Day 4 - 18th January, 2013 - Wine Making
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D.I.Y. White Wine - Day One
- Mash 2kg of green grapes with 400gm sugar, and then add 6L water.
- Boil the mixture. (the skins will float on the surface. Let it simmer for 15 minutes after boiling.
- Prepare a fermenter by sanitizing it.
- Mix 10gm of yeast in luke warm water. Let it sit for a few minutes before adding the yeast water with the boiled mixture into the fermenter.
- Seal the fermenter shut, with a small outlet for a tube. Insert one end of the tube in the fermenter(do not let it dip into the mixture), and make sure there isn't any air room around the tube.
- Dip the other end of the tube in a liquid disinfectant so as to avoid air flow.
- The carbon dioxide generated during fermentation will travel from the fermenter, through the tube and into the disinfectant.
- Place the fermenter in away from an light, and let it sit for 15-20 days
D.I.Y. Red Wine - Day One
- Blend 1kg of black grapes, 1cm of ginger, 2 sticks of cinnamon bark and a few tablespoons of honey in a mixer.
- Strain the mixture to remove grape skins and other insolubles.
- Boil the mixture and let it simmer for 10 minutes after boiling.
- Strain the boiled mixture through a finer sieve.
- Mix a tablespoon of yeast with warm water.
- Sanitize the fermenter and pour the strained grape mixture with the yeast water in the fermenter.
- Seal the fermenter shut, with a small outlet for a tube. Insert one end of the tube in the fermenter(do not let it dip into the mixture), and make sure there isn't any air room around the tube.
- Dip the other end of the tube in a liquid disinfectant so as to avoid air flow.
- The carbon dioxide generated during fermentation will travel from the fermenter, through the tube and into the disinfectant.
- Place the fermenter in away from an light, and let it sit for 15-20 days