| If you're into homemade wine, you know the | | | | mellower flavors. |
| importance of getting some good homemade | | | | Apple wine is also a favorite for homemade |
| wine recipes. Just throwing some fruit juice and a | | | | wines, and while these easy wine recipes are a bit |
| fermenting agent in a jar and letting it sit for | | | | longer, they yield a very good product. Your wine |
| awhile will get you nothing but nasty fruit juice. | | | | mix is merely 2 containers of frozen apple juice |
| You can of course try your own mixtures if | | | | (thawed) and 4 cups of sugar, more or less to |
| you're adventurous, and of course doing so is | | | | taste, with about 2-1/2 quarts of water. As with |
| part of the fun of making your own wine, but | | | | most easy wine recipes, you boil the sugar in |
| especially if you are a beginner you'll want to | | | | about a quart of the water until it is dissolved, and |
| follow the easy wine recipes to the tee. Once | | | | add this to the apple juice. Add about 6 |
| you're a bit more experienced, you can start | | | | teaspoons of acid blend, a campden tablet, a |
| experimenting with different fruit mixes and sugar | | | | quarter teaspoon of grape tannin, a half teaspoon |
| levels, and who knows - you may even come up | | | | of pectic enzyme, and a package of wine yeast. |
| with some of your own homemade wine recipes | | | | You then prepare it as you would any other wine. |
| over time! But to get you started, here are some | | | | Since this is one of the most basic homemade |
| basic recipes you can try. | | | | wine recipes there is, you can experiment with it |
| Mulled wines are a great alternative to hot | | | | by mixing the apple juice with other fruit juices. |
| cocoas, ciders, and other such drinks. They are | | | | Half apple juice and half grape juice is good; |
| very easy to make, and once you get the hang | | | | cherry or blackberry juice works well too. |
| of it, you can come up with your own mulled | | | | You can also adjust this homemade wine recipe |
| wine recipes. Usually you just take one regular | | | | by eliminating the apple altogether and using half |
| bottle of any red wine and put it into a large | | | | grape juice and half grapefruit juice. |
| stewing pot. Add a quarter cup of brandy, about | | | | The important thing to remember when mixing up |
| 10 cloves, 2/3 cup of sugar, some whole | | | | the fruits that you use in your homemade wine |
| cinnamon sticks, and about a teaspoon of ginger | | | | recipes is that you don't want to use all tart fruits |
| or allspice. Let it simmer over very low heat, | | | | or all sweet fruits. A good way to remember this |
| stirring it occasionally, until the sugar is dissolved. | | | | is to think of the colors of the fruit, and use two |
| You can experiment with this type of easy wine | | | | from different colors. For instance, grape and |
| recipe by adding some favorite pureed fruit or | | | | apple, banana and cherry, and so on. These types |
| fruit juice, or by using honey instead of sugar as | | | | of mixtures usually make the best easy wine |
| a sweetener. By using different types of red | | | | recipes for homemade wines. |
| wines, you'll also be able to get either stronger or | | | | |