The Wine Making Process

So you’ve decided you want to make wine, and you’re ready to learn the process.  Here is a brief overview.  We will get into more details in following articles.

Here is the VERY broad overview-

1. Sanitize everything
2. Add Juice/concentrate + water to your primary fermenter (6 gallon bucket)
3. Add yeast
4. Wait a week & then transfer to a carboy, leaving the lees (sediment) behind
5. wait a couple more weeks, transfer again to a clean carboy
6. Test Specific gravity levels, and if ready, add sulfites and a clarifier if you wish.
7. Wait for the wine to clear (weeks to months)
8. Bottle
9. Age & Enjoy.