WHITE GRAPE WINE:-(SIMPLE VERSION)
METHOD:- Remove the grapes from the stems, discarding any rotten fruit. Press the juice from the skins and place the juice into fermenting vessels. Remove a sample of juice and check the hydrometer reading, juice with a reading of 1080 on the hydrometer will produce a dry wine of about 12% alcohol by volume. Should the reading be lower sugar may be added to raise the reading; conversely if the reading is higher you may add water to the juice to avoid producing an overly strong wine. To each 5L of juice add 1 crushed campden tablet to kill the wild yeast. Allow to stand for about 12 hours, then add a fresh yeast culture. Allow the wine to ferment to 990 on the hydrometer, ensuring that the fermentation vessel is kept as full as possible. When the fermentation is complete and the wine falls clear carefully siphon the clear wine from the sediment and add one crushed campden tablet to each 5L of wine. Repeat this process twice more at intervals of 2 to 4 weeks after which the wine may be stabilized, bottled and left to mature for 6 months or longer.
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