hot climate, very quickly spoiled (there were no refrigerators yet). In order not to get drunk, they diluted the wine with plain water, and to be more precise, they added a little wine to the water so that it would not spoil.

Probably, no one dares to argue that the most natural, and therefore useful, home wine is considered. But how can one do it?

Many people think that preparing their own wine is a very difficult and time-consuming process. Strange as it may seem, this is not so. Wine from grapes at home is prepared quite easily, the main thing is to follow everything strictly according to the instructions. So, we begin.

Picking berries

In order to prepare wine from grapes at home, it is necessary not to miss the time when berries reach maturity. It is during this period that they contain more sugar and less acid. After you have collected the grapes, you need to sort out its fruits - rotten, immature and spoiled to remove. Also, remove all the branches and leaves, because if they get into the wine, the taste of the drink will deteriorate.

If the berries are not dusty, then they can not be washed. The fact is that on the grape skin there are bacteria that positively influence the fermentation process. In order to make wine from the grapes of the house, it is better to take the following varieties: Isabella, Moldova, Lydia.

Let's crush the berries

Next, we need to start a crush of berries. To do this, you can use a juicer or a meat grinder. In the process, it is necessary to ensure that absolutely all berries are fragmented.

After grinding the fruit of the grapes, leave the resulting gruel at rest for settling. Ultimately, all the juice should be on the surface, and the cake (seeds and skins) on the bottom. With the help of a special press or simple gauze, strain the future wine.

The process of fermentation

Further, to make wine from grapes at home, you need a special clean and dry packaging - 10 or 20 liters bottles or simple 3 liter cans. Since during fermentation grape juice will increase in volume, the filling of tare should not be more than 2/3. After that, the bottles must be clogged. To do this, a special polyethylene lid with a hole for the tube is made, which will remove the carbon dioxide produced during fermentation.

One end of this tube must be lowered into a container of water, the other into the opening in the cap of the bottle.

The construction must be placed in a cellar or cellar for several months. But do not forget to periodically look at how wine from grapes at home will wander. After this period you will have a fine dry wine, whose strength is about 5 °. If you want to get a sweet drink, then you will have to try. Gently drain the wine, so that all the cake is left on the bottom, and for each liter of it, pour 150 grams of sugar. If you like homemade wine from semi-sweet grapes, then put a little less sugar. Now leave your favorite drink alone for another month, then pour the wine into bottles and store them in a cool place (refrigerator, cellar).