About potassium sorbet it does not stop fermentation it keeps it from starting
If you have potassium sorbet in your juice make sure to put food in your juice make a Yeast starter bench With the same type juice our sugar water let it go
@peligro28 I wouldn't unless you're kegging. You need yeast in bottles to carbonate. Clear that out and it won't carbonate in bottles. For kegging, it's magic.
I had a question. I made some peach wine, but it is too sweet and does not have much alcohol. Maybe about 8%. I used regular yeast to make the wine. Now even though I have racked it and its been in bottles over 6 months, can I pour them in a container add better yeast and restart the frementation?
Hi i live in the uk and have just started making wine at home well im doing my first batch anyway i have watched lots of vids on here and i think yours are the best so thank you
@countryboywithguitar Some people have had luck with that. I can't get it to work, I keep turning it into jello. There are a few vids on youtube that talk about it. weirdbeer has one on his channel.
HI CRIG: I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN SHOWING THE STEPS TO MAKEING WINE... I LEARN LOTS WATCHING THIS.... WITH ALL THE KINDS WINE OUT THERE AND THE CRAZY NAMES LOL...THE ONE I'M HAVEING TROUBLE WITH IS SOME NAMES OF THE CONCORD WINE ...BECAUSE THAT IS ONE I WANT TO TRY AND MAKE..THIS WILL BE MY FIRST TIME AT THIS AND I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE RITE STUFF... BECAUSE YOU SEEM TO BE RITE ON TOP OF IT..TKS ...P.S ALSO LOVE THE VIDEO WITH THE LADYS ...HI LADYS
any one with experience in making the various types of alchohol, which is the easiest to make, beer, liquor or wine? just wondering which would be the best to start with as im looking into this hobby.
@gunmadkiller First of all get a hyrometer. They are $6 and they are a must have if you want to do things right. Also its hard to get wine to 20% as most wine yeast will die out at around 14%. Thier are acouple though that can get to 18% To get thier you need to syrup feed your wine.(read up on that) To get to 20% you need a total of 35 cups of sugar or 15and 1/2 Lb of sugar(2.25 cups of sugar=Aprox 1lb) added in stages. Unless your making a dessert wine 20% ABV will taste like shit.
When I make wine I never Monitor the Temp. Just make sure your in the low to mid 70's and your fine. Colder then that and you will slow fermentation, but slow fermentation can be a good thing as you will get better tasting wine
Midwest Supplies is a great place to buy kits. Sorry to plug them on your post Craig. The are a great site though. I started making beer after I watched your videos. Im thinking about wine but, I dont wanna buy more equipment :( The directions I read say use a 7.5 - 8 gallon primary. Is that true?
@chino4644 To make a port you need to stop fermentation when the ABV reaches about 5-6%ABV then you add Brandy or Cognac to bring the ABV to 19 or 20% then add sugar syrup to sweeten. You might also want to bulk age if for a year with french oak cubes. This is how Port is made traditionally. Only thing is when they fortifie it they use Neutral grape spirits or basicly 98% alcohol made from grapes. Since thats almost impossible to get use brandy which is distilled wine
love all your videos, started watching them because im thinking about starting beer... i've been brewing wine for 3 years now just checking this video series just cause... =D... but anyways i normaly brew non-grape wines from scratch my favorites of mine are banana, cranberry, and blueberry... i might make a video(s) on the next wine i make (probably cranberry seeing how i have juice ready to do it) I'll have to send you a link once i do...
@snuviddz Yes, that is correct. My last kit said to do that as well. It also came with two yeast packets and said to add them both. Always fallow the kit instructions.
hi craig,thanks for that email back it is now fermenting.that was a coppers lager that i am brewing.what u posted on youtube.could u get me a good type of bitter to brew of coppers own please?
hi craig,thanks for that email back it is now fermenting.that was a coppers lager that i am brewing.what u posted on youtube.could u get me a good make of bitter to brew please?
Great video. I'm thinking about getting a basic kit and your video inspired me to go for it. I want to make a red so now I have to figure out which one to make.
@zake20042005 Oh, I'm not running out right now, but new ideas are always welcome. The problem with Mead is that I can't find a cheap source for honey. It's pretty expensive.
Wife made me clean up a bunch of stuff and I think I threw out my electric filter system still have my corker ; have you ever thought of freezing the wine to a crystal then spin it and add the raw alcohal to a new batch it removes the water and you get the syrup and WOW.
Hi Craig I just started a Pies Porter & thanks to your channel I need a hydrometer & bottles the bottle washer for the tap did you make that or where can I find one ; And can a guy boost the booze after the forment with a vodka or gin say building a mead of some kind. sorry I forgot to mention Great channel
@MrMrtiki Thanks. The bottle washer should be available at any home brew shop, either online, or local. Yes you can spike your beer with some booze at the end, but only just before you drink it, otherwise you might kill the yeast and prevent carbonation.
I can get the same more or less the same as you,over here in the uk,But i have one problem,it tastes too good.Ive been doing it for a few years now,keep it up mate.
I bought 1 liter of grape juice can (15.8g of Carbohydrate in 100ml – didn’t mention sugar) & added 500ml of water, half a cup of sugar and 12g of dry yeast. Capped with a sterilized balloon. Pinched few holes.After half an hour it started fermenting and the balloon was upright. This was on 11th Sunday. After 3 days, it’s today 14th Wednesday the balloon kind of drop down but still popped a little. I can see there is some fermenting happening yet. But it’s only three days. where did i go wrong?
@manjumas I see you didn't use any yeast nutrient. I wonder if your yeast ran out of nutrient. Boil some rasins in a cup of water to make a tea by boiling them for 15 mins. Crush the rasins with a fork to get all the juice out of them. Let that cool and filter it into your wine. Shake. You should see it start up again. If not, add a half a pack of yeast.
