I love that even though you are not an "expert" in things that you are brave enough to take us on your adventure with you. I have been brewing beer a d wines for years and there is nothing that you did that most home brewers haven't been through and i love that you do not try to hide any of tje process from us. That is so important to a new brewer. To know that you will have missteps but that is part of the fun. Thank you.
You are welcome! The reason I started this channel was to show people that they did not need to have all the skills, but just get in there are try. Use kaizen , ( a Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement) and do what you can. You will get better. Thanks for appreciating what I am putting out there. I love to learn and grow, and hope I can inspire others to do the same.
Liked this. I started making wine about 6 years ago, after I retired. I remembered my Grandfather's wine from when I was under 5 years old. Nothing ever tasted like it...till I made my own!!! Thank you!
@@EudaemoniusMarkII I have made Concord grape, as well as wine from grapes from Chile & Mexico ( both red & white). Also,Blueberry, Blackberry, raspberry, Elderberry, Strawberry (that one didn't come out too good), Peach, pear, plum & cherry! Oh, & Plumcott & persimmon. I have been retired for 12 years & I love it. I have a few people I drive to doctors appointments & such. Always something to do for church, the Marines of Long Ago & other organizations I am interested in! And of course my wine-making.
@@EudaemoniusMarkII Thank you. I think there are really only two rules to wine making. #1 is "NEVER be your best customer!" #2 is "You can't be offended if someone doesn't like your wine! Frankly, that's the hard part for me.
Eudaemonius MarkII I like it. I have a boat load of mulberries and black raspberries at this time of yr. Can I freeze them till I get enough, and how much should I use? I have enough barriers to fill 4 qt. mason jars.
I'm kind of researching how to make one wine for myself. It's something I've been wanting to do for some time, but to be honest it's kind of scary... I'll get there. You're the only one that I've seen so far that actually made it enjoyable to watch while covering pretty much everything. Thank you very much for your videos. Keep the good work!
Oh yeah this was good but making homemade wine is very easy. So many videos on it. But like he say it's life experiment. Enjoy I've been doing it awhile now and all i keep doing is finding different ways to do it without making a mess lol. Hey enjoy
Hello, I'm a Combat Shooter from Texas that so happens to have thing for cooking, making homemade alcohol of various types, sauces, etc. I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this video, and will be subscribing to your channel. People like you give me hope for the nation in which we live - it reminds me that there really are cool people everywhere. Cheers.
Eudaemonius MarkII Great stuff. I must ask, Sir: Did you happen to research "Dosage" as it pertains to winemaking, specifically in the case of sparkling wines? I noted that you added sugar to the individual bottles for the sake of carbonating the wine, however most sparkling wines produced in this method have some additional sugar added prior to marketing. To my knowledge, this is because of the wine's naturally high acidity - which I thought may help with it being on the "tart side," and better fit your liking.
+Connor von Kill This was out first foray into wine making. We added sugar to the bottles according to what we had done in the past with beer. Yes, more research would prob help, but only so many hours in the day to master projects. :) Going to try hard cider making next. We will try more stuff. :) Appreciate your diligence.
Eudaemonius MarkII Sounds really cool, I'll be looking forward to a video. The Normandy Region of France is the point of origin for a lot of hard ciders that are made in very much the same way as Champagne, may want to look into their cider making practices. We have loads and loads of Muscadines where I live, might try a micro batch with them in the future.
Hey, Brix degrees is just a % of sugar in must. Like when you have a 1000g of sweet water with 100g sugar in it - you have 10% sugar solution or 10 Brix. Approximetly. When you buy juice it's written as carbohydrates in grams on the package (in europe at least). That's sugar. Some fruits are sweeter than others, some are more or less sour. Wine is made of grapes because grapes have best possible composition of sugar, acids, phosphorus for yeast to grow on and so on. Fruit wines just need some sugar or citric acid to compare to grapes and that's the whole magic. So, If you see 9 Brix and you have 4 galons, you just need to calculate how much sugar in grams would you have to have in 4 galons for it to contain for example 20 Brix. Then substract what you already have (9% of weight of 4 galons, assuming it's water) and there you go. This is *VERY* rough calculation because you assume wrong things and disregard some complexities. You can just check the sugar again and add it. You can't however substract the sugar, so better be on safe side.
