The Complete Guide to Making Your Own Wine at Home by Peragine-Jr., John N. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Acknowledgments Table of Contents Foreword Introduction: Benefits of Making Wine At Home

Is Winemaking Legal? A Brief History of Winemaking

Chapter 1: Wine: Start at the Beginning

The Essential Three Water Sugar Yeast

Chapter 2: Basics of Winemaking

Standard winemaking equipment Intermediate Supplies Stabilizers Advanced Supplies

Chapter 3: Making Wine from a Kit

First Time Using a Wine Kit Wine Kit Instructions Tips

Chapter 4: Wine From Juice

Using Juice in Wine Recipes Fresh Juice Sterile Juice Juice Concentrate Sugar Acidity pH Level

Chapter 5: Wine from Grapes

Red Wine Maceration White Wines

Chapter 6: Common Winemaking Mistakes and How to Fix Them

No. 1 — My Wine is Too Acidic No. 2 — My Wine Will Not Stop Fermenting No. 3 — My Wine has Bubbles No. 4 — My Wine is “Blah” No. 5 — My Wine is Cloudy or Hazy No. 6 — My Wine Became Cloudy in the Bottle No. 7 — My Wine is Too Sweet No. 8 — My Yeast Seems Tired No. 9 — My Wine has a Stuck Fermentation No. 10 — My Wine has a Funny Color No. 11 — My Wine Got Dark No. 12 — My White Wine Got a Weird Color No. 13 — My Wine Smells like a Moldy Newspaper No. 14 — There is a Fingernail- Polish Remover Smell No. 15 — My Wine is Very Bitter No. 16 — My Wine Tastes or Smells Medicinal No. 17 — My Wine Tastes Like Tin No. 18 — My Wine Has a Moldy or Musty Flavor No. 19 — My Wine Smells Like Rotten Eggs No. 20 — My White Wine Tastes Like Vinegar No. 21 — My Wine Tastes or Smells Like Plastic No. 22 — My Wine Smells Like Geraniums No. 23 — There is an Oil Slick in My Wine No. 24 — There are White Flowers in My Wine

Chapter 7: Country Wines

Berry and Fruit Wines Vegetable Wines Herb and Plant Wines

Chapter 8: Meads

King Midas Golden Elixir

Chapter 9: Adding a Creative Touch

Choosing a name Fancy Labels Shrink Capsules Wine Journal Wine Box

Chapter 10: Creating a Home Vineyard

Appellation Regions Building a Trellis System Pruning

Chapter 11: The Next Step: Open Your Own Winery

Steps to First Consider Research Before Opening Your Winery The First Few Years Marketing and Advertising

Appendix A: Wine Yeast Strains Appendix B: Conversion Chart for Specific Gravity / Brix / Percent ABV Appendix C: Wine With Food Appendix D: Resources

Web sites

Glossary Bibliography Author Bio