There is no need for me to mention that there are thousands of people all over the world enjoy this branch of home wine-making. Each summer they turn wild fruits and variety of fresh fruits into wines that fit to grace the tables of a banqueting hall.
However, let me tell you this, no matter how advanced winemaking methods become and how easily you can obtain its special ingredients, there will always be in the hearts of everyone - a place for the true country wines, for they have that indefinable 'something' which sets them apart from all others, a uniqueness that cannot be found in any other wine either made at home or commercially produced.
Now, here are the methods you can use for making fresh fruit wines. They are the simplest, yet the surest method ever evolved. However, bear in mind that varied amounts of fresh fruit and sugar with the use of this method produce distinctly different types of wine. Yes, elderberries make an excellent port-style wine and several variations, each with the basic port style underlying them, so from this lowly wine fruit, you may acquire not only a full-bodied port style wine, but also a Burgundy style, a claret and many others according to the whim of the winemaker. Similarly, blackberries make delicious wines with certain varieties of plumbs, damsons and black currants. You can also make superb table wines from the juice of a lighter-colored fresh fruit such as raspberries, loganberries, and red and white currants. However you do not need to cover this aspect totally in here because every recipe in winemaking is headed by the name of the type or style of wine.
All fruits should be ripe. This is far more important than most people had imagined. Half-ripe fruits or those with green patches on them should be discarded as it needs only one or two of these to give a gallon of wine and acid bite. Fully ripe fruit is important if you hope to make the best wine.
BLACKBERRY WINE (Port Style): 4lb. blackberries, 4lb. sugar (or 5lb. invert), 7pts. water, port yeast, nutrient. Use method 1. Ferment the pulp. BLACKBERRY AND ELDERBERRY WINE (Port Style): 2 1/2lb. elderberries, 2 1/2lb. blackberries, 7pts. water, 3 1/2lb. sugar (or 4lb. invert), port yeast, nutrient. Use method 1. Ferment the pulp after crushing and mixing together.
However, let me tell you this, no matter how advanced winemaking methods become and how easily you can obtain its special ingredients, there will always be in the hearts of everyone - a place for the true country wines, for they have that indefinable 'something' which sets them apart from all others, a uniqueness that cannot be found in any other wine either made at home or commercially produced.
Now, here are the methods you can use for making fresh fruit wines. They are the simplest, yet the surest method ever evolved. However, bear in mind that varied amounts of fresh fruit and sugar with the use of this method produce distinctly different types of wine. Yes, elderberries make an excellent port-style wine and several variations, each with the basic port style underlying them, so from this lowly wine fruit, you may acquire not only a full-bodied port style wine, but also a Burgundy style, a claret and many others according to the whim of the winemaker. Similarly, blackberries make delicious wines with certain varieties of plumbs, damsons and black currants. You can also make superb table wines from the juice of a lighter-colored fresh fruit such as raspberries, loganberries, and red and white currants. However you do not need to cover this aspect totally in here because every recipe in winemaking is headed by the name of the type or style of wine.
All fruits should be ripe. This is far more important than most people had imagined. Half-ripe fruits or those with green patches on them should be discarded as it needs only one or two of these to give a gallon of wine and acid bite. Fully ripe fruit is important if you hope to make the best wine.
BLACKBERRY WINE (Port Style): 4lb. blackberries, 4lb. sugar (or 5lb. invert), 7pts. water, port yeast, nutrient. Use method 1. Ferment the pulp. BLACKBERRY AND ELDERBERRY WINE (Port Style): 2 1/2lb. elderberries, 2 1/2lb. blackberries, 7pts. water, 3 1/2lb. sugar (or 4lb. invert), port yeast, nutrient. Use method 1. Ferment the pulp after crushing and mixing together.
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Making your own homemade wine can be a daunting task. However, you'd be surprised to know that you could completely handle the task of making fruit wines right in your home. Clayton Bigsby has been making wine and discovering all the tricks of the trade for many years. To learn more about making homemade wine, follow the link.
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