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