I need a crash course in wine making... ASAP

tomek322 · Aug 18, 2007

I have a bunch of grapes ready to come off of a vine. White grapes. Can someone get me a step my step, that will get me into the first carboy.

FYI... grapes are my dads, he's gone on vaca left no instructions, just called me to inform me that "I need to get me @ss to his house on such and such day, pick the grapes and make some wine." I know lovely man.

CBBaron · Aug 18, 2007

Best Online wine making resource I have found.
http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/

Craig

tomek322 · Aug 18, 2007

Will this get me there?

1. pick grapes
2. destem wash
3. crush grapes put in bucket
4. add campdem tablets and yeast nutrient
5. nextday add yeast and sugar(how much?)
6. stir three times a day for 4 days
7. rack to a carboy, leaving skin and solids behind.

Thalon · Aug 18, 2007

I have only ever brewed beer, never taken a stab at wine. I think the closest many people on these forums get to wine is Edwort's Apfelwein..

There's also a companion site to this one called www.winemakingtalk.com. You may find more people there that can help you get started right away.

Vermicous · Aug 19, 2007

Those are the basic steps, though if you want a white wine you are going to want to remove the skins after step 3. Otherwise you will have a tannic, slightly tinted (depending on the skin colour) white wine.

Yooper · Aug 19, 2007

And you might not want to add sugar- wine grapes don't need sugar added. I'd read that Jack keller site ASAP!

yaeyama · Aug 19, 2007

As others have mentioned, Jack Keller's site is just absolutely amazing. However, I have been using "Winemaking" by Stanley and Dorothy Anderson, which has proven to be an incredibly helpful reference. I have read it cover to cover and am now brewing my first batch: Peach Wine, from the recipe on page 90.

ISBN 0-15-697095-3, btw.

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