Surfing across the internet for wine recipes these days is fairly easy. Even the most unusual of homemade wines will have a recipe tucked away somewhere on someone’s website. You can find many recipes on our site just as well.
But what’s just as important, but not so easy to find are solid homemade wine instructions. Step-by-step directions that will allow you to successfully make a batch of wine, even if it’s your first time. It makes sense that if you don’t know what to do with a recipe, the recipe is of little value to you.
This is where we come in. We have put together a set of simple, concise homemade wine instructions on our website that will guide you down the path to your first batch of homemade wine.
These directions are basic enough to allow you to apply them to any wine recipe you may find, yet thorough enough to make sure you don’t get lost. Beyond this, we’re always there to help with any question that may arise. We want to see you become a successful home winemaker. It’s in our best interest.
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Ed Kraus is a 3rd generation home brewer/winemaker and has been an owner of E. C. Kraus since 1999. He has been helping individuals make better wine and beer for over 25 years.
The recipes & instructions that came with my wine making kit did not say that I was to add water into the airlock. It has been siphoned twice now & has a "moldy" look that has appeared on top of both batches. Are they ruined or can they be siphoned off? They are both fruit wines.
M Jackson, I can not give you a straight answer to your question. What I can tell you is that many wines can be saved that are in this predicament. It’s just a matter of how badly the wine has been affected. Siphon the wine away from the sediment and the stuff on top. Then treat it with 1-1/2 Campden Tablets per gallon. This will stop it from getting any worse, but you’ll have to make your own judgement as to whether this was caught in time.