Recently got into home brewing after watching your video's, Im hooked!!! Just finished a calafornian connasior white zinfandel rose wine, it was a 4 week kit and i filtered at the end with a harris vinbrite wine filter i could not believe how good the end result was! also done a coopers european lager which i kegged and it didnt last long when it was ready lol! loving the vids, keep up the good work
hey craig, i really enjoyed your beer home brewing videos and marveled about how easy you made it. I noticed that your wine video was a bit more complicated. This is what i did to make wine, and i think it came out pretty good: I use grape concentrate first of all. I use two cans of grape concentrate for 1 gallon, so in a 5 gallon bucket i use 10 cans of grape conentrate.
hey craig, i really enjoyed your beer home brewing videos and marveled about how easy you made it. I noticed that your wine video was a bit more complicated. This is what i did to make wine, and i think it came out pretty good: I use grape concentrate first of all. I use two cans of grape concentrate for 1 gallon, so in a 5 gallon bucket i use 10 cans of grape conentrate.
@osmbr1 do you need amonia to make crystal meth.. I was fucked around and now these
people are feeding it into the paint i use for work(CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS) It is a new product they tell us. if one is being framed does that get into your system and is that another way for you to take the fall for something.. because the amonia is in your system?
@plumrdude Don't worry. I am well educated in electronics and electrical. The wires you see are cable and phone wires. They used to call me "the wizard of wires". You should see the rest of my basement LOL.
i have made moonshine whiskey as an experement without using turbo yeast just with bakers and i have distilled moonshine up to 140 (proof) which is 70% alcohol
@bow659 yes it lights up like petrel very flammabal/ i just made sum nice gin to as i droped juniper berries and coriander seeds and orange peel in my still and the aroma is awsome
Craig your videos are awsome i have learned alot by watching. My family has made hard cider for the past fifty years and i was wondering if you have any videos on making hard cider? i would love to see you approach on it and see if I can put a twist on a family owned aged reciepe. thanks again
Hey craig my name is Dan.I have been watching your videos for 1 month and love them!!!!!!! Just a suggestion, you should do a video on making your own equipment.Like how to put in taps on a plain 5gallon fermenter and drilling hole for air locks or how to improvise on. oh yeah, by the way its really expensive to buy home beer brewing ingrdiants where I live. do you have any tps? thanks Dan.M
Sure. I don't know where you live but I just put a link in the info section to a great site that sells everything you need. The link will take you right to their site, and it helps me out too.
I still smoke it from time to time. I like the 2 Apple flavour. Check my CraigTalk channel for my hookah video. I don't maintain that channel anymore but the videos are still there.
Hi Craig, hello from Ireland.... Love the videos very helpful and imformative, and you look like you really enjoy drinking the rewards.... :) Good Man!
Quick question though about storage. Is it ok to keep the wine outside in a shed while it brews or does it have to be kept at a certain temperature. It gets quite cold here at night very often below freezing.... Cheers man.
Just wondering where do you get a siphoning tube with that easy draw attachment instead of inhaling and spilling. With my red 23L must in a carboy I'm going on 5 weeks of fermenting now (a little airlock action every 40 min still). Should I rack now and top up anyway and add the sulphide.
Yes, rack now and prepare to degas, clear and bottle. I never top up, by the way. it dilutes the wine. Add the sulphite and degas if the instructions say to. prepare to clear and bottle. I get my supplies locally.
Topping up with a commercial version of the wine you are producing is highly recommended by the wine makers I've talked with, and won't dilute as you suggested. I've learned, for optimum results, it's important to minimize the amount of air your wine comes in contact with.
Mine seems to survive without topping up. My first racking is done before fermentation is done, so a CO2 cake forms in the air space, protecting the wine. After the second racking, the potassium metabisulphate goes in, which protects the wine from oxidation. The instructions say not to top up.
Okay, no topping up during fermentation. But topping is recommended if the wine will be aged on oak or left to settle in the carboy before bottling. When CO2 is being produced no topping is required. You're right.
Well, I still don't top up at all, but it only sits in the carboy for about 8 days while degassing and clearing. Even with the red wine, I've never had a problem. :)
Well you don't get a headake while drinking it. It's a pleasant buzz, but not with out it's natural effects. Home made beer and wine will give you the cleanest type of buzz you can get. There are no side effect from any chemicals. However, it is still alcohol, and especially with the wine, if you're not careful, you'll wake up feeling quite round. There's no free ride, sorry to say. :)
I think I showed it at the beginning of part one or two. It's a Connoisseur Riesling Premium Wine Kit. I payed 59.00 for it. Great tasting white wine.
There are many thousands of different types of yeast floating around at any given time. You do not want any of these involved in the fermentation of your brew. They are what rot your oranges, and turn your bananas brown. You have to rid your brew of all these contaminants and infect it with only the one YOU want, the yeast that comes with it. Sanitizing is necessary to guarantee a successful brew.
I 4 gal of concord grape, 5lb of sugar (usually 4) and 1 1/2 tsp of common yeast. I. The temp in the house doesnt get above 75. I keep it in the dark in a closet. This method has done fine before. I added the extra lb. of sugar to make it sweeter. Its sat for 1 week. Ok bubbles. Its slowed down a lot. More than normal it seems. The alcohol is low to taste. Should i add more yeast? I read somewhere to add lemon juice to restart it. thx for your time.
I'm not sure what to tell you here because I don't know why it stopped fermenting. I would think that adding more sugar would start the fermenting since there should still be live yeast in there. Have you done a hydrometer reading? That would tell us if it's done fermenting and just needs more sugar to up the alcohal.
I was just wondering if i decided to use those heat seal bottle caps, when should i apply those to the bottle, after the corks have sealed 4 days post bottling?
Also i have some hard cider going and i was wondering if i could add come Metabisulfite to kill off the yeast so it would stop fermenting and have some sweetness to it. Once again great series, i look forward to my first chardonnay!
