As a child I help My dad make homemade wine where this guys steps seem overdone. You do not need yeast because that is in the skin of the grape. we use wooden barrels and proabition wine making equipment. We crush grapes and vines, did not mess with sugar or yeast. The wine is allin the grape. We sanitized wine barrels with sulfer stick that you light and hang it in barrel to kill bacteria. This was done a long time ago but I remember a lot and I know do not mess with the grape!
@ashfatboy Loads - I think it was about 15 to 17lbs for each gallon. I didnt show all the stripping of grapes from their stems and the pressing as it would be too boring to watch.
I'll have to calculate the price of a large jug of wine to the price of making my own. I save all my wine bottles and jugs and have a few dozen. I think I can buy a huge jug of wine for around $17 or so. How often does the wine turn out bad? How do I make a sweet wine as compared to a Merlot?
@STREAKER123 I know for me its alot cheaper...the wine I drink was around 8 dollers a bottle or a little more depending on which type...it was costing me around $130 for a case of wine and now I make it for around 130 for over two cases yea its alot cheaper lol
@bootlicker503 The large amount of carbon diode gas given off during the first few days keeps the air away from the wine. As the fermentation slows down you need to fit airlocks.
when you added the three tablets to the 3 gallons it confused me. it seemed you got such little juice from the ones you crushed on video. was that 3 gallons of pure juice and grape skins/seeds? or did you add water? looks like a lot of crushing if that was pure grape.
@idmji89 Bacteria (in the air) can turn your wine into vinegar if your dont take the right precautions. Sterilising all your equipment kills the bacteria on the surfaces. The bacteria also needs oxygen to produce the vinegar so if you keep the air out (using airlocks) then it cant work.
Thank you for making this splendid video! I have one question though: are there any risks involved in stirring daily during primary fermentation? I´ve always thought that air/oxygen is bad for the brew. Thanks again!
@asdsadsadsa212132131 I dont think so. In the early stages the alcohol content is low. Also there is a large amount of carbon dioxide gas being given off causing a gas flow out of the juice and I assume any air will be expelled with it. I've had no problem with my fermentation using this method.
We have planted 4 vines and will need to make wine from them at some stage once they get bigger. This is a very informative, easy to follow video so thank you for putting it up!
Great! Very helpful. I want to ask where to keep it to have healty fermentation? And can i use any yeast which has same bacteria? Because wine yest are selling here for 500gr and it costs a lot. Any other chance to check sugar without hydrometer? I heard they do with eggs...Can i steril it by boiling the juice? Sorry if i am asking stupid questions:)) I tried to make wine lots of time, but always no success...Thank you again for your helps...
@Nightrain80 Keep it in the dark, ideally about 21 degC. Not sure about other yeasts or other methods of measuring sugar - best do a google search. You can boil the juice but add a teaspoon of pectic enzyme to eaach gallon or else your wine may be cloudy.
This is a fantastic video. So many of the websites on the net are just paragraphs of text with little or no details to each step. Thank you so much!
I have a question - we have just finished the primary fermentation and are one day into secondary. I think there might be one or two seeds in the demijohns however. Would that affect the wine too badly?
@bertydastard Thanks for your comments. The seeds wont do any harm, filter them out by transfering to a second demijohn and passing the juice through a muslin cloth.
This is by far the best and clearest video for making red wine from scratch with minimal supplies. Thank you so much for this! My vine is only 4 years old. I harvested for the first time and got about 16 pounds. Can't wait to see how good a wine I can get from them!
Excellent video. Thank you VERY much for posting this. I will be harvesting syrah grapes from my backyard in the next two to four weeks and I will use your video to make my first batch of wine.
@THEKIND253 The best test is to taste them - if they taste sweet and have a good flavour then they're ready. If they taste 'acidic' or 'tarty' then they are not quite ready - this flavour will give your wine an acidic taste. Colour is next - green grapes turn white or yellow, red take on a deep hue. Also if the birds are eating them that is a good sign.
@macandmit I would not recommend trying to insert corks without a tool. You can buy a hand corker for about £4 ($2-50). The tool in the video is more expensive. Also there is a thing called a Zork - it seems to be like a sealed cap but I dont know much about them or where you buy them from.