Great video...I've got plums all over the place here in Atlanta...The squirrels can't even catch up with my harvest. I'm not so scuuured anymore after watching this. I'm divin' in!!!
magnus466 Oh, right on! Love to know how your plum wine turns out! Send me a drunken picture! ;) Also, you have been entered in the drawing! Feel free to spread the word.
You should allow the wine to settle so it clears up, before you bottle it then it will taste even better. Plus the stuff you threw into the compost could have been squeezed for more flavor and probably a few more bottles. One of those yeast packs is for 5 gallons of wine.
interesting points ,if anyone else needs to find out about how to make wine from fruit try Corbandy Tasty Wine Crusher (just google it ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my friend got amazing results with it.
Thanks to your instruction, I've got over 20 gallons of plum wine and hard cider brewing. The hydrometer numbers were good and strong! I expect to have more than a few happy drunk people in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward when all is said and done!!!!!
Awesome fun video bro!!!👍Your positive attitude iS absolutely Contagious and delightful...thankS deeply for sharinG for Yummylicious receipe!!!✌🌹🍷🍷🍷🌹🌞🌹😍
@@EudaemoniusMarkII ThankS again Bro...I was just talkinG to a buddy about your awesome receipe and I can feel that it's the one that I am gonna be makinG soon...YiPPee...Life iS good!!!✌😎
I've only just discovered you... Shame on me!!! Your video style is detailed without sending me to sleep. All of the information is pertinent and you and yours SHOW everything that's necessary. A thousand thumbs up, monsieur, I'll be watching!
Thanks Corn! That is really nice to hear. Sometimes I wonder if they are too long, but I think the info is good and I work on making it full but concise. Love this comment! Thank you.
you're the best person i ever seen in wine making i will learn from you because i am a fruit grower in Thailand mostly lots of mango, sapoldilla plum, if i will describe all this Asian fruits i grow i can name a few in English but they are all in Thai words & i discover that i can used those over ripen mango to make a fruit wine itself, i never done this before but i will give myself a try especially using that hydrometer, i am researching where to buy that equipment over the internet probably over E-bay or Amazon i cannot find it here, by the way thank you for sharing your skill in step by step wine making, i have all the equipment in here just like the first video you got, i saw the portable bakers whipper machine, same color like yours,. again thank you.
This makes me so happy that I can help! Sounds like you always have an abundance of fruit and what a great way to use the over-ripe stuff. I would love to hear how it turns out! Good Luck!
Excellent and entertaining how-to. Just FYI, after filtering off the pulp, you could toss the must (wine) back into the carboy and let it sit under airlock another couple months, then filter again. Do that every 2 months until no more sediment appears, and then age until your wine is at least 6-9 months old. Even fruit wines get better with a little age on them. :) I started making home-made wines about a year ago, and it is hands-down the most enjoyable hobby I've had. And if life gets busy, I can always take as much time away as I need, and the wines just get better the longer they sit unattended.
There are several factors in doing a pro job. One place I found that succeeds in merging these is the Pavas Grape Plan (google it if you're interested) definately the most incredible course i've heard of. look at this great site.
Not certain about the points made but ,if anyone else needs to find out about how to make wine at home step by step try Corbandy Tasty Wine Crusher (should be on google have a look ) ? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my mate got amazing results with it.
Thank you for taking the time to share you defiantly have the personality for these type of videos kept me smiling the whole time peace love and blessing
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I have a pear tree in my back yard that yields a pretty decent amount, so I'm gonna try this out with my own fruit. Thanks for the video! Also your beard is fabulous and I'm jealous of it.
Wow, how did you manage to take an easy process and make it so... entertaining! Thanks, that was enjoyable. Please don't be offended if I use absolutely nothing from this in making my next batch. Love the apron. Thanks again.
I love this video! You're so candid and informative and having fun with it. I learned and wasn't bored ;) May I ask about the liquid yeast you used? Do you think that similar results could be achieved with a dry yeast like a champagne yeast? Thanks!
