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The whole bunch of grapes and the fallen grapes are sold at a special price in the fruit shop for 5 yuan. Grapes are a bit expensive this year_(•̀ω•́‖∠)_. . These days, only high-quality grapes are sold, so it’s not easy to buy cheap wine grapes. . Everyone went to eat grapes, rose fragrant and green grapes. . Jufeng suitable for winemaking is very rare, let alone Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Sauvignon. . However, it is true that all varieties of grapes can make wine. There is no need to worry too much about the cost of brewing. . In the past, the grapes in my grandpa’s courtyard would grow poorly every few years. They would ripen late, be sour and easily rot, but the grape skins had plenty of flavor. This batch was the best raw material for making wine. -
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One teaspoon of salt, mix well, soak in water for a while, and rinse well. . Let dry. . I just wiped it dry with paper, after all, the amount was small. . Whether the winery washes it depends on their conscience. Generally, wineries have their own manors and are relatively clean. Unlike the ones we buy on the roadside, everyone has to touch them twice. -
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Put it into a water-free and oil-free basin, add 3-6 teaspoons of sugar, and knead everything until smooth. . During the process of kneading, I found a lot of grapes (no wonder I was asked to pay 5 for the dropped ones)pieces), pick them all out and replace them with green grapes. . Because the raisin is too hard and cannot be crushed. . Green grapes are easy to pinch, but the seed coat is colorless. Adding too much will affect the color of the wine. -
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Find a funnel and pour everything into your favorite bottle, including the seeds. . Just use this empty bottle after drinking wine to save on sterilization. -
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It can only be filled up to 80% full, because there is no release valve, and I don’t plan to change the bottle when it’s mature, so I use four layers of plastic wrap and two small rubber bands to seal it. . The lid can finally be placed on the plastic wrap, but it cannot be twisted! -
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Let stand at room temperature for 7 days. The color of the grape skins will show through. At this point it’s still grape juice, not wine. . The color is dark and turbid. . On two of the seven days, rapid fermentation will occur and a large amount of gas will be generated. This bottle entered rapid fermentation on the fifth day. You can see in the photo that large bubbles are constantly pushing the skin to the top. Because the plastic wrap is not tightly sealed, the gas can go out but not in, and it will not explode or leak. After waiting quietly for two or three days, if it stops bubbling, you can tighten the lid. . I often hear that during this step, someone seals the container and the bottle explodes or the stopper flies out and injures someone. . During fermentation in oak barrels, there are gaps in the barrel walls and they will not explode. .The winery uses a fermentation tank with a pressure gauge and can artificially deflate it. . Oh, by the way, the winery uses a blender to crush grapes. The disadvantage is that the grape skins and seeds are broken too fully, and the grape skins and seeds release excessive sour substances, which will affect the taste of the finished product. Therefore, in the middle of fermentation, a lot of skins and seed residues will be produced. . But manual brewing does not require it. But if the grapes are whipped by machine, you’d better find a way to get the skins and seeds out. -
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After the rapid fermentation is completed and the bottle cap is sealed for two weeks, the wine will slowly mature, the turbid substances will precipitate, and the wine will become clear and translucent. . The winery's fermentation tank has a faucet in the middle and lower part, which releases the wine directly, with the skins on top and the dregs on the bottom, and is thrown away directly. . It’s troublesome at home. I usually use gauze to filter the skin and seed sediment, filter the wine into a new bottle, and wait for about a week again to allow the wine to become clear. -
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I don’t want to wait for it to become clear. This kind of filtered wine mixed with trace amounts of white precipitate is actually healthier than clear wine. . They are all flavor substances, proteins and fermentation bacteria. . The taste is the same as what is sold outside, the alcohol content is not low, and it is easy to get tipsy (•͈ᴗ•͈ૢૢ)❊⿻*.