Clearing, Stabilizing and More Racking Once your wine is finished with the second fermentation, it’s time to mix in the last batch of additives to clarify the wine and also stop any additional fermentation. We’re going to be racking the wine from the carboy to the fermentation bucket, and then back to the carboy. If [...]
Now that you’ve got your wine making kit and your equipment, let’s see exactly what is involved in the process of making wine from a kit. Preparation The first, and most essential, thing that you need to do is thoroughly sanitize your fermenting bucket, lid, tubing, hydrometer, stopper (bung), and airlock. If you don’t sanitize [...]
Wine Making Kits Now that we know how wine is made in commercial wineries, let’s take a look at what to expect from making wine on your own with a kit. The term “wine making kit” can actually refer to a couple of different things. There are kits that only provide the ingredients for the [...]
