Part 1 - Airlock blowouts and simple wine making

this will allow you to experiment with making a type of wine from juice that you buy in the supermarket and stuff you probably have around the house or can easily obtain. It's what got me into making actual wine because it taught me how simple it is to turn some sweet juice into wine.

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[orionj62]

Hi Craig, I'm just beginning to get into home brewing and I am really enjoying your videos. I think I'm going to start off with the inmate wine, simply because of the ease of it. I just have one question about this. You briefly mentioned early on there were ways to clear it up since it would be cloudy, however I don't think you got to it. I was just wondering how you would go about clearing it up? It obviously isn't a big issue, just a curiosity I guess. Great videos! Love watching them!

[CraigTube]

@orionj62 Mix some Knox gelatin with warm water and add that after fermentation is done. It should clear up some.

[jknight371983]

hey craig, i understand the concept of the co2 going one way, but im just thinkin; my tube & bottle is filled with crap and its going to stay that way for at least another week, so....if & when the tube gets really nasty should i change the water and or clean the tube? when fermentation stops is that nastiness going to create a problem?

[CraigTube]

@jknight371983 Yes, it very well could. Once there's no more positive pressure, things can travel back into the fermenter. You could just change to a standard airlock after it dies down a bit.

[tylergto908]

cragi thats how i make some of my wine eciptp I use bread for a sorce of yeast some people dont belevi me so could u do a video on it thx nice channel by the way

[CraigTube]

@tylergto908 Well, the originators of this type of wine used bread because that's all they had. Tell your friends to go ask an inmate. LOL. I might try it with bread. What kind do you use and how much?

[CraigTube]

Idiotic comments like this prove to reveal the mentality of the poster. I'm sure the people in South Florida appreciate your vast intelligence.

[eyesofnova]

saturday we're hitting the homebrew supply store for beer supplies but we're also doing homebrew inmate wine because of you :-D

[dumbtrooper]

hi craig i try to make easy alchol and i dont have anything for airlock i used piece of bread sugar apples and grape but nothing ferment and it start to smeel bad lol can you give me any tips how to make cheapest air lock by house hold items also i love your channel its awsome i love drinking and watching you doing brew peace mate and love and beer :D

[Kayakwinds]

To make hard cider, you added sugar. Here you haven't added sugar. What would happen if you emulated the hard cider process and added sugar to your grape juice? I'm guessing that you would simply have a sweeter tasting product.

[envirokiller]

To clear your wine/cider you need to "rack" your wine. All you need is another conainer and some sort of syphon, I use a hose and gravity. Once your wine stops bubbling though the airlock, wait another week. Then syphon the wine from the container it was fermented in into the new container without sucking up any sediment from the bottom. Allow it a week for more sediment to fall out of the solution. At this point it should be fairly clear and ready to bottle. If not rack again.

[mechreports1]

@BastaGenug um hello um how would i go about bottling and aging because i am going to empty my wine into another container wash the original one out and then put it back to the original one so it gets rid of sediment but how do i age it and will it still age if i freeze it and then thaw it out?

[BastaGenug]

You can get good clarity by adding pectinase at the start. Check the vitamin aisle at the grocery store. I use the pectic enzyme from a home brewing store because its cheap. Also, add sugar, drinking juice is usually pretty weak. You can get really good results from these simple methods so don't hesitate to bottle and age some.

[brockettbrews]

Couldnt firgue out why it wasnt bubblin. Had tube too far in water. Thanks craig. Love your videos. They help

So much. When i have a problem.

[MegaCool132]

I thought your video was quite good and id like to learn more. It would be nice if you could make a vid on how to make it at home in the professional way, also could you tell me what the difference in taste would be if you used bakers yeast? Thanks I loved your vid and i hope you make more! :)

[pullscrotskin]

just had to take the time to say that you are awesome Craig! I really appreciate your no nonsense to the main point type of teaching style .wish more people were like that, world would be a lot less miserable. take care, peace!

[ShaunOggsBanjo]

Hey Craig,

Had a Airlock blowout on a 5 gallon Apple wine I started 2 days ago - I remembered this video and did exactly what you did. The only difference was that I needed to use a demijohn due to the amount of foam that is still coming out of my fermenting bucket - If it was not for the instructions in this video I think I would have lost the whole batch. Thanks mate, keep up the good work