Yeah, you can actually do that. Some people use Sorbates to slow the fermentation down but I think Camden tablets would do just fine. I would remember that since it is going to kill EVERYTHING in there that you had better do something with it (IE: Bottle) shortly after the tablets are out of effect... it'll be ripe to pick up an infection with no good organisms maintaining dominance in the wine.
Craig -- Do you think it might be worth a shot to try brewing wine from store bought 100% grape juice... maybe even concentrate? i saw a youtube video somebody posted on it and was seeking your words of wisdom?
Craig, just wanted to tell you that I have learned so much more on making great tasting home brew by watching your videos! I want to get into wine making, where do you find a kit like yours at? Keep up the great work-Cheers!
Well you could use those things but it's not going to look or taste anything like decent wine. If you're just looking to get drunk, go for it. I turned apple cider into "wine" but it ain't real wine. Do you really think that concentrated grape juice has the same quality grapes as a wine kit? Not even close. But, you can do it, and you may be very happy with the results. It just won't taste like real wine.
Thanks. I just bought a new audio mixer so I've been fiddling with that. I don't make any other types of brew, so I might just re do my beer vid so it's up to date.
Thanks. I just bought a new audio mixer so I've been fiddling with that. I don't make any other types of brew, so I might just re do my beer vid so it's up to date.
I think the comments speak for themselves. It seems that you are in a minority and perhaps the problem isn't with the video, but with you. Explaining things in great detail means that people need to ask less questions, since the info is all there. Of course, you are entitled to your opinion, but I don't think the users who posted positive comments above would appreciate being called idiots. That statement alone proves who's really the idiot.
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It's just a waste of YouTube space. You took forever explaining grapes and your tools. I'm surprised to see so many retards giving positive feedback. Jeez!
I'd go for the smaller one. Less head space means less air exposing your wine. Plastic or glass is up to you, it doesn't matter. I prefer glass, but that's just me. If you can get glass, that's good, but plastic is lighter.
I have decided to make wine using Store bought 100%natural grape juice and some of these special chemicals. this should save me a good penny because unfortunately that same kit you use in north Carolina is close to $100 bucks so i think i should be OK if i use grape juice and follow the same procedure do you?
You will be successful at making wine, but I'm not sure that those juices are derived from the same type of grapes that wine is normally made of. You will, however, end up with wine and I'm sure it will taste quite good.
I have put the outcome beer in primed bottles and am waiting for the final. please let me know if i did anything wrong or that i can still hope the mix to look and taste like beer....
your directions will also help other budding brewers like me..
Unfortunately, I'm the wrong guy for these questions. I have never brewed any other way than extract brewing, which I show in my videos. You need to find someone who brews from grains.
you said you have 1 liter of worth and added 3 liters of water. You can only do that with extract brewing. reason why your brew was waterly and light. you did not sparge. poor sanitation could be the factor of sour taste but i am only guessing.
7, i noticed the first bubble after 15 minutes of closing the lid and the last one after 4 days. It is summers in india. room temperature is 30 deg and no AC.
8. i opened the lid today and tasted it. i drank 660 ML. kick was good. color was exactly same a LEMON JUICE. no where close to transparent. tasted sour. I also did not get any foam while filling the bottles.
what has gone wrong? i had expected the outcome to be dark brown in color. how can i get it.
3. I warmed 5 liter water to 70 deg cel and put the entire flour in mosquito net and immersed in water.
4. the entire water was soaked by the malt. leaving me with only 750ml to 1 lit of brown liquid.
5. i added 3 lit water, one kg sugar and boiled it for 1 hr. the wort was quite thick, dark brown. i did not get the foam. there were bubbles with very less life.
6. cooled the wort, added water and yeast. closed the lid.
Video is wonderful. I bottled my first batch today. I tasted one of the bottles. Though the kick is great, there is something fishy... my beer looks like lemon juice, and my friend called it toddy..please analyse what i did.
1. soaked 2 kgs of barley and .5 kg of wheat overnight. next day, i let them germinate.
2. when the root was 3/4 of the length of kernel, i roasted the entire thing to greenish brown and ground it in flour mill at the most coarse setting.
Thanks! You're the first to comment on the hookah and I just posted a video on my "CraigTalk" channel where I actually smoke the thing. The video is called "Is there life on other planets".
You have to rinse Sodium Medabisulphate off of your equipment or it will kill the fermentation. It is a commonly used agent. If you are using tap water to make the brew, as most people do, what's the harm in using the same water to rinse?
@CraigTube Hey Craig...having some fun with your old "newbie" responses lol....Especially now that there is "no-rinse" sanitizers like ONE STEP ;) What a difference 2 years makes huh ? lol
Nice vid, Craig. Thanks for sharing (like Merdyn's too); anyway, I noticed that another vid here on UT mentioned using Bentonite as part of a kit. Did you buy your kit locally or did you send for it? Thanks again.
Hey Merd. The bentonite is listed in the instructions as follows: "Packet #2 Bentonite: Helps yeast activity and removes proteins." I think it pulls the proteins down to the bottom, which I assume is part of the clearing process. Package #5 is just referred to as, "Fining Agent - Removes proteins which results in a clear, stable wine." It's a liquid. I don't know what it actually is.
merddyn2002 has mentioned your beer making, and btw he has been very helpful with this beginner, in wine making. OK I am going to you next video, also I learned very quickly the value of extra carboys.....Thanks
About potassium sorbet it does not stop fermentation it keeps it from starting
If you have potassium sorbet in your juice make sure to put food in your juice make a Yeast starter bench With the same type juice our sugar water let it go
two days and add it to your juice it will work
shrklvr94 2 weeks ago
Cool!!! :) thanks for sharing this video... :)
iampeeay01 1 month ago
how long is the shelf life for the wine kits?
lcw172 1 month ago
Craig, can u use that wine fining agent in beer?
peligro28 2 months ago
@peligro28 I wouldn't unless you're kegging. You need yeast in bottles to carbonate. Clear that out and it won't carbonate in bottles. For kegging, it's magic.