Thank you so much! Yes, each yeast is slightly different in taste, but I say go for it. What is the worst that can happen? Love to hear how it turns out!
I love this video .. love the way you presented it ... humour and very clear instructions and demo (with steps by steps and equipments). ... that wine looks good.. love to give it a try now! ... tks !
+Tim Huffman More will come. They take A LOT of work! Finding 4 weeks that we can do stuff in a row is hard. Mead would be a great new thing! Did you see the Wine Making? Dark Beer Making? th-cam.com/video/rLhSYqSehmY/w-d-xo.html and... The Cider Making. th-cam.com/video/_1oaDYEiztc/w-d-xo.html There are three. Take a peek under the video tab and search if you have not. Glad you are enjoying the videos!
Hi Mark - great video, I am so glad that I kept my aluminum screw cans now as I had thought they might work for bubbly wine. I don't know if you have ever tried this but many people do what is called "Back sweetening the finished wine". Just make a simple syrup or use Grenadine to sweeten to your taste after opening if it is too dry for your liking. I too prefer a sweeter wine and this method works great for me without struggling to get the perfect pre-fermented amount of sugar for the sweeter end product. Cheers!
Great video! I just made pear wine with champagne yeast, 4 pounds of sugar, a lemon and a cinnamon stick. It is bubbling away. i hope it turns out good! doing raspberry soon and may add half a vanilla bean to that batch. Subbed your channel!
I don't normally feel the need to comment on videos, but this was both entertaining AND informative, thank you! I have subscribed and now will be enjoying watching your back catalogue. Thanks from us here in the 🇬🇧:-)
I hope you didn't stop with this batch,, it only gets better the more fruit wines you make. I make Peach, Strawberry, Blueberry, Cherry, Blackberry and Muscadine. It was fun watching you make your first batch lol,,
i am making a wine, it have 4 dais, it is carbonated allredy! it´s smalls like wine! it is wine made off corn leaf, sugar, and rice tired incide a cotton cloht, sorry for my english, i speak spanish...
Eudaemonius MarkII recipe: It sterilizes all to use , including cotton cloth , 5 gallons of wine uses a handful of rice tie it inside the cloth, every 3 days shake the bottle.... , a pound of sugar, 300 grams of corn husks , 5 gallons of mineral water and a lot of patience , takes the gas every 4 days or use the thing you have using as cover... good look, today i am going to do a patao shell wine, a friend tould me about it.
Eudaemonius MarkII hi it is me again hehe! i forgot to tell you very important point of the wine! corn is involved with those clear green leaves, that's all that you will used to make the wine .... only the leaves that surround corn nothing more.
Hey Robert. I have been making fruit wine for years. I have made Fine wines also but they are not as fun to me. One of the things that irretate me the most are wine snobs who never have made a bottle of wine and judge your wine. I found your video very fun and interesting. You did make some mistakes, and I love how you owned them. If I could give you advise I would use a fermenting bucket and a xl fermenting bag it will save alot of labor for about $20 of equiptment. The extra tartness you have could be from the tannins released by using a food processor. Please keep making videos they are fun to watch.
Judging and making are different -- for any line of work. Sometimes a coffee connoisseur also might have cultivation background, but need not be. A movie critic need not be director. A sports critic need not have lifted his fingers in his whole life!
That was your very interesting article, here are some more tips for how to make wine… Use the correct equipment. Things like plastic buckets and bins come in different grades of plastic. You must use the food-grade plastic products not the cheaper buckets you might use to clean the floor! If plastic buckets and bins start getting scratched and grazed, replace them. The grazes will start harbouring microbes and eventually you’ll have a spoilt batch of wine. If stirring the must (the initial mix of fruit and water etc.) in a bin, scald the spoon with boiling water first to quickly sterilise it. Fill and top up airlocks with cooled, boiled water - never straight from the sink. Avoid metal spoons and sieves with fermenting wine - i.e. after the yeast has been added. Sometimes they can taint the wine. Avoid wooden spoons, which are hard to sterilise - plastic is far better. Reusing wine bottles is fine, ask friends to save them for you and check with local pubs or restaurants who are often happy to give them to you. Wash out immediately as a clean bottle will be a lot easier to sterilise when you come to use them. Rack your wine to clear it before bottling. That is, using a syphon tube, suck up the wine from one demijohn into another leaving the sediment (called lees) behind. The tubes with a base and valve are cheap enough and a make this easier. Allow the wine to settle for a week and repeat if necessary before bottling Never judge your wine by the taste as you bottle it. Most often you will think it is a disaster. Some wines can take 2 years to mature. As a general rule, maybe try a bottle after 5 or 6 months. If it tastes harsh, leave the rest for at least another six months. Allow time. Time is the great wine maker and you should never be in a rush. We’ve made wine that was nnine months in the demijohn before bottling and drunk it three years later. The next year it was even better! (Reference: Pavas grape plan website )
Try doing your primary in a bucket and transfer to a carboy for secondary... it will make your life easier. You wont have to cram sugar through a funnel. Nice video.
Thank you. However, I am not a fan of plastic for any amount of time. We are in process for finding another glass container, since the last was vintage, and eventually died. RIP old bottle. :)
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i love your sense of humor. it is true that when you are making something make sure you have a happy heart to create perfectness. this is a good video! very useful!
Just started wine making and came across your video. Im in the UK and have a grape vine in my garden ... got 7lbs but determined to make a start if only for a couple bottles. Really enjoyed your fun video 📹 😀
I loved your wine making.. GREAT video!! We are starting wine making ourselves. Lots of fruit trees on our property and going to put the fruit to good use.
First time on your channel but you've got yourself a sub! Hope to get stared with some home brewing in this coming year. Very much enjoyed this video, thanks for the great presentation!
My watermelons are coming in at over 45 lbs a piece so I'm going to be starting some watermelon wine this week using your very helpful video. I'll try my hand at sparkling some of it as well...a little less sugar, maybe? Thanks so much...very enjoyable video!
+Eudaemonius MarkII It's a crazy strain called Ali Baba that is scrumptious. I wound up with a little more than 2.5 gallons of juice from just one melon! I've racked it once already because it was very pulpy and outgrowing my bottle. I "accidentally" tasted some...yum already.
+Eudaemonius MarkII I finally decided to take the plunge and attempt making wine out of a ton of cherries I bought and forgot in the bottom of my too cold fridge. I needed the pits for making almond extract so I took the salvageable cherries and ran them through my vitamix with sugar. I didn't add yeast or water. (I'm hoping the natural yeast will be enough) Wish me luck.
brewing tip, don't use sterilized water in the airlock. If it gets into the juice (from bubbling) it will kill the yeast and halt the fermentation. and the yeast is called a "smack pack" thanks for the vid ;)
i have been making fruit wine or dessert wine as is called in germany for years, all my wines are exactly 15 percent, never put sugar in without melting in hot water use only liquid yeast, interesting methods you have, good luck in the future..
To save a little time and take some of the messing about trying to get the pulp in the carboy...why not use water (that you were going to use anyway) in the blender with the fruit… blends quicker makes a much more free flowing pulp?
I just got a big glass container like that, excited to try this! We grow a lot of mangoes around where I live, i wonder what that would be like in a wine
I think it's a taste to be adjusted too, i thought it would taste sweeter but it was still nice although i could only do a small amount because mangos are expensive, id stick with pears and apples
WOW...Wish I had mangos-a-plenty close by. Would be a great thing to try. I live in the 2nd largest wine producing region of the US...Santa Barbara County. I am sure local wine makers are tuning over in bed at night, but my desire was to show you can make wine from almost anything. Send me a bottle of the mango wine! ;) Thanks for you comment.
I like your video I like how it is complete from start to finish. I have two suggestions there are these Compton tablets that you should have used to sterilize the fruit. Use it anytime you want to ferment something that was not boiled to sterilize. Than you must let it breath with a cloth on top for 24 hours than you add the yeast. So its like starting with a clean slate they refer it as. Second thing that was way to much priming sugar you used I think a quarter tea would have bin enough. I have bin brewing beers for a few years and just started with the wine making. I like the idea of adding different kinds of fruit. I have not tried that yet, Cheers
This is going to sound strange, maybe, but you have very nice eyes. They match your shirt, apron, and kitchen. You sense of humor is nice as well and the video is a kick to watch, for the entertainment alone.
I was just saying to myself how do you carbonate, and like how you made a 12 pack of carbonated wine, or 14 pack. I like my alcohol less sweet and a little dry, but like you said it's an experiment. I can mess around with this very easily. I told myself if everything goes to crap again with quarantine, Im going to have a way to get buzzed. Trying new things but trying to keep a good routine! Things fermenting,and wine drinkable. Rotation and different mixes keep me going. Thanks!
It helps a lot to have sharp knives !! I have always quartered my fruit after cutting it in half . Your method is pretty cool . I can't believe that you missed the funnel !
I have broken countless hydrometers with the flick of a finger, or simple clank against a hard surface. Im amazed at how aggressive you were with your hydrometer and its still in one piece.
I love that even though you are not an "expert" in things that you are brave enough to take us on your adventure with you. I have been brewing beer a d wines for years and there is nothing that you did that most home brewers haven't been through and i love that you do not try to hide any of tje process from us. That is so important to a new brewer. To know that you will have missteps but that is part of the fun. Thank you.
You are welcome! The reason I started this channel was to show people that they did not need to have all the skills, but just get in there are try. Use kaizen
, ( a Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement) and do what you can. You will get better. Thanks for appreciating what I am putting out there. I love to learn and grow, and hope I can inspire others to do the same.
You're the most entertaining TH-cam wine-making personality I've seen yet.
+Lou Zermonster Thanks! Glad I can make you smile. joooooosy! I think I need to make another video!
I wish u were closer I need some serious lessons
“It’s an experiment! Try it! It’s life!...” :) awesome !
My favorite part
I LIKE TH-camRS WHO IS DIRECT WITH THEIR INSTRUCTIONS, NOT HIT AND MISSING.
So that's what Santa is doing in between Christmases.
Jes!! Making Booze for elves!
Hah legend! Big loves to u big man!
Ha, I was thinking that too!😄😄😄
Ho ho ho...
It's to keep those "spirits" up of those toy factory elves every weekend.
Liked this. I started making wine about 6 years ago, after I retired. I remembered my Grandfather's wine from when I was under 5 years old. Nothing ever tasted like it...till I made my own!!! Thank you!
Oh very nice! What kind of wine are you making? How is retirement?
@@EudaemoniusMarkII I have made Concord grape, as well as wine from grapes from Chile & Mexico ( both red & white). Also,Blueberry, Blackberry, raspberry, Elderberry, Strawberry (that one didn't come out too good), Peach, pear, plum & cherry! Oh, & Plumcott & persimmon. I have been retired for 12 years & I love it. I have a few people I drive to doctors appointments & such. Always something to do for church, the Marines of Long Ago & other organizations I am interested in! And of course my wine-making.
@@donaldsmith6814 Right on. I love that you have continued your journey!
@@EudaemoniusMarkII Thank you. I think there are really only two rules to wine making. #1 is "NEVER be your best customer!" #2 is "You can't be offended if someone doesn't like your wine! Frankly, that's the hard part for me.
HEY BROTHER, YOU ARE MY SPIRIT ANIMAL. THIS VIDEO FILLED MY SOUL WITH JOY. :-)
I am here for you Aaron! Thanks for enjoying!
Why thumbs down and no comments on why you did not like this video?
They probably just trolls ... It's fun video :)
HATERS GONNA HATE!
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Derek Beasley Thanks D-Man!
Eudaemonius MarkII I like it. I have a boat load of mulberries and black raspberries at this time of yr. Can I freeze them till I get enough, and how much should I use? I have enough barriers to fill 4 qt. mason jars.
I'm kind of researching how to make one wine for myself. It's something I've been wanting to do for some time, but to be honest it's kind of scary... I'll get there.
You're the only one that I've seen so far that actually made it enjoyable to watch while covering pretty much everything. Thank you very much for your videos. Keep the good work!
Oh yeah this was good but making homemade wine is very easy. So many videos on it. But like he say it's life experiment. Enjoy I've been doing it awhile