As I was thinking about 2023 goals I made a goal I was going to reach out to my old friends. Thinking about the past brought back memories of the times we used to drink my friend’s dad’s homemade wine. I thought to myself, what if I tried to make homemade wine?
So I dove right into Youtube videos to see how people are doing it. This is where I found out about prison hooch…. this scared the crap out of me!! But after reading 100+ articles about it, I found out it was safe to make homemade wine! lol
I was looking to make small 1-gallon batches. I wanted something I can use for my first fermentation with the fruit and my second fermentation without the fruit.
So here is a simple kit you can use, that will not take up a lot of space on your counter and the second container will have a spout so you can pour yourself a glass whenever you want!
Again, this is really for newbies trying to make a small batch of wine.
First Fermintation Fermentor
- 1 Gallon Glass Jar with S-Airlock : Buy it here: https://amzn.to/3Y2i1iV
Second Fermintation Fermentor
Buy it here: https://amzn.to/3RFdnoL (You get two jars, so you can start a second batch right after first fermentation)
- 1 Glass Jar with a spout (I used this because I wanted to easily transfer this to bottles or just drink right after the second fermentation is done)
- I drilled a half-inch hole into the lid and put the S lock on this
Other Items Needed
- Mesh Bag – This is used when you are transferring from the first to the second fermentation so you can take all the fruit out. Buy it here: https://amzn.to/3l7zvfh
- Hydrometer – You have to measure your alcohol levels 🙂 that is the fun part. Buy it here: https://amzn.to/3lc69MI
- One this batch I did the following readings
- Day 1 – 15% Alcohol Potential
- Day 4 (After First Fermentation) 9% Alcohol
- Day 20 (15%) – I actually think it is too strong and would like to bring it down to 12%, so I am thinking my next batch I will do less sugar.
- One this batch I did the following readings
Anyway, if you are interested in these products here is the products I used that you can get from Amazon.
- First Fermentor: https://amzn.to/3Y2i1iV
- Second Fermentor with Spout https://amzn.to/3RFdnoL
- Hydrometer https://amzn.to/3lc69MI
- Mesh Bag https://amzn.to/3l7zvfh