CraigTube 2 months ago
I had a question. I made some peach wine, but it is too sweet and does not have much alcohol. Maybe about 8%. I used regular yeast to make the wine. Now even though I have racked it and its been in bottles over 6 months, can I pour them in a container add better yeast and restart the frementation?
kvj1961 2 months ago
Hi craig , I've just started my first brew can you tell me if the light in my garage does any damage??
2678Antb 3 months ago
I like your videos, I like the big HOOKAH in the back.
moskobe 4 months ago
Can you post me a link on where i can get that box and all my equipment?
MDWC1234 4 months ago
cool.
illusionstateofmind 6 months ago
Hi i live in the uk and have just started making wine at home well im doing my first batch anyway i have watched lots of vids on here and i think yours are the best so thank you
mark197535 7 months ago
how much you want for that hookah in the background?
lavathain 7 months ago
i had a quick question on how to clear the wine with knox gelatin?
countryboywithguitar 7 months ago
@countryboywithguitar Some people have had luck with that. I can't get it to work, I keep turning it into jello. There are a few vids on youtube that talk about it. weirdbeer has one on his channel.
CraigTube 7 months ago
5:57 hahahah!!!
JonasVik96 8 months ago
HI CRIG: I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN SHOWING THE STEPS TO MAKEING WINE... I LEARN LOTS WATCHING THIS.... WITH ALL THE KINDS WINE OUT THERE AND THE CRAZY NAMES LOL...THE ONE I'M HAVEING TROUBLE WITH IS SOME NAMES OF THE CONCORD WINE ...BECAUSE THAT IS ONE I WANT TO TRY AND MAKE..THIS WILL BE MY FIRST TIME AT THIS AND I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE RITE STUFF... BECAUSE YOU SEEM TO BE RITE ON TOP OF IT..TKS ...P.S ALSO LOVE THE VIDEO WITH THE LADYS ...HI LADYS
trushooter2u 8 months ago
@trushooter2u hay craig hay man ... my bag man for spelling your name wrong ...sorry man...
trushooter2u 8 months ago
Ha! Your Hookah is showing. :-) Thanks for posting.
theartistsvlog 8 months ago
any one with experience in making the various types of alchohol, which is the easiest to make, beer, liquor or wine? just wondering which would be the best to start with as im looking into this hobby.
pemguinman 9 months ago
@gunmadkiller First of all get a hyrometer. They are $6 and they are a must have if you want to do things right. Also its hard to get wine to 20% as most wine yeast will die out at around 14%. Thier are acouple though that can get to 18% To get thier you need to syrup feed your wine.(read up on that) To get to 20% you need a total of 35 cups of sugar or 15and 1/2 Lb of sugar(2.25 cups of sugar=Aprox 1lb) added in stages. Unless your making a dessert wine 20% ABV will taste like shit.
Adol666 10 months ago
When I make wine I never Monitor the Temp. Just make sure your in the low to mid 70's and your fine. Colder then that and you will slow fermentation, but slow fermentation can be a good thing as you will get better tasting wine
Adol666 10 months ago
Love the vids. Your a legend mate, keep up the good work. Got my old man into it by showing him your videos. Thankyou.
durney2005 10 months ago
Tell us about the hookah Craig.
ryleeryno 10 months ago
Midwest Supplies is a great place to buy kits. Sorry to plug them on your post Craig. The are a great site though. I started making beer after I watched your videos. Im thinking about wine but, I dont wanna buy more equipment :( The directions I read say use a 7.5 - 8 gallon primary. Is that true?
OzzyCoop 11 months ago
i wish you were my neighbor. excellent videos. have watched all your beer vids, now gettin interested in wine. thank you. cheers
brewmaster0507 11 months ago
I love these videos. My wife and I tried brewing port and it came out terrible can you put out a video on how to brew ruby port wine please?
chino4644 1 year ago
@chino4644 To make a port you need to stop fermentation when the ABV reaches about 5-6%ABV then you add Brandy or Cognac to bring the ABV to 19 or 20% then add sugar syrup to sweeten. You might also want to bulk age if for a year with french oak cubes. This is how Port is made traditionally. Only thing is when they fortifie it they use Neutral grape spirits or basicly 98% alcohol made from grapes. Since thats almost impossible to get use brandy which is distilled wine
Adol666 10 months ago
love all your videos, started watching them because im thinking about starting beer... i've been brewing wine for 3 years now just checking this video series just cause... =D... but anyways i normaly brew non-grape wines from scratch my favorites of mine are banana, cranberry, and blueberry... i might make a video(s) on the next wine i make (probably cranberry seeing how i have juice ready to do it) I'll have to send you a link once i do...
Happy Brewing!!!
TheMysticalHobomonk 1 year ago
Where did you purchase the juice? I've found many sites that sell juice, but you're obviously well seasoned... so i would trust your opinion. thanks
YouBigChooch 1 year ago
@YouBigChooch I buy my wine kits locally at Complete Home Brewing in Ontario Canada. I buy the Connoisseur and Wine Expert kits.
CraigTube 1 year ago
Nice hooka too. I like your instructions.
alexszukala 1 year ago
Does this alcohol give that 'cheap boozey' feel? Anyone know what im talking abt?
FletcherHabit 1 year ago
@FletcherHabit It's actually a very clean buza with no headaches. That cheap buzz is probably from preservatives.
CraigTube 1 year ago
haha Is that a huka in the back?
OnELovEBEliEvE 1 year ago
nice hookah
scott76young 1 year ago
go to austinwarrendesign for design tips
austinwarrendesign 1 year ago
Several of the wine kit brands I use do say to stir in the yeast and I've done so with no problems at all. Thanks for the great instructions!
snuviddz 1 year ago
Several of the wine kit brands I use do say to stir in the yeast. I have done so with no problems at all.
snuviddz 1 year ago
@snuviddz Yes, that is correct. My last kit said to do that as well. It also came with two yeast packets and said to add them both. Always fallow the kit instructions.
