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How much does it cost to start making wine at home?
Surprisingly, it is not as expensive as you might think to start making wine

at home. The wine making supplies and wine making equipment necessary

to make 5 or 6 gallons of wine at a time will cost around $75-$150. After that,

each batch of homemade wine will cost about $30-$100. That’s a cost of
around $3 or $4 per bottle of wine. And, if you home grow your own grapes
or other wine making fruit, the cost goes down even more.

Is home wine making legal?
Since 1978 the Federal Government has made home wine making legal.

However, there are some limitations. A household of two adults or more can

make up to 200 gallons of homemade wine annually. Single adult house-

holds can make up to 100 gallons of homemade wine annually. You may

also want to check with your state and local authorities to see if there

happens to be any other local restrictions in your area on home wine

making.

Can I make my wines sweeter than the wines I buy at the store?
Absolutely! When you make your own wine you get to make it the way you

like it – sweet or dry. You can also make your wine heavy and full or light

and crisp. You can even control the wine’s alcohol percentage. That’s part

of what makes home wine making so fun.

Don’t you need a wine press to be good at home wine making?
Not at all. Wine presses are used by wineries to get every last drop of juice

out of the pulp, not for quality reasons. When you make your own wine for

$2.00 or $3.00 a bottle, getting every last drop of juice is not so important.

Home wine making as a hobby is very flexible in this way.
How are 28 day wine kits different from other concentrates?

The producers of these types of kits hold that secret close to them.
It is in our opinion that the juice is processed in a way that promotes the
early settling of tannins and other harsh elements to drop out sooner,
making the wine drinkable sooner. The directions usually state that the
wine is very good at 28 days, and it is quite remarkable, but you might
consider letting them age 1 to 2 months for optimum quality.

Which type of concentrate is best for making a sweet wine?

It really does not matter which type of concentrate you choose. Any wine

you make whether it is made from concentrate or fresh fruits, is going to

be dry when it is finished. That is just part of having a complete ferment-

ation. When you get to the point where you are ready to bottle, that is the

time to make your wine sweeter. You add wine stabilizer such as

Potassium Sorbate to your wine. This stabilizer will keep the wine from

re-fermenting. Then add sugar back to the wine until you reach the desired

sweetness you are looking for. This gives you complete control over
how sweet the wine is going to be.

To read the answers to these and many more questions that you may have now or in the future, pick up a copy of The Complete Illustrated Guide to Homemade Wine.