Home Wine Making Instructions

• Introduction |
• Step #1 |
• Step #2 |
• Step #3 |
• Step #4 |
• Step #5 |
• Review

Step #1 - Equipment & Sterilization

Equipment

Most winemakers already have the necessary equipment needed.

• 20 L (5 U.S. gallon) glass carboy and gallon jug
• Siphoning equipment including a plastic hose, rigid J tubes and a sediment excluder.
• Airlocks, and rubber bungs
• Hydrometer (measures sugar content or specific gravity ~ S.G.)
• 57 g or 2 oz. of potassium metabisulphite K₂S₂0₅ (a sterilant).

Kamil Juices sells all of the equipment seen in these instructions, as well as a full range of filter machines and filter supplies. If you cannot find the specific sterilizers or sweeteners mentioned, email us and ask for details on pricing and shipping to your area. Please include your full address in the email to speed the shipping quote.

Sterilization

"Cleanliness is next to godliness." This phrase also holds true for winemaking. Dissolve 2 oz. of potassium metabisulphite into a one (1) gallon jug of hot water. This makes a reuseable disinfecting solution that will last up to 6 months if kept tightly capped. Sterilize all equipment that will touch the wine or juice by rinsing it with this metabisulphite solution. After sterilizing your equipment, always rinse your equipment twice with water.