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