Red vs White Winemaking Part 1

Learn how to make wine at home from wine juice with Jennifer Prothow, the Mad Wine Chemist. Today we’re making both red and white wine. The steps are the same, but the ingredients are slightly different. Follow along as we start fermentation in Part 1!

Welcome to Mad Wine Chemist Making Wine at Home 0:00
Wine Making Ingredients 0:32
Wine Making Equipment 0:49
Pour the Juice 2:00
Add the Sugar 2:25
Add the Wine Nutrient 2:50
Add the Acid Blend 3:32
The Importance of Sanitization 3:40
Add the Wine Tannin 3:50
Add the Yeast 4:10
Hydrometer Reading 5:20
Seal the Fermenter 6:05
Making White Wine 6:30

Ingredients:
3 gallons room-temperature 100% grape juice (red, white)
1 ¼ cups sugar
1 tbsp acid blend
¼ tsp wine tannin
1 tbsp yeast nutrient
1 packet wine yeast (we used Red Star Premier Classique yeast for red and the Red Star Cote des Blancs for the white wine)
Equipment:
Fermentation vessel
Hydrometer
Graduated cylinder
Stirring paddle
Measuring cups
Hand corker
Wine bottles
Star San sanitizer
Auto siphon with bottling wand
Corks
Cleaner

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