wine making from scratch

delboydaz73

hi i want to start making wine from scratch instead of the kits can anyone give me any advice please or a recipe of what i need please

HBO_Staff

There are loads of recipes on the internet, but one thing we have which is quite popular is a 'Hedgerow Wine Making Kit', it has all the chemicals and additives needed to make up to 23 litres (30 bottles) of wine, and a list of recipes included, you just need the fruit/ingredients and some equipment. It is here on this link, there is also a link to the recipes on that page:

http://www.home-brew-online.com/ingredients-c45/starter-kits-hedgerow-p463

delboydaz73

great thank you if i wanted to make say a red or white do i just need off the site the grape juice and then the yeat and the thinnings

HBO_Staff

If using a concentrated grape juice, perhaps with the addition of your own grapes/fruit or any other flavourings you wanted to add, then you would need to also get a suitable wine yeast, and a 2 part wine finings to help it clear before bottling. If following a recipe they will often recommend the amount f grape juice or other ingredients needed to add too

delboydaz73

thank you ive been doing it from the wine kits was going to try without the kit just buy the separate ingredients that you get in the kit

HBO_Staff

One advantage of doing that is you can adjust the wine to your liking, perhaps experimenting or adding things you would like to adjust the flavour if you wanted to

delboydaz73

great do you have a list of the items id need to purchase from yourselves please

HBO_Staff

The ingredients will vary depending on the recipe you choose, we have grape juice and yeast and finings, they are here:

Grape juice: http://www.home-brew-online.com/search/youngs-m1/grape-juice

Wine Yeast: http://www.home-brew-online.com/ingredients-c45/wine-making-c182/yeasts-t255#sort4

Wine Finings: http://www.home-brew-online.com/ingredients-c45/youngs-wine-finings-p517