CraigTube 1 year ago
hahaha i like the hookah you have in the background!
razorbacks023 1 year ago
hahaha i like the hookah you have in the background!
razorbacks023 1 year ago
Good info from Scotland Glasgow off to get some stuff thanks
heatherzhere 1 year ago
hi craig,thanks for that email back it is now fermenting.that was a coppers lager that i am brewing.what u posted on youtube.could u get me a good type of bitter to brew of coppers own please?
mrrussturner 1 year ago
@mrrussturner The Coopers English Bitter is an excellent beer kit. Look it up on makebeer . net and see what it says.
CraigTube 1 year ago
hi craig,thanks for that email back it is now fermenting.that was a coppers lager that i am brewing.what u posted on youtube.could u get me a good make of bitter to brew please?
mrrussturner 1 year ago
. I am making wine at a wine school and it is costing an arm and a leg. Thanks for showing me how to make wine at home.
ourwonderfuldogs 1 year ago
what are the ingredients used for just a bottle of wine for a school project?
fordgurlz23 1 year ago
@fordgurlz23 You might have to research that one on your own. I don't know the drinking age where you live. Wine for a school project? :)
CraigTube 1 year ago
@CraigTube , hey Craig...he thinks we you born yesterday. school project, hah. they always think they're smarter than adults.
packagewarren 1 year ago
Great video. I'm thinking about getting a basic kit and your video inspired me to go for it. I want to make a red so now I have to figure out which one to make.
Thanks again.
cl1973 1 year ago
craigtube i was just wondering you mentioned that you're running out of ideas on brewing could you make a video on making home made. mead if you can
zake20042005 1 year ago
@zake20042005 Oh, I'm not running out right now, but new ideas are always welcome. The problem with Mead is that I can't find a cheap source for honey. It's pretty expensive.
CraigTube 1 year ago
can you use a hard alcohol yeast to make wine so the yeast doesnt die off at an early stage?
Forbidenangel0 1 year ago
@Forbidenangel0 Yes, there are yeasts designed for wine but I've used ale yeast to make hard apple cider and it doesn't die early.
CraigTube 1 year ago
@CraigTube iv heard that hard apple cider is really good never tried it is it made the same way as wine
Forbidenangel0 1 year ago
@Forbidenangel0 I did a video on it a while ago. And another one is on it's way.
CraigTube 1 year ago
Thanks alot for the info! Thoroughly enjoyed, cant wait to start my own batch lolol
shreddingskin99 1 year ago
Wife made me clean up a bunch of stuff and I think I threw out my electric filter system still have my corker ; have you ever thought of freezing the wine to a crystal then spin it and add the raw alcohal to a new batch it removes the water and you get the syrup and WOW.
MrMrtiki 1 year ago
@MrMrtiki That stuff is what we call moonshine. Very power stuff.
CraigTube 1 year ago
Hi Craig I just started a Pies Porter & thanks to your channel I need a hydrometer & bottles the bottle washer for the tap did you make that or where can I find one ; And can a guy boost the booze after the forment with a vodka or gin say building a mead of some kind. sorry I forgot to mention Great channel
MrMrtiki 1 year ago
@MrMrtiki Thanks. The bottle washer should be available at any home brew shop, either online, or local. Yes you can spike your beer with some booze at the end, but only just before you drink it, otherwise you might kill the yeast and prevent carbonation.
CraigTube 1 year ago
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nicehax 1 year ago
I can get the same more or less the same as you,over here in the uk,But i have one problem,it tastes too good.Ive been doing it for a few years now,keep it up mate.
watballs2020 1 year ago
very nice video. good practical advice. I'm excited about trying wine making at home.
mloren1357 1 year ago
seems like Craig don't want to answer my question. But Thanks, all of your videos are great.
manjumas 1 year ago
@manjumas I get many questions a day and sometimes I fall behind. Cheers.
CraigTube 1 year ago
I bought 1 liter of grape juice can (15.8g of Carbohydrate in 100ml – didn’t mention sugar) & added 500ml of water, half a cup of sugar and 12g of dry yeast. Capped with a sterilized balloon. Pinched few holes.After half an hour it started fermenting and the balloon was upright. This was on 11th Sunday. After 3 days, it’s today 14th Wednesday the balloon kind of drop down but still popped a little. I can see there is some fermenting happening yet. But it’s only three days. where did i go wrong?
manjumas 1 year ago
@manjumas I see you didn't use any yeast nutrient. I wonder if your yeast ran out of nutrient. Boil some rasins in a cup of water to make a tea by boiling them for 15 mins. Crush the rasins with a fork to get all the juice out of them. Let that cool and filter it into your wine. Shake. You should see it start up again. If not, add a half a pack of yeast.
CraigTube 1 year ago
Recently got into home brewing after watching your video's, Im hooked!!! Just finished a calafornian connasior white zinfandel rose wine, it was a 4 week kit and i filtered at the end with a harris vinbrite wine filter i could not believe how good the end result was! also done a coopers european lager which i kegged and it didnt last long when it was ready lol! loving the vids, keep up the good work
Mareat27 1 year ago
@Mareat27 Thank you! Cheers.
CraigTube 1 year ago
what is the best home brew wine kit (30 bottles) you no of thats not expensive i want to have a go at it
lucasbrown18 1 year ago
@lucasbrown18 I don't really know all the different kinds. The one I used in this video turns out really good.
CraigTube 1 year ago
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hey craig, i really enjoyed your beer home brewing videos and marveled about how easy you made it. I noticed that your wine video was a bit more complicated. This is what i did to make wine, and i think it came out pretty good: I use grape concentrate first of all. I use two cans of grape concentrate for 1 gallon, so in a 5 gallon bucket i use 10 cans of grape conentrate.
cockafiter 1 year ago
hey craig, i really enjoyed your beer home brewing videos and marveled about how easy you made it. I noticed that your wine video was a bit more complicated. This is what i did to make wine, and i think it came out pretty good: I use grape concentrate first of all. I use two cans of grape concentrate for 1 gallon, so in a 5 gallon bucket i use 10 cans of grape conentrate.
cockafiter 1 year ago
how often do you use that hookah haha didnt expect you to have one.
osmbr1 1 year ago
@osmbr1 Not that often, but I do love it.
