Home Made Grape Wine

Home Made Grape Wine

By Asha Saju

Grapes -1 kg
Sugar -1.5 kg
Boiled and cooled water - 3 litres.
Wheat ( whole) / godhambu - 1 cup
Cloves - 5
Cinnamon stick - 2
Yeast - 1 tea spoon(optional)
Luke warm water - 1 cup

In a clean vessel, boil 3 liters of water . Remove from heat .Let it cool completely.
Take a cup of lukewarm water in a bowl and add yeast and set aside for 10-15 minutes
Remove grapes from its stalk ,Wash clean it and pat dry well( there shouldn't be any moisture,) and crush it with clean hands.
Take a clean( pat dry well) ,big glass jar( which can fit double the quantity of mix) with a tight lid , make a layer of crushed grapes in the bottom and sprinkle sugar ( either add half now and half later after 21 days or you can add full now)Wheat and spices and continue until you finish.
Add the yeast ,the cooled water and cover the mouth of the jar with a clean cloth and tie it securely.
Cover it with a lid and keep it in a dark corner for 21 days.Take this everyday and stir it well with a clean wooden spoon.
On the 21st day , strain the mixture in a cotton cloth and remove the grapes and take only the liquid( add the rest of the sugar and ( Rum - 2 spoon (optional)) , if you did not add it it in the beginning) and keep it in the glass jar ( clean the jar and pat dry).
Keep it for another 2-3 weeks, remove the sediments at the bottom every 2-3 days , until you get the clear water.
After you get the clear wine , Keep refrigerated in dark wine bottles to preserve the color .!!!!