geeeeoffff
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After reading this guide i think I'm ready to start a very primitive brew, and i have a few questions for those of you who have a lot of experience in this area.
http://www.leftofme.com/how-to-brew-cheap-wine/
I'm planning on following his directions for the most part. except I'm buying some packets of bona fide wine making yeast so my wine doesn't taste like bread.
1. in addition to grape juice, i was thinking of picking up some guava, or some other random juice to see how it goes. do you have any suggestions, recommendations or warnings?
2. is it okay to just use a tube to get rid of the air? i was thinking of running a tube from the top of the bottle to a cup of water as the author mentioned. Do you think this would be better than the balloon method?
3. People in the comments mention letting the wine sit from periods ranging from 1 to 2 weeks. is there a way to tell when its 'done'?
4. When its finished, and I'm siphoning out the wine should i be using some kind of filter too? i was thinking of a coffee filter or cheese cloth.
5. Got any other general warnings? advice?
thanks in advance guys
http://www.leftofme.com/how-to-brew-cheap-wine/
I'm planning on following his directions for the most part. except I'm buying some packets of bona fide wine making yeast so my wine doesn't taste like bread.
1. in addition to grape juice, i was thinking of picking up some guava, or some other random juice to see how it goes. do you have any suggestions, recommendations or warnings?
2. is it okay to just use a tube to get rid of the air? i was thinking of running a tube from the top of the bottle to a cup of water as the author mentioned. Do you think this would be better than the balloon method?
3. People in the comments mention letting the wine sit from periods ranging from 1 to 2 weeks. is there a way to tell when its 'done'?
4. When its finished, and I'm siphoning out the wine should i be using some kind of filter too? i was thinking of a coffee filter or cheese cloth.
5. Got any other general warnings? advice?
thanks in advance guys