CraigTube 1 year ago
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@osmbr1 do you need amonia to make crystal meth.. I was fucked around and now these
people are feeding it into the paint i use for work(CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS) It is a new product they tell us. if one is being framed does that get into your system and is that another way for you to take the fall for something.. because the amonia is in your system?
i know they pay peple off.
eagletalons2007 1 year ago
Dude it looks like you do your own electrical also..... SCARY!!!
Nice wine though.
plumrdude 1 year ago
@plumrdude Don't worry. I am well educated in electronics and electrical. The wires you see are cable and phone wires. They used to call me "the wizard of wires". You should see the rest of my basement LOL.
CraigTube 1 year ago
nice hookah
thelighthousekeepr 1 year ago
Do you know what alcohol content will kill off bakers yeast?
chris95069 1 year ago
i have made moonshine whiskey as an experement without using turbo yeast just with bakers and i have distilled moonshine up to 140 (proof) which is 70% alcohol
MrNeiluk 1 year ago
@MrNeiluk is that percentage enough to be explosive because im a pyromaniac
hahahah i make Molotov and fused grenades there effective
bow659 1 year ago
@bow659 yes it lights up like petrel very flammabal/ i just made sum nice gin to as i droped juniper berries and coriander seeds and orange peel in my still and the aroma is awsome
MrNeiluk 1 year ago
I don't.
CraigTube 1 year ago
Craig, I just sent you an email with the receipe that has been handed down to me hope you like it
marc
lewis743 2 years ago
Craig your videos are awsome i have learned alot by watching. My family has made hard cider for the past fifty years and i was wondering if you have any videos on making hard cider? i would love to see you approach on it and see if I can put a twist on a family owned aged reciepe. thanks again
marc
lewis743 2 years ago
Do you just use apple juice and yeast? Any tips because I was going to try it.
CraigTube 2 years ago
hi to make cider u just need apple juice sugar and yeast, store bought juice is all i use i just made 20 litres mmmm strong to
penandteller 1 year ago
Hey craig my name is Dan.I have been watching your videos for 1 month and love them!!!!!!! Just a suggestion, you should do a video on making your own equipment.Like how to put in taps on a plain 5gallon fermenter and drilling hole for air locks or how to improvise on. oh yeah, by the way its really expensive to buy home beer brewing ingrdiants where I live. do you have any tps? thanks Dan.M
moeski282003 2 years ago
Sure. I don't know where you live but I just put a link in the info section to a great site that sells everything you need. The link will take you right to their site, and it helps me out too.
CraigTube 2 years ago
Start off simple (do it yourself items)
try a food grade bucket with lid (acquire from restaurant?) Pickle barrel? Don't use anything from soap or chemicals (food only)
make your own airlock by shaping pipe in an S shape (filled with water) allows air to bubble out but not back in
Look around at items required and fashion your own from items other people might throw away regularly
I built my entire assembly from buckets
a turkey fryer propane burner
you get the idea
peace :)
haansgruber 2 years ago
yes it is a hookah behind you! is it yours, if so do you still smoke hookah and if so what flavors and brand of shisha do you like?
TheTrueEVPHunter 2 years ago
I still smoke it from time to time. I like the 2 Apple flavour. Check my CraigTalk channel for my hookah video. I don't maintain that channel anymore but the videos are still there.
CraigTube 2 years ago
is it me or do you have a hookah behind you? shisha is mighty tasty
TheTrueEVPHunter 2 years ago
Sorry, i'm a pronunciation nazi.
The 2 wine names spelt phonetically
Rees ling
mur low
jbat3535 2 years ago
You should try to make beat wine it's really good or even potato wine I made beat wine and is really good but never potato wine. Also good video.
05brute650 2 years ago
Hi Craig, hello from Ireland.... Love the videos very helpful and imformative, and you look like you really enjoy drinking the rewards.... :) Good Man!
Quick question though about storage. Is it ok to keep the wine outside in a shed while it brews or does it have to be kept at a certain temperature. It gets quite cold here at night very often below freezing.... Cheers man.
SnakeySam 2 years ago
It definitely has to stay in at room temp. It will fail out in your garage. Thanks for the comments.
CraigTube 2 years ago
Just wondering where do you get a siphoning tube with that easy draw attachment instead of inhaling and spilling. With my red 23L must in a carboy I'm going on 5 weeks of fermenting now (a little airlock action every 40 min still). Should I rack now and top up anyway and add the sulphide.
BIackhawks 2 years ago
Yes, rack now and prepare to degas, clear and bottle. I never top up, by the way. it dilutes the wine. Add the sulphite and degas if the instructions say to. prepare to clear and bottle. I get my supplies locally.
CraigTube 2 years ago
Topping up with a commercial version of the wine you are producing is highly recommended by the wine makers I've talked with, and won't dilute as you suggested. I've learned, for optimum results, it's important to minimize the amount of air your wine comes in contact with.
Cryptobrewology 2 years ago
Mine seems to survive without topping up. My first racking is done before fermentation is done, so a CO2 cake forms in the air space, protecting the wine. After the second racking, the potassium metabisulphate goes in, which protects the wine from oxidation. The instructions say not to top up.
CraigTube 2 years ago
Okay, no topping up during fermentation. But topping is recommended if the wine will be aged on oak or left to settle in the carboy before bottling. When CO2 is being produced no topping is required. You're right.
