Wine Making- is there any special equipment needed for making homemade wine?

Posted September 24th, 2008

messijessi asked: We have wild grapes that grow in our fields and we are tired of jelly, can you make wine without any specialty equipment? I have a stockpot, canning jars, and a canner (pressure cooker). I would love a recipe if anyone has one, also!! Thanks in advance!!!sean

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can we use vanilla extract as substitute to vanilla beans in wine making?

Posted September 19th, 2008

miyaka asked: my daughter has a wine making project in school and the recipe needs a vanilla bean, but it seems that it is not available here in the philippines and i’m not capable of buying online, so i figured that maybe, vanilla extract can be a substitute to vanilla beans. As an added [...]

Why are apples and grapes widely used in wine making?

Posted September 15th, 2008

PaNcAkE asked: I a secondary school kid so please don’t be too intricate.
I’m a secondary school boy so please do not be too intricate with me.harkey

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Which yeast is the best kind to use for wine making? rapid rise yeast or active dry yeast?

Posted September 8th, 2008

newmommie asked: Is there a difference in the two in terms of how the wine will taste?norman

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In wine making, why is it necessary to sterilize the apparatuses and the fruit juice filtrate?

Posted September 6th, 2008

Zharlean asked: wine makingdatur

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