Making Homemade Wine: A Step-By-Step Guide!

Don't just learn about wine, learn how to make wine! Everything you need to know in one place, with video demonstration.

What you'll learn

Produce homemade wine (from juice) by following an easy to follow, step-by step process

Make your very own custom dry red table wine or sweet red wine

Understand wine making terminology

Learn how yeast produces alcohol in the process of fermentation

Familiarize with, use and understand the necessary equipment to make wine

Learn how to bottle and store your wine

Make educated decisions on the type of grape juice that would make your favorite wine

Create a professional looking bottle with labels and other tricks!

Requirements

No prior knowledge necessary! Enjoy making your own wine and be proud of it!

Have a place to make the wine like a basement or garage

Make a small investment in equipment that will pay off in the long run

Description

Welcome and congratulations on your desire to learn how to make your very own homemade wine that you will be proud to serve to friends and family! Throughout the course I will teach you basic wine making terms, the supplies you will need, how it all works and how to make wine following easy step-by-step directions. I have made sweet red, dry red, and port wine from juice and from grapes. We will focus primarily on making wine from grape juice that you can buy from a wine supply store. This is a fun hobby that allows you to experiment and make a totally custom wine. Your excitement will grow from year-to-year as you make different types of wine that you love. I hope you start a new tradition that will stay in your family for years to come, just as I make wine every year with my family. After this experience you may even want to try making wine from grapes!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction Video

Lecture 2 Course Outline

Section 2: The Fermentation Process

Lecture 3 Fermentation

Lecture 4 Quiz 1

Section 3: Yeast

Lecture 5 Yeast

Lecture 6 Quiz 2

Section 4: Chemicals

Lecture 7 Important Wine Supplements

Lecture 8 Quiz 3

Section 5: Wine Terminology & A Deeper Look Into the Hydrometer Scale and Adding Sugar

Lecture 9 Wine Terms and the Hydrometer

Lecture 10 Quiz 4

Section 6: Temperature

Lecture 11 Temperature

Section 7: Supplies and Equipment

Lecture 12 Supplies and Equipment

Lecture 13 Quiz 5

Section 8: Juice Vs. Grape

Lecture 14 Juice Vs. Grape

Section 9: Juice Selection

Lecture 15 Juice Selection

Section 10: Day One - Sanitation

Lecture 16 Sanitize Equipment

Lecture 17 Day One Cleaning Review

Lecture 18 Quiz 6

Section 11: Day One - Set-Up Work Station and Check Temperature of Must

Lecture 19 Set-up Your Workstation and Check Temperature of Juice

Lecture 20 Day One - Set-Up Review

Lecture 21 Daily Log and Notes

Lecture 22 Quiz 7

Section 12: Day One - Make WINE!!!

Lecture 23 Use Hydrometer to Find Specific Gravity/Potential Alcohol

Lecture 24 Using Hydrometer Review

Lecture 25 Adding Potassium Metabisulfite to Must

Lecture 26 Adding Potassium Metabisulfite Review

Lecture 27 Quiz 8

Section 13: Day Two - Check Progress and Stir

Lecture 28 Day Two - Start of Fermentation!

Lecture 29 Fermentation Review

Lecture 30 Quiz 9

Section 14: Day Three - Add Yeast Nutrient & Troubleshooting

Lecture 31 Day Three - Add Yeast Nutrient, discuss Troubleshooting

Lecture 32 Yeast Nutrient and Troubleshooting Tips

Section 15: Day 6-10 - Rack Wine

Lecture 33 Rack wine

Lecture 34 Day 7 Review

Lecture 35 Quiz 10

Section 16: Week 2-4, Re-rack for Aging

Lecture 36 Week 3 - Bulk Aging

Lecture 37 Week 3 Review

Lecture 38 Quiz 11

Section 17: Back-sweetening

Lecture 39 Sweet Wine Only

Lecture 40 Sweet Wine Review

Lecture 41 Quiz 12

Section 18: De-Gas Wine

Lecture 42 De-Gas Wine

Lecture 43 De-gas Review

Section 19: Bottling Your Wine

Lecture 44 Bottle Wine

Lecture 45 Bottling Your Wine - Review

Lecture 46 Quiz 13

Section 20: Make Your Bottle Look Professional!

Lecture 47 Adding Labels, Wax and/or Caps

Section 21: Final Thoughts

Lecture 48 Farewell

This course is for beginners who want to learn how to make their own homemade wine and are willing to make a small investment in supplies. Even if you know a little about wine you may benefit from learning terms and processes.