Cryptobrewology 2 years ago
Well, I still don't top up at all, but it only sits in the carboy for about 8 days while degassing and clearing. Even with the red wine, I've never had a problem. :)
CraigTube 2 years ago
Well you don't get a headake while drinking it. It's a pleasant buzz, but not with out it's natural effects. Home made beer and wine will give you the cleanest type of buzz you can get. There are no side effect from any chemicals. However, it is still alcohol, and especially with the wine, if you're not careful, you'll wake up feeling quite round. There's no free ride, sorry to say. :)
CraigTube 2 years ago
you should show us how to make hard cider
rals301 2 years ago
What's the name o that wine kit?
sagatraks 2 years ago
I think I showed it at the beginning of part one or two. It's a Connoisseur Riesling Premium Wine Kit. I payed 59.00 for it. Great tasting white wine.
CraigTube 2 years ago
Hi Craig .. why always talking about sanityzig and stirilising ? im meam exagerating !! dosent the alcohol takes care of that after formenting ? ..
196822119630898 2 years ago
There are many thousands of different types of yeast floating around at any given time. You do not want any of these involved in the fermentation of your brew. They are what rot your oranges, and turn your bananas brown. You have to rid your brew of all these contaminants and infect it with only the one YOU want, the yeast that comes with it. Sanitizing is necessary to guarantee a successful brew.
CraigTube 2 years ago
@CraigTube nicely put....I love looking back on the "old school" responses" Craig....GOODSTUFF ...CHEERS!
ACTeslaMachineDC 1 year ago
Hey Craig.
I 4 gal of concord grape, 5lb of sugar (usually 4) and 1 1/2 tsp of common yeast. I. The temp in the house doesnt get above 75. I keep it in the dark in a closet. This method has done fine before. I added the extra lb. of sugar to make it sweeter. Its sat for 1 week. Ok bubbles. Its slowed down a lot. More than normal it seems. The alcohol is low to taste. Should i add more yeast? I read somewhere to add lemon juice to restart it. thx for your time.
nordlander367 2 years ago
I'm not sure what to tell you here because I don't know why it stopped fermenting. I would think that adding more sugar would start the fermenting since there should still be live yeast in there. Have you done a hydrometer reading? That would tell us if it's done fermenting and just needs more sugar to up the alcohal.
CraigTube 2 years ago
Hey Craig, great series.
I was just wondering if i decided to use those heat seal bottle caps, when should i apply those to the bottle, after the corks have sealed 4 days post bottling?
Also i have some hard cider going and i was wondering if i could add come Metabisulfite to kill off the yeast so it would stop fermenting and have some sweetness to it. Once again great series, i look forward to my first chardonnay!
semiazaz 2 years ago
Yeah, you can actually do that. Some people use Sorbates to slow the fermentation down but I think Camden tablets would do just fine. I would remember that since it is going to kill EVERYTHING in there that you had better do something with it (IE: Bottle) shortly after the tablets are out of effect... it'll be ripe to pick up an infection with no good organisms maintaining dominance in the wine.
sespress 2 years ago
Craig -- Do you think it might be worth a shot to try brewing wine from store bought 100% grape juice... maybe even concentrate? i saw a youtube video somebody posted on it and was seeking your words of wisdom?
thanks!
Dan
falcon88dp 2 years ago
i tried that with welches.
Its not terrible, and it will get you drunk, but it does not taste great, and i found it quite boring.
semiazaz 2 years ago
Thanks for your comments. I just buy the kit at my local brew store. I don't know outside of that where to get them.
CraigTube 2 years ago
Craig, just wanted to tell you that I have learned so much more on making great tasting home brew by watching your videos! I want to get into wine making, where do you find a kit like yours at? Keep up the great work-Cheers!
seannemily619 2 years ago
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why spend all that money on a stupid wine kit when you can use frozen concentrated grape juice, sugar, and bakers yeast from the grocery store !
stonerj0e 2 years ago
Well you could use those things but it's not going to look or taste anything like decent wine. If you're just looking to get drunk, go for it. I turned apple cider into "wine" but it ain't real wine. Do you really think that concentrated grape juice has the same quality grapes as a wine kit? Not even close. But, you can do it, and you may be very happy with the results. It just won't taste like real wine.
CraigTube 2 years ago
it did before
stonerj0e 2 years ago
you are the man Craig. I wonder what you will cook up next?
ironman36 3 years ago
Thanks. I just bought a new audio mixer so I've been fiddling with that. I don't make any other types of brew, so I might just re do my beer vid so it's up to date.
CraigTube 3 years ago
@CraigTube This definitely has to be a an old response...You have made many types of brews since then...time changes all....^5 Craig
ACTeslaMachineDC 1 year ago
Thanks. I just bought a new audio mixer so I've been fiddling with that. I don't make any other types of brew, so I might just re do my beer vid so it's up to date.
CraigTube 3 years ago
I think the comments speak for themselves. It seems that you are in a minority and perhaps the problem isn't with the video, but with you. Explaining things in great detail means that people need to ask less questions, since the info is all there. Of course, you are entitled to your opinion, but I don't think the users who posted positive comments above would appreciate being called idiots. That statement alone proves who's really the idiot.
CraigTube 3 years ago
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It's just a waste of YouTube space. You took forever explaining grapes and your tools. I'm surprised to see so many retards giving positive feedback. Jeez!
riazfaride 3 years ago
Do I see a hookah in the background? And a can of butane? And are you making wine? this guy is serious
matthewmaki 3 years ago
nice hookah
cpg1028 3 years ago
Craig, thanks for quick response to my red wine question! Great vids! Question about carboys...plastic or glass, and 6 gallon or 6.5 gallon?
trubes71 3 years ago
I'd go for the smaller one. Less head space means less air exposing your wine. Plastic or glass is up to you, it doesn't matter. I prefer glass, but that's just me. If you can get glass, that's good, but plastic is lighter.
CraigTube 3 years ago
Thanks, this is very helpful. I'm just getting into homebrewing and am making wine from walmart 100% juice.
jebckr 3 years ago
Craig - I've never heard of a riseling? I have heard of a riesling.
rdhender1000 3 years ago
I know. I was a bit of a noob at different styles of wine and I pronounced it wrong.
