Delicious Homemade Wine Recipe

4 lbs. blackberries (fresh or frozen)
4 1/2 cups sugar
1 tsp. yeast nutrient
1 tsp. acid blend
1 tsp. pectic enzymes
1 campden tablet
1 pkg. all-purpose wine yeast

Homemade wine recipe tip #1: Preparation is the key. Make sure you have your guidebook, recipes, and all the tools you need ready before you start.

Homemade wine recipe tip #2: Make sure you thoroughly clean and disinfect EVERYTHING that is ever going to touch your wine (ie. fermentation vessels, stirrers, bottles, etc.). This is the most common mistake beginners make.

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-Crush fruit and pour juice into primary fermentation vessel
-Stir well and top up to 1 gallon with water
-Add sugar dissolved in water
-Add wine yeast
-Cover with a towel and elastic
-Stir every 24 hours or so

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-Siphon wine into second fermentation vessel to get rid of the dead yeast that will be collected at the bottom (this is called "racking" the wine)
-Put an airlock on

Homemade wine recipe tip #3: The reason we "rack" the wine is to get rid of the dead yeast, which can offset the taste of your final product.

Homemade wine recipe tip #4: Fermenting the wine to the yeast "eating" the sugar. The bi-products are Carbon Dioxide and Alcohol.

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-Add potassium sorbate to stop fermentation (stabilize)
-Allow to sit for at least 3 days
-Siphon the wine into bottles and cork it!
-Wait a few days to drink - then, by all means - enjoy!

Homemade wine recipe tip #5: The longer you let your wine brew, the better it's going to taste. You CAN drink it after 30 days, but it probably won't be great. Like your mother said - patience is a virtue :)

Homemade wine recipe tip #6: To avoid alot of frustration and wasted time, I recommend purchasing a detailed guide book. For a complete illustrated guide book and how-to videos, check out The Complete Illustrated Guide To Homemade Wine. If fruit wine is your thing, The Ultimate Fruit Winemakers Guide is a great book for you from an award winning winemaker from Canada.

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