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This page will help you trouble shoot some common problems and also give you more details on the technical aspect of wine making. You will find some useful hints and tips from the below list.

 General

What Sort of Wine Do You Like To Make At Home

Wine Making Key Facts

 

Making Wines

Calculating Alcoholic Strength & By Evaporation

% Alcohol and Degrees Proof

Fortification; Increasing the Alcoholic Strength

Blending Your Homemade Wines

The Process of Fermentation

Producing Stronger Wines

Example of Using Hydrometer in Making Wine At home

Gravity & Specific Gravity

Controlling the Sugar

Checking Progress of Fermentation and Producing Strong Wines

When Fermentation is Complete

Racking & Sweetening Homemade Wine

Topping Up & Racking

Filtering

Fining & Filtering

The Finished Wine

 

Ingredients

Yeast

General Purpose Yeast

Specific Yeast Varieties

Yeast Nutrient

Yeast Starter

Vitamin Supplements

Concentrated Juice & Sugar

Sugar

Invert Sugar

 

Storage

Storage in a Demijohn

Storage in Casks

Plastic Containers & Wine

Storage, Maturation & Bottling

Storage Temperature of Homemade Wine

Bottles

Corking

Stoppers

 

Presentation of Wine

Presentation

Serving Wine

Appreciation of Wine

 

Trouble Shooting FAQs

Oxidation of Wine

Darkening of Wine

Fermentation Will Not Start

Fermentation Starts but Stops

Wine is Too Sweet

Wine is Too Acidic

Wine has Off Flavour or Unpleasant Smell

Wine Smells or Tastes like Sherry

Wine Lacks Bouquet

Wine Lacks Body

Wine Tastes Flat or Insipid

Wine Too Astringent

Wine Will Not Clear

Re-Fermentation

 

Useful Equipment