CraigTube 3 years ago
I just got my 5 gallon dj's, its go time
drunkfux1 3 years ago
Hey Craig i wanted to check up on the proggress of part 4
Raymaker6998 3 years ago
I have decided to make wine using Store bought 100%natural grape juice and some of these special chemicals. this should save me a good penny because unfortunately that same kit you use in north Carolina is close to $100 bucks so i think i should be OK if i use grape juice and follow the same procedure do you?
Raymaker6998 3 years ago
You will be successful at making wine, but I'm not sure that those juices are derived from the same type of grapes that wine is normally made of. You will, however, end up with wine and I'm sure it will taste quite good.
CraigTube 3 years ago
yea it's muscadine grapes
Raymaker6998 3 years ago
Yeah, he's right, we used to make it out of grocery store concentrate grape juice!
svandevort 3 years ago
is there a part 4 of home wine brewing ( the bottling stage )
kidcanuk 3 years ago
Yes there is. It has been shot but I still have to edit it. It will be soon.
CraigTube 3 years ago
Your brewing vids are realy helping me out. I would suggest making cider next.
Douchebagstudios 3 years ago
Craig, I hope you realize you have a huge hookah in the background. Thanks for the videos.
mycology21 3 years ago 2
LOL I know. It's not used for drugs, just flavored tobacco.
CraigTube 3 years ago
I have put the outcome beer in primed bottles and am waiting for the final. please let me know if i did anything wrong or that i can still hope the mix to look and taste like beer....
your directions will also help other budding brewers like me..
dalalpranay 3 years ago
Unfortunately, I'm the wrong guy for these questions. I have never brewed any other way than extract brewing, which I show in my videos. You need to find someone who brews from grains.
CraigTube 3 years ago
you said you have 1 liter of worth and added 3 liters of water. You can only do that with extract brewing. reason why your brew was waterly and light. you did not sparge. poor sanitation could be the factor of sour taste but i am only guessing.
Piantini 3 years ago
7, i noticed the first bubble after 15 minutes of closing the lid and the last one after 4 days. It is summers in india. room temperature is 30 deg and no AC.
8. i opened the lid today and tasted it. i drank 660 ML. kick was good. color was exactly same a LEMON JUICE. no where close to transparent. tasted sour. I also did not get any foam while filling the bottles.
what has gone wrong? i had expected the outcome to be dark brown in color. how can i get it.
dalalpranay 3 years ago
3. I warmed 5 liter water to 70 deg cel and put the entire flour in mosquito net and immersed in water.
4. the entire water was soaked by the malt. leaving me with only 750ml to 1 lit of brown liquid.
5. i added 3 lit water, one kg sugar and boiled it for 1 hr. the wort was quite thick, dark brown. i did not get the foam. there were bubbles with very less life.
6. cooled the wort, added water and yeast. closed the lid.
dalalpranay 3 years ago
Hi Craig..
Video is wonderful. I bottled my first batch today. I tasted one of the bottles. Though the kick is great, there is something fishy... my beer looks like lemon juice, and my friend called it toddy..please analyse what i did.
1. soaked 2 kgs of barley and .5 kg of wheat overnight. next day, i let them germinate.
2. when the root was 3/4 of the length of kernel, i roasted the entire thing to greenish brown and ground it in flour mill at the most coarse setting.
dalalpranay 3 years ago
i see a hooka in the back round
kylewhite18 3 years ago
Damn right!
CraigTube 3 years ago
Please keep the videos coming!
HerpAndFriends 3 years ago
Don't worry, there's more to come.
CraigTube 3 years ago
Amazing videos! Very well done.
PS. Sweet hookah in the background of the opening scene. ;)
dirtycannibal 3 years ago
Thanks! You're the first to comment on the hookah and I just posted a video on my "CraigTalk" channel where I actually smoke the thing. The video is called "Is there life on other planets".
CraigTalk 3 years ago
@CraigTalk Smoking a hookah , and talking of life on other planets.....you sure there's only flavored tobacco in that thing ? HEHE
ACTeslaMachineDC 1 year ago
Don't rinse sterilized equipment. It defeats the purpose.
98fmKCQ 3 years ago
You have to rinse Sodium Medabisulphate off of your equipment or it will kill the fermentation. It is a commonly used agent. If you are using tap water to make the brew, as most people do, what's the harm in using the same water to rinse?
CraigTube 3 years ago
@CraigTube Hey Craig...having some fun with your old "newbie" responses lol....Especially now that there is "no-rinse" sanitizers like ONE STEP ;) What a difference 2 years makes huh ? lol
ACTeslaMachineDC 1 year ago
Nice vid, Craig. Thanks for sharing (like Merdyn's too); anyway, I noticed that another vid here on UT mentioned using Bentonite as part of a kit. Did you buy your kit locally or did you send for it? Thanks again.
bradmacaroon 4 years ago
Thanks. I bought my kit locally. Great little shop right down the street. I've been buying my supplies there for over20 years.
CraigTalk 4 years ago
cant wait for part 2 ^_^
ganduk1 4 years ago
I'm just editing it now. It will be online sometime later tonight. Thanks.
CraigTube 4 years ago
Hey Merd. The bentonite is listed in the instructions as follows: "Packet #2 Bentonite: Helps yeast activity and removes proteins." I think it pulls the proteins down to the bottom, which I assume is part of the clearing process. Package #5 is just referred to as, "Fining Agent - Removes proteins which results in a clear, stable wine." It's a liquid. I don't know what it actually is.
CraigTube 4 years ago
Very cool!! I make cheap wine so far, I just got into all grain brews! Great video!!
MartinsBrew 4 years ago
Craig nice to see you making wine videos.
merddyn2002 has mentioned your beer making, and btw he has been very helpful with this beginner, in wine making. OK I am going to you next video, also I learned very quickly the value of extra carboys.....Thanks
senrab42 4 years ago