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[M191]Making Wine At Home
by Jean Kokus, Jea

There are a lot of things that one can do at home and wine making has been, for centuries, one of these things. You can make a vineyard out of your house, and you tend to the grapes with care and love. And when the time is right, you pick the grapes and allow them to ferment, and you keep the juices in your cellar for them to age and mature to achieve the wine taste that everybody wants. But even today, away from the lovely suburban places that we usually attach with such settings, people can actually start making their own wines with the help of wine making supplies. What may seem to be an arduous activity is going to be fairly easy for anybody to have fun doing. Here is the world of the wine making supplies that are enclosed in the wine making kits.

The Needed Supplies

Just to get started, here is a run-through of everything that you will need: gallon jug, primary fermenter, large measuring cup, small measuring cup, long-handled plastic spoon, photohydrometer, siphon hose, glass carboy, airlock and rubber bung, large food-grade plastic funnel, and a wine thief. With all of these wine making supplies in your hands, you can have delicious wines at your fingertips.

The Process of Making Wine

Previously, the art of wine making using wine making supplies takes centuries. It is an age old process and will usually require patience to perfect and behold a smooth and deliciously tasting wine. In the modern days, wine making has been facilitated with the help of wine making supplies and equipment. The process begins by selecting perfectly conditioned grapes or any fruit variety of your choice. Then the grapes are crushed collecting the juice in a special container. The crushed grapes will undergo separation while the liquid is being settled prior to the fermentation process, which takes 10 to 30 days. Sugar and yeast are then added to the extracted grape juice in order to begin fermentation, which requires a controlled environment and the proper mixture to prevent oxidation. Temperature should also be at the right level and steps should be done to have the right amount of good and bad yeast in the mixture. After fermentation, which includes the processes of fining, filtration, centrifugation, refrigeration, ion exchange, and heating, the remaining suspended materials in the fermented juice is removed to prevent cloudiness. The grape juice is then aged to improve its taste, aroma, quality, and flavor. Aging likewise enhances clarity of the wine and reduces acidity content. But all these are done easily with the help of wine making supplies.

The Grape and Granary offers wine making supplies that will be needed by any wine maker. This online site offers a wide range of these supplies. They also have supplies for beer brewing, coffee bean roasting, cheese making, liquor making, vinegar making, soda making, and sake making. The Grape and Granary gives you a wide array of choices of wine making supplies to finally have wine at home.


One of the most common concerns people have when it comes to making wine or any kind of booze at home is will the boys in blue come running after me? No they won't, as long as you are making wine just for yourself. See making wine isn't illegal, people have been doing it since the 'Bronze Age' if not earlier. But making wine at home and then selling it without Uncle Sam getting a cut or proper authorization, well then you are in trouble.

Their are certain things in our society that require the government's intervention and selling of alcohol is one of it. I think that is a very good thing to have 'control' on something like 'selling alcohol' because of the nature of the beast. But this doesn't mean you can't make it for your own pleasure, in the comfort of your own home. You see, selling alcohol and making alcohol for personal pleasure are two different things. Both of them are allowed, but selling of any kind requires a certain type of license.

Making wine at home was actually legalized in 1978 by the Federal government in the United States. Yes their are some restrictions but that is only if you start making gallons of wine or booze at home. Wine making at home today is considered just another hobby as regular as collecting baseball cards or making scrapbooks of your choice. With more and more people becoming home wine enthusiasts, the genre of wine making has really taken off.

These days when people think of making wine at home, they are usually not sure where to begin. I suggest going to your local home brew or wine making shop and meet the ever so friendly wine makers. The city that I'm from is Vancouver, in British Columbia and its one of the most popular cities in the world for wine enthusiasts. I guess you can say that wine making and friendly people go hand in hand together.

Did you know that number one place for wine enthusiasts is New Zealand, even I didn't expect that one. Followed by Australia, South Africa, Canada, USA, United Kingdom, Italy and the wine country itself, France. Although making wine at home hasn't caught up yet in Asia, it is definitely an interesting topic and a growing field. This is due to the lack of proper food and drug regulations in some Asian countries and a scarce supply of wine making equipment required.

Bottom line, wine making at home is legal as legal stuff can be. For details, I encourage you to check within your own community or city. As every vicinity have their own laws and regulations. As far as you are making wine for pleasure and do not intend to sell it for profit, you should be just fine. Making wine at home is not only legal but also one of the fastest growing hobbies around the world. I say join the fun and start a very rewarding and fun experience. Don't forget about all the money you will save by not going to the liquor store every week.
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