Just Home Brew Tips

Most people commonly associate wines with grapes; however, it is entirely possible to make wines from fruits other than grapes. The production of wine using fruits other than grapes has become quite commonplace as the hobby of home winemaking has become more pronounced in just the last few years.

The process of making wines from various types of fruit is no more complicated than making wine from grapes. The only difference between making wine using grapes and other fruits is the fact that you may need to make some adjustments when using other fruits including sugar content and acid levels. This will mean a couple of extra steps that may not usually be necessary when making grape wine; however, winemakers who have made the decision to use different fruits report that the extra effort is well worth it as you can often produce a stellar wine. Read the full post

Whether you are a new winemaker or you have been making wine for some time and have experienced some problems, it is important to understand the most common mistakes made in winemaking so you can learn how to avoid them.

By far, the most common problem in most winemaking failures can be attributed to equipment that is inadequate. Many people make the mistake of using common household items for their winemaking because they seem to be similar to the carboys, spoons and air locks that are required for the process. It is important to note; however, that specific winemaking equipment is constructed of special materials. Using products made from other materials can have an impact on your finished wine. Read the full post

Making homemade wine from Fruit Juice is probably the easiest and cheapest method of making wine, and with very little fuss too. I am sure if this is your first time you will be very surprised just how easy it is to do.

Even if you have very little experience of home wine-making, using fruit juice is excellent way to begin your career as a home brewer, and you can find many choices of ingredients from most supermarkets or local shops.

The first important thing to ensure is that you have all the neccesary tools, implements and ingredients close to hand, namely one demijohn, a funnel, a bubbler, some wine yeast and yeast nutrient. Read the full post

Someone who desires to brew some homemade wine, no matter if they are a beginner or an authority, must reason clearly in relation to a few important things ahead of preparing a gallon (or five!) of wine.

The first, and most imperative, detail is to make certain that all your containers and utensils are utterly sterilised.

Irrespective of whether you are preparing economical homemade wine from fruit juice, or an expensive specialist wine-making package, the last thing you want is for it to be flawed as a result of one stray morsel of microbe. Read the full post

Calling all homemade wine-makers, especially the the members of the green-living community that are against the use of chemicals in any food or liquid that they are partial to eating or drinking.

So the question is; Did you know that there are some natural replacements for some of the “essential” chemicals that are used by most experts of homemade wine?

Now I have been making homemade wine for over 15 years now, and it is perfectly possible to make wine without ANY chemicals at all. Read the full post

Super Simple (and cheap) Wine Making: I’ve been brewing for years. I started out with a huge complicated kit and there are times when it’s necessary to break that out, but now that I have a good understanding of exactly what’s going on I’ve boiled the process down to streamline it.

To do this you will need

* 1 jug of sugar based fruit juice (or any liquid with a high amount of sugar)
* 1 packet of wine or champagne yeast
* 1 (maybe two) condoms… have an extra in case one breaks when you apply it. Read the full post

Anybody who wants to make some homemade wine, whether they are a beginner or an expert, should think clearly about a few important points before preparing a gallon (or five!) of wine.

The first, and most important, point is to make sure that all your containers and utensils are thoroughly sterilised. Whether you are making cheap homemade wine from fruit juice, or an expensive specialist wine-making kit, the last thing you want is for it to be spoiled by one stray bit of bacteria. All your demijohn’s or carboys should be completely cleaned throughout, before and after every batch that you prepare. Read the full post

How to brew honey mead, short and sweet.

Honey Mead
** 15 lbs of honey in 5 gallon batch makes good sweet but 20 lbs of honey is like cotton candy. I like to use the pasteurized processed clover honey from Sam’s Wholesale club or Wal-Mart. I’ve tried different honey with varying result. The honey makes a dramatic difference in the body and flavor of your mead. Pasteurized and processed honey negates the need for campden tablets as long as you’re not putting in anything else that may be contaminated with bacteria. Use good filtered water too. It really makes a difference. I use a Britta filter. Read the full post

It’s great that you have decided to make your first batch of wine, But you will find that the hardest part of the whole process is just waiting for it to stop bubbling! Actually putting all the ingredients together doesn’t take more than hour of your time for your first gallon, but then the first worries start.
Have I put enough yeast in? How long will it take before it starts bubbling? Should I add some yeast nutrient now just in case? All these things run through the mind of the first-timer.
Don’t worry though, it is exactly the same for every single newbie. It’s just a phase we all have to go through. We ALL put the demijohn in the hottest part of the house to try and speed it up a little bit, and always add too much nutrient, even though all the books and experts will tell you that it doesn’t make any difference in the end.
Then we sneak in for a look every day to see how much it is bubbling. First we get really excited when it starts its first vigorous burst of alcohol producing, then after a couple of weeks we can’t wait for it to start slowing down as we are dying to find out how it eventually turns out.
As it slows and slows, we keep thinking; “Shall I stop it now?” ; “Should I rack it?”; Shall I just get a siphon and have a little taste?”
And we do! It never tastes as good before you have even racked it, but that has never stopped us, and usually we will find that over half the gallon has gone before it has even had two weeks to mature slightly. Read the full post

If you want to learn how to make homemade wine, there is no reason for not doing it. You don’t need a license, a cellar, and the utensils you need are probably in your home to begin with. It doesn’t take a lot of work either to learn How to Make Homemade Wine.

The first issue you need to learn is the do’s and don’ts of winemaking. Read the full post