Do not worry if your reading is much lower, this will be corrected by adding white granulated sugar.ĭepending on the variety of grape and the weather, the natural sugar content of your juice will vary from year to year. A good starting specific gravity for a white wine is 1.080 and for red 1.095.
(For every one gallon of juice pressed, this will make approximately one gallon of wine.) If using a hydrometer test the juice to determine how much extra sugar has to be added if any. The juice can be syphoned into an enclosed vessel and left under cork and airlock.įor red grape wine, crush the grapes and leave in a covered bin, this will ensure a good depth of colour. Rinse the grapes in a campden tablet solution (2 campden tablets to one pint of water) this will sterilise the must.įor white wine, squeeze, strain or press the grapes immediately to get the pure juice. Berryįirstly, make sure the grapes are ripe to ensure a high natural sugar content.
Wine Press (this will extract juice easily)įor more in depth reading First Steps in Wine Making by C.J.
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Listed below is the equipment you will need and full instructions on how to make red and white grape wineĮQUIPMENT NEEDED TO MAKE ONE GALLON (6 BOTTLES) OF RED OR WHITE GRAPE WINEĪpproximately between 14/16lbs (7/8 kilos) of Grapes per Gallon of Wineġ Gallon/5 Litre Fermentation bin with lidġ gallon demijohn or 5 Litre PET plastic demijohnĮQUIPMENT NEEDED TO MAKE 5 GALLONS (30 BOTTLES) OF RED OR WHITE GRAPE WINEĥ Gallon Wine Fermenter, Holed Bung and Airlock
Making wine from your own grapes couldnt be easier.
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