How To Make Wine: The Typical Ingredients Explained

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http://www.TheWineMakingGuy.com - Ever wonder what the purpose of each of the wine making ingredients included in a typical wine kit or fruit wine recipe was? Scott"The Wine Making Guy" briefly explains why they're there and why you'd want to use them!

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  • can you use a hard alcohol yeast to make wine so the yeast doesnt die off at an early stage?

  • FANTASTIC! Confusions solved! Thanks a Bundle!

  • I've heard that yeast nutrients will also make the fermentation more complete.

    My batch of beer for example, I added extra sugar, the initial gravity was 1.045 and 2 weeks later when the fermentation was done, it was at about 1.019, so ~3.5% alcohol.

    For wine, would it be preferable to use dextrose rather than table sugar?

  • The yeast nutrient will help the fermentation get started. But for a higher ABV, you probably need to add sugar, depending on the starting gravity (I personally wouldn't go past 1.100).

  • But the guy in the video said that most fruits need a bit of jump starting for the fermentation to happen, I'm worried the fermentation might take up to 2 months.

    I just finished fermenting my next batch of beer, it took 2 weeks and it's probably about 5% alcohol, I don't know why it took that long.

  • Hi Crasy.

    If you want a higher alcohol content, you just need to add sugar to the water/concentrate. Use a hydrometer to measure your sugar content. But don't add too much as if you use too much sugar, your alcohol % will be too high and will kill the yeast, since most strains can only handle 12-15% alcohol.

    A better idea would be ferment the wine all the way dry, sweeten to your taste with simple syrup, and fortify with brandy, vodka or everclear.

  • I'm thinking of making cheap wine with regular concentrated juice and hoping to get a high alcohol content, should I use yeast nutrients?

    Any other tips would also be appreciated.

  • Very informative. Thanks!

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