Homemade Wine 101
HOMEMADE WINE....
My desperate attempt to make homemade bottles of wine....! It's curiosity driven, but a very exciting experience....! I know how to do it, that's why i want to share it with you....! But not now yet, busy pa kasi sa work.... We'll get there somehow, probably in the weekend he-he....! Keep visiting....! =D
HAWAYAAH....! Good weekend all....! Hindi naman siguro masyadong nainip ang lahat sa naudlot na entry na to he-he....! Masyado lang kasi akong kinapos sa oras nitong mga nakaraang mga araw bunga ng very bad and stormy condition dito sa sydney ngayon.... I will also post that topic on my next entry....Yep, this entry is about wine making at home.... This is not one of those BOOTLEGGED adventures (piracy) na talagang kasuklam-suklam ha-ha....! This one is just a simple " try-to-prove-case " na napilitan lang akong gawin....
Meron lang kasing nag-challenge sa'kin na ka-workmate ko tungkol dito.... I was not really going to do it since i was also busy finishing another painting for ages now.... Anyways, out of curiosity siguro ay napilitan na ako, kaya eto pinagbuti na lang ang paggawa dun he-he....!
Sa pinas is a bit not so wise idea ito kasi wala naman tayong sapat na source ng grapes at talagang table varieties lang ang ini-import natin.... Another thing is the not so affordable na presyo, lalo na sa mga imported goods tulad lang ng mga fruits halimbawa....!
If only we have a suitable area to start a vineyard dyan, okay sana....! I wish someday i can go back home and be a fruit farmer, then i will try growing this vines ha-ha....! Nananaginip....!
Back to my topic proper, i bought about 6 kilograms of the black MUSCAT variety kasi ito raw ang traditional red wine variety na commonly used by most of the wineries.... Of course any varieties naman will do....!
No wonder red wines leave such hard to remove stains, this thing is a stain-machine so you must keep it away from your clothes at all time....! Anyways, on with our wine making.... Muscat is a very juicy variety, a kilogram can squeeze-out about half a liter of juice....
Here's how to make wine at home....
STEP 1: You'll be needing at least 3 kilos of grapes to make one standard long bottle.... Crush them with your hands in a big plastic bowl, Palanggana or even use a food processor or a blender but make sure not to mince it too much....
STEP 2: Once crushed or minced including pulps, stems, seeds, and all, pour them into a big plastic container or tupperware and cover for 2 day to soften a bit.... Fermentation process starts straight after the crushing.... Commercial wineries sometimes add bacterias to speed-up the fermentation process, but the Romans didn't do that with the grapes crushed using only their feet in the first place, so why should we bother....?! Perhaps there was enough bacterias from their feet already that's why their wines are fantastic ha-ha....! But just incase you want to try adding it, those bacterias are available in every bottles of commercial wines.... It's a form of yeast that breaks down the fruit into a good consistency....
STEP 3: In the third day, pour the mashed grapes and all in a piece of cloth to strain it and squeeze that as hard as you can into a big container again.... Better if you can really squeeze the pulps dry to get those extra juices inside the skin.... It also adds a bit of deeper color and flavor to your wine....
STEP 4: Next, pour the collected juices minus the pulps, stems and seeds back to the container and cover that for another 40 days.... It will still taste fruity after that, but already good for drinking.... You can then fill it into bottles, cover with corks and dip the the head in a melted wax to seal it more tighter.... It will be ready for drinking in 6-9 months or so....
Dont get me wrong, hindi ako lasenggo ha....? 2 bottles of beer lang ay solve na ako he-he....!
So there you go....! Very simple lang di ba, no rocket science needed at all and very straight forward ang procedures nya.... One day, i will be the first vine-grower ( keep on dreaming peng....! ) and wine maker sa pinas ha-ha....! The hardest part lang talaga is growing your own vines, everything else is so simple....
That's it....! Tulog na muna ako at mukhang nalasing ako dun sa wine making natin ha-ha....! I have a big container of wine fermenting in the cup board for 4 days now.... In 40 days, i will take then to work for the taste test ha-ha....! Sana pumasa....! Good weekend....! BBQ all....!
7 comments:
the older it gets the yummier it is,. ilang years pa yan sasarap. haha. pero cant wait to see how it's done. :P
Hi Tin, fruity sya after 40 days pero okay nang inumin, matured naman sya for drinking after 6 months.... Still busy at the moment pero sisikapin kong gawin tomorrow night, promise....! =D
You do, really, make your own wine? Isn't that what they call bootlegging. LOL Well, if it's just for your own consumption, maybe not. I just thought about the word, that's all.
Okay, if you have time, show us how.
Thanks for the comment Mari....! You mean " Piracy? " No, i was just being challenged at work last monday so i took the challenge he-he....! I know the basics of making wine, and there's really no rocket science needed actually, it's a straight-forward procedure.... Homemade wine in australia is legal as long as it doesn't hit the market without any proper paper thingies.... Anyone can start their own winery i think, as long as you got what it takes to do so, and you don't copy someone else's titles....! Europeans, specially italian communities here makes their own wines, they even have this small versions of machineries in their backyards that can do 20-50 liters in one go.... So, making 2-5 bottles shouldn't really make me worry that much i suppose isn't it he-he....! =D
Pepe, I didn't mean you are doing something illegal. Sorry about that. Like I said, "if it's just for your own consumption, maybe not. I just thought about the word, that's all." No offense meant.
Wine making or home brewing here is also done, as long as it's for home consumption only. There are wine making machines for home use that are in the market. I did a longer comment on my blog about this.
Thanks for your comment.
If any variety can be used, maybe I can use the grapes in my backyard. It's Thompson seedless. LOL...kaya lang kunti lang ito, saka ang liliit pa. Next year I might have a bigger harvest and give it a try, if my husband is up to it.
Thanks for sharing your wine making recipe.
No i'm not offended by that Mari, actually it opened-up my mind that in some other parts of the globe pala ay pwedeng maging serious offense ito....! I'm just lucky that it's not in australia.... =)
Yeah, thompson seedless will make a good white wine.... They're not so juice though, actually they are the sultana or raisins (pasas) variety.... But can be a good white if properly ripened, if not still a good dry white wine.... Salamat Mari....! =D
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