El Dorado Home Wine Making Website - Home Wine Making Information and Wine Recipes
Home Wine Making
- 1. Improving the Taste and Color of Wine with pH Control
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... count, especially when it comes to wine. A wine connoisseur often examines a wine visibly at-length before even tasting it. Many will hone in on the color, which is greatly impacted by various compounds. ...
- Created on 29 November 2021
- 2. Raisin Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... which can then easily be removed (hence the need for a wide-necked jar, with a narrow-necked one it can be a fiddly business). Put into a fresh jar and leave for a further three months before racking (siphoning ...
- Created on 11 November 2016
- 3. "Instant Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... to the funnel until the filtrate looks reasonably clear. Repeat the filtration two or three days later, and keep the finished wine a week in a cool place before drinking. Other fruit juices (except, God ...
- Created on 11 November 2016
- 4. Dried Bilberry Wine (Elderberry or Sloe)
- (Fruit Wine)
- DRIED BILBERRY WINE (or Elderberry or Sloe) Ingredients: 1⁄2 lb. dried bilberries 4 oz. raisins 1 gallon water Yeast nutrient and yeast 2 1⁄2 lb. sugar 1 level teaspoon citric acid Method: Chop ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 5. Dandelion Wine #1
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... soaking and fermenting times, it will keep fruit flies out of _it_ but not out of the winemaking room. Keep it cool both before and after fermentation times. If blossom soak gets too warm, it will sour ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 6. Concord Grape Wine Recipe
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... rest for 1 month. Rack and let sit for 2 months. Rack into bottles and let rest for at least 9 months before serving. Homemade Sweet Concord Grape Wine Recipe 1 gallon water 4 cups sugar 6 cups ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 7. Wine Makers Grape Cake
- (Recipes)
- ... run a knife along the sides. of the pan. Release, and remove the side of the springform pan, leaving the cake on the pan base: Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar just before serving. Serve at room temperature, ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 8. Pomegranate Wine (5 Gallons)
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... after 3 weeks) siphon off sediment into clean 5 gallon glass carboy secondary. Reattach airlock. 8. To aid clearing siphon again in 2 months and again if necessary before bottling.NOTE:If slightly sweetened ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 9. Planting a Vineyard
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... to consult your county agricultural agent about taking a soil sample and having a complete analysis made. The results of such an analysis can be used as a guide in preparing the soil before the roots are ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 10. Tinned Peach or Apricot Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... to cool to tepid (70 degs. F) before adding acid, tannin and pectic enzyme. Stir well, cover closely, and leave in a warm place. Next day stir, pour the whole into the fermenting jar with the syrup from ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 11. Common Grape Guide
- (Wine Making Information)
- Common Grape Guide Vitis vinifera is the classic family of wine grapes and includes such renowned varietals as Zinfandel and Chardonnay. The vines originated in what's now southwestern Russia. In the ...
- Created on 24 October 2016
- 12. The Nature of Corks
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... come to the forest to inspect it, select their lots, and negotiate the price. CORK PRODUCTION All cork must be boiled before it is worked, to make it more pliable, and to fully expand the lenticels. ...
- Created on 24 October 2016
- 13. Problems during fermentation
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... Rehydrate the yeast in tepid water prior to use to reduce lag time. Take liquid yeast out of the fridge to room temperature before usage. Give the yeast time to catch. This is not a problem but part of ...
- Created on 30 August 2016
- 14. Hydrogen Sulfide
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... break the disulfide back down to sulfide and adding copper sulphate (CuSO4.5H2O) solution to remove the sulfide. Testing before treatment is absolutely necessary because it is possible to confuse the ...
- Created on 28 August 2016
- 15. Malolactic Fermentation
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... Spring when temperatures begin to rise. By this time, the pH is usually higher than it was before fermentation and SO2 levels have been reduced. A wine high in malic acid is naturally more acidic; ...
- Created on 28 August 2016
- 16. Plum Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... siphon off sediment again in 2 months and again if necessary before bottling. NOTE: To sweeten wine, at bottling add 2½ tsp. Stabilizer, then stir in 1¼ to 2½ lbs. dissolved sugar per 5 gallons. VARIETIES ...
- Created on 28 August 2016
- 17. Acid Adjustment Decisons
- (Wine Making Information)
- ACID ADJUSTMENT DECISIONS by Jeanne L. Hintze Wine Maker/ Goathill Winery To malolactic or not to malolactic..., that is only (1)one question of a complex array of options for optimizing wine acidity. ...
- Created on 26 August 2016
- 18. The Home Winemakers' Wine Lab
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... means a value of 1.086. It should be noted that some hydrometers may be calibrated at a different temperature (for example, 68° F); before applying a correction factor, ensure that you know what the calibration ...
- Created on 26 August 2016
- 19. Cherry Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... over the fruit. Add the juice of the lemons, cover and leave for 48 hours. Strain through muzlin and bring to the boil. Add the sugar and stir til fully dissolved. Allow to cool before adding the yeast ...
- Created on 19 August 2016
- 20. Banana Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- Back to Fruit Wine Recipes Banana Wine (5 Gallons) 15 Lbs. Bananas, fresh or 40 oz Dried 7½ Cups Chopped Light Raisins or 20 oz Grape Concentrate 35 Pts. Water 11¼ ...
- Created on 15 August 2016