Does it taste good?
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dor9313 1 day ago
As a child I help My dad make homemade wine where this guys steps seem overdone. You do not need yeast because that is in the skin of the grape. we use wooden barrels and proabition wine making equipment. We crush grapes and vines, did not mess with sugar or yeast. The wine is allin the grape. We sanitized wine barrels with sulfer stick that you light and hang it in barrel to kill bacteria. This was done a long time ago but I remember a lot and I know do not mess with the grape!
chilledog1 3 days ago
Why the need of using multiple demijohns for 2ndry fermentation? Why not just another clean, larger bucket?
backyardsounds 3 days ago
1:19 makes me want to stick pencils in my ears
screwu2bra 4 days ago
how many grapes did you use to make 3 gallons?it seemed like you used hardly any.was water added??if so how much water did you add?
ashfatboy 1 week ago
@ashfatboy Loads - I think it was about 15 to 17lbs for each gallon. I didnt show all the stripping of grapes from their stems and the pressing as it would be too boring to watch.
nickmitch6 1 week ago
Ok it's a 4 Liter jug. I think it's around $17 or so.
STREAKER123 2 weeks ago
I'll have to calculate the price of a large jug of wine to the price of making my own. I save all my wine bottles and jugs and have a few dozen. I think I can buy a huge jug of wine for around $17 or so. How often does the wine turn out bad? How do I make a sweet wine as compared to a Merlot?
STREAKER123 2 weeks ago
@STREAKER123 I can only comment for myself but I have never had the wine go bad. I sterilise everything I use.
nickmitch6 1 week ago
@STREAKER123 I know for me its alot cheaper...the wine I drink was around 8 dollers a bottle or a little more depending on which type...it was costing me around $130 for a case of wine and now I make it for around 130 for over two cases yea its alot cheaper lol
extremeaudioPRO 1 week ago
Very good video!! Thanks.
STREAKER123 2 weeks ago
Great video! I am just getting started with winemaking and was wondering why there was no airlock for the primary fermentation? Thanks!
bootlicker503 2 weeks ago
@bootlicker503 The large amount of carbon diode gas given off during the first few days keeps the air away from the wine. As the fermentation slows down you need to fit airlocks.
nickmitch6 1 week ago
thats alot of steps.
ThatOneGuyOnYT 2 weeks ago
I have a yeast that is brown that works?
The09animal 1 month ago
@The09animal Best to use brewing yeast.
nickmitch6 4 weeks ago
when you added the three tablets to the 3 gallons it confused me. it seemed you got such little juice from the ones you crushed on video. was that 3 gallons of pure juice and grape skins/seeds? or did you add water? looks like a lot of crushing if that was pure grape.
cgm0826 1 month ago
@cgm0826 Its all pure juice, skins and seeds - no added water. and yes it was a lot of crushing.
nickmitch6 1 month ago
i cant believe i just sat there and watched the whole video
leighrandi 1 month ago
that was solid
mrshadowcave 2 months ago
Fair play, must taste delicious but cant stand that english commentary.... get on to the BBC and you could malke a living..!! Well done tho!
ronaldvandijk100 2 months ago
Fuckin Hell mate! After 12 steps I was fed up about looking into any more countless steps..
ronaldvandijk100 2 months ago
what are the calculations one has to do to determine the amount of sugar to add?
JmaJeremy514 2 months ago
What are we trying to avoid with all the sterilization????
idmji89 2 months ago
@idmji89 Bacteria (in the air) can turn your wine into vinegar if your dont take the right precautions. Sterilising all your equipment kills the bacteria on the surfaces. The bacteria also needs oxygen to produce the vinegar so if you keep the air out (using airlocks) then it cant work.
nickmitch6 2 months ago
Good vid thats how I do mine works very well I use a different sterilizing system though .
MrMrtiki 3 months ago
Thank you for making this splendid video! I have one question though: are there any risks involved in stirring daily during primary fermentation? I´ve always thought that air/oxygen is bad for the brew. Thanks again!
asdsadsadsa212132131 3 months ago
@asdsadsadsa212132131 I dont think so. In the early stages the alcohol content is low. Also there is a large amount of carbon dioxide gas being given off causing a gas flow out of the juice and I assume any air will be expelled with it. I've had no problem with my fermentation using this method.
nickmitch6 3 months ago
We have planted 4 vines and will need to make wine from them at some stage once they get bigger. This is a very informative, easy to follow video so thank you for putting it up!
ivankinsman 3 months ago
Great! Very helpful. I want to ask where to keep it to have healty fermentation? And can i use any yeast which has same bacteria? Because wine yest are selling here for 500gr and it costs a lot. Any other chance to check sugar without hydrometer? I heard they do with eggs...Can i steril it by boiling the juice? Sorry if i am asking stupid questions:)) I tried to make wine lots of time, but always no success...Thank you again for your helps...
Nightrain80 3 months ago
@Nightrain80 Keep it in the dark, ideally about 21 degC. Not sure about other yeasts or other methods of measuring sugar - best do a google search. You can boil the juice but add a teaspoon of pectic enzyme to eaach gallon or else your wine may be cloudy.
nickmitch6 3 months ago
@pillowpants286
Look online for 'Beaverdale' wine kits. They have Pinot Noir I believe!
npb07149 4 months ago
This is a fantastic video. So many of the websites on the net are just paragraphs of text with little or no details to each step. Thank you so much!
I have a question - we have just finished the primary fermentation and are one day into secondary. I think there might be one or two seeds in the demijohns however. Would that affect the wine too badly?
bertydastard 4 months ago
@bertydastard Thanks for your comments. The seeds wont do any harm, filter them out by transfering to a second demijohn and passing the juice through a muslin cloth.
nickmitch6 4 months ago
I live in the uk
pillowpants286 4 months ago
Can anyone tell me where I could get pinot noir grapes or have them orderd to my house?
pillowpants286 4 months ago
This is by far the best and clearest video for making red wine from scratch with minimal supplies. Thank you so much for this! My vine is only 4 years old. I harvested for the first time and got about 16 pounds. Can't wait to see how good a wine I can get from them!
cbeaudot 4 months ago
@cbeaudot thanks for the comment. Good luck with your wine making. Let us know how it goes.
nickmitch6 4 months ago
How much water do you need to add to the grapes at the beginning when you add the yeast?
G18ALA 4 months ago
@G18ALA I didnt add any water. All the liquid in the brewing bucket is pure grape juice.
nickmitch6 4 months ago
Thank you for producing this video. It is very clear and easy to understand. Now I can go crush my syrah grapes!! Cheers
mkhorses 5 months ago
Best information that I have found so far!
THEKIND253 5 months ago
@THEKIND253 Thanks for your kind comment - it is much appreciated
nickmitch6 5 months ago
Excellent video. Thank you VERY much for posting this. I will be harvesting syrah grapes from my backyard in the next two to four weeks and I will use your video to make my first batch of wine.
rmadelson 5 months ago 2
@rmadelson How do you know when to harvest your grapes?
THEKIND253 5 months ago
@THEKIND253 The best test is to taste them - if they taste sweet and have a good flavour then they're ready. If they taste 'acidic' or 'tarty' then they are not quite ready - this flavour will give your wine an acidic taste. Colour is next - green grapes turn white or yellow, red take on a deep hue. Also if the birds are eating them that is a good sign.
nickmitch6 5 months ago
@THEKIND253 I just got a refractometer to measure sugar levels and I plan to harvest at 22 brix, subject to my taste buds, of course
rmadelson 5 months ago
great video, so far my favorite for making wine! Cheers!
801Hemingway 5 months ago
@801Hemingway Thanks for your positive comment - I'm really pleased you found it useful
nickmitch6 5 months ago
@macandmit I would not recommend trying to insert corks without a tool. You can buy a hand corker for about £4 ($2-50). The tool in the video is more expensive. Also there is a thing called a Zork - it seems to be like a sealed cap but I dont know much about them or where you buy them from.
nickmitch6 6 months ago