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Many "wine kits" come with juice already. Adding more juice to them isn't necessarily a great idea, because the juice in the kit is specially prepared ... or, to be more precise, it specially is NOT prepared in some ways, and specially IS prepared in others.
Most commercial juices contain preservatives and chemicals specifically designed to inhibit fermentation, which is more or less exactly the opposite of what you want. The juice supplied in the kit has also most likely been tested to ensure the sugar content is appropriate for winemaking. Throwing just any old bottled juice into the mix is not likely to work out well. Also, the quantities of other ingredients supplied are likely specifically for the expected/included amount of juice; adding more juice to make more wine is a bit like buying a packaged cake mix and deciding to just dump in more flour to make a bigger cake: you'll get more of something, but whether or not it qualifies as "cake" (or, in your case, "wine") may be questionable.
If you're wanting to make a fruit wine (well, other than the obvious "grape"), or a wine from a varietal that you can't find a kit for, you would be better off getting fresh fruit and juicing it yourself. You'll also need wine yeast, which you should be able to get from the same place you got the wine kit, and depending on what kind of juice you're using you may need to adjust the sugar content, so you'll probably want a hydrometer (again: the place you bought the wine kit from probably has them).
Using a wine kit exactly as the instructions specify is a good idea, at least your first time through; it will show you how the process works and more or less what to expect at each stage. After that, if you want to start experimenting with kumquat juice or whatever, go for it; at the very least you should be better able to recognize if something goes wrong ("I don't think it's supposed to look like that" is a lot easier to determine if you've seen what it is supposed to look like at least once before). It's also likely that the wine kit will have some assorted paraphernalia (like a fermentation lock) that you can reuse with your own juice later.
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Can you add fruit to a wine kit?
Yes, you can add fruit to a wine making kit but it might not turn out as good as it would without it. Adding different fruit juices could give the wine a different flavor but wine making kits have a certain amount of ingredients needed to make the wine correctly and by adding extra ingredients to the kits, it will alter the recipe and it might not turn out right along with the quantity of the other ingredients you have. Generally you only add fruit juices to the wine kit rather than whole fruits as it's ready to ferment as a juice.
What would you find in a wine making kit?
In a wine making kit, all the necessities to make wine are included. The grape juice or concentrate is included along with a fermenting bucket, airlock, syphoning jug and tools. One should only need to purchase the bottles when the wine is ready to be bottled.
How do you make grape wine?
Wine could be made at home, but it's not as easy as one thinks. The best way to make your own wine is to purchase a wine kit at a local wine shop, and for best results, let it ferment there for 6 weeks or so (they have ideal conditions for that). It's not impossible to make wine at home. You will need a cool wine celar, place to store bottles horizonatally, a corking device, a bottle washer, wine testing kit, and, of course, grape juice. Then you will need to read a manual you get with the grape juice you buy from a winery, and follow it to a 'T'. This is a complicated process that does not guarantee that you will end up with the wine you will be able to drink... I'm not even talking about offering it to others. I think, it's easier to make moonshine than wine, if you want to experiment :-) Technically, making wine can be very simple and involves few steps: 1. Sprinkle yeast into a juice that contains sugar. 2. Allow the yeast to begin converting the sugar into alcohol and carbon-dioxide. You have just made wine. To make good wine that you would want to consume, there are more steps to take, including measuring the sugar content of the juice, adding more if there is not enough to reach the desired finished alcohol level, allowing the yeast to do a "primary fermentation," and then racking the wine to a secondary fermenter after about a week to ten days. After that, a winemaker will usually add clarifying agents and preservatives over a period of time. Depending on what the winemaker hopes for, there may be other steps as well.
Where to get a home wine making kit?
You can purchase a home wine kit at JcPenney, Walmart sells many different nice wine kits. You can also go online to see which other stores or companies has home wine kits.
What is the highest volume selection wine kit available for purchase?
The Cellar Classic Super Premium 6 Week Wine Kit is a good kit for making large volumes of wine in a short amount of time. It has options for Red and White varieties as well.
How do I make a home wine kit?
You can pick up a home wine kit at a nice grocery store or most liquor stores. You could also check amazon and ebay. If you buy a bag of wine and a wooden box you can fit a nozzle in the tip and make your own kit.
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What is in a wine making kit?
Once can buy a wine making kit from any wine making store such as Wine Experts Kitchener South, Home Brew It, and Midwest Supplies. A wine making kit may be purchased through Ebay or through Amazon as well.
CAN you BUY A WINE KIT FROM Walmart?
Yes you can buy a wine kit at Walmart. They offer starter kits as well more advanced kits. Some can only be purchased online so call ahead to your local store.
How do you prepare a homemade wine?
== buy a home wine making kit. == Or here is a very simple way. I have successfully made several gallons of wine using Fleischmann's Instant Dry Yeast. This has worked out well because I can buy 2 1Lb. packages for less than $5 at Sam's Club (you can also use rapid rise, but it cost a whole lot more in those small packages), 1 Gallon of 100% Concord grape juice at Wal-Mart for less than $5 and makes a decent table wine (April 08). Recipe To make a semi sweet wine: Take 1 gal 100% grape juice (other juices will work equally well, but sugar amounts calculated on grape juice), Pour off 1 cup to make room for sugar, Add 3/4 cups of sugar to juice, shake well to dissolve all sugar. Add 1/2 teaspoon Yeast into container, allowing yeast to float on surface for 15 minutes to hydrate. Shake juice to mix in yeast. Loosen the lid so that it is just starting to seal, must allow carbon dioxide to escape, but not let in air. Set container in cool place (59-77 degrees f) for 3 or 4 days. Next add 1 level cup of sugar to wine. Be careful as wine may foam up from carbonation, you may need to pour some in a separate container temporarily, and then pour back. Replace in cool place. When all bubbling has stopped (7 days to 6weeks) you have approximately %12.5 alcohol content wine (25 proof). Pour (decant) the liquid to another container carefully to avoid disturbing the yeast in the bottom. Discard yeast and small amount of wine that remains. Allow particles (if any) to settle in new container for several hours and repeat decant process if wine is not clear enough for you. Drink responsibly and in moderation, this wine has a kick! A glass a day is healthy, more may not be. PS:If this is too strong a tasting wine you can cut the grape juice in half (half gallon each of grape juice and water). Follow the same directions only add 2 ¼ cups sugar before adding yeast, all other quantities remain the same and cuts your cost in half and still produces a great wine! For the adventuresome you can add small amounts of spices, herbs or even sterilized oak chips, (in a small mesh bag for easy removal), to create different flavors. If you like a dryer wine (less sweet) reduce the second sugar amount added by 1/4 cup increments, experiment and have fun!
I would like to make my own wine cork trivet - is there a kit available and where can I get one?
To make a wine cork trivet, you may go to a crafts store and purchase the corks and tray you will need for the project. If that does not interest you, try http://www.wineenthusiast.com/wine-cork-trivet-kit.asp to purchase a ready-to-make kit.
