Different Flavors For Making Wine At Home

When you are making wine in your home, be aware of the different flavors that you can do. You don't have to do a wine based on grapes if you don't want to. There are many fruits you can do wine with besides grapes. Lets look at some recipes to show you what I mean.

Homemade Blueberry Wine

2 1/2 pounds of a variety of blueberries
1 pound of raisins
1 1/2 teaspoon of acid blend
1/2 teaspoon of pectic enzyme
2 pounds of granulated sugar
1 gallon of water
1/2 teaspoon of yeast energizer
1 crushed tablet of Campden
Yeast but make sure it is for wine not bread

Measure the water into a large pot and heat it until it boils. As the water is heating wash the blueberries and crush them. You just need to break the berries open enough that the wine yeast can begin the process of fermentation. Put the crushed blueberries in a primary fermentation container that is 7 to 10 gallons in size. Add the sugar, raisins, acid blend, enzyme, yeast energizer, and the Campden tablet. Pour in the boiling water and mix until the sugar is dissolved. Then let the liquid cool to about 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Then mix in the yeast and place a cloth lightly over the top to cover it. Stir it everyday for 7 days. Strain this mixture and place into the secondary container for fermentation. At this stage glass containers are recommended so that you can observe the wine's clarity. Wait three weeks and then rack the wine and then do it again at 2 months. When the wine becomes clear then rack it again. Then it is time to bottle the wine and let this wine age for a minimum of one year and then you can drink it.

Another wine flavor when making wine could be orange like the recipe below:

Orange Flavored Wine

10 pounds of oranges that are extremely ripe (Valencia or Navels are most used)
2 gallons of water
6 pounds of granulated sugar
2 teaspoons of the yeast nutrient
1/2 teaspoon of grape tannin
1 ounce of the yeast designed for wine

Bring the water to a boil in a large pot. Peel all of the oranges being careful to remove all the white pith. Cut oranges into pieces and make sure there are no seeds. Liquefy the orange slices in the blender. Pour the orange mixture tannin, sugar, along with the yeast nutrient into your primary fermentation container. Pour the boiling water into the mixture and mix until you see that the sugar is completely dissolved. Cover this mixture and let it cool to room temperature. Then add the yeast and recover and let it ferment for 7 days. Then using a mesh bag strain the orange mixture and place it in a glass secondary container to continue to ferment.

Make sure this container is sealed tightly to keep any air out and rack the mixture once every 30 days for a period of 4 months. Let it stabilize and in about a week then rack it and bottle it. This wine needs one year of aging.

When making wine at home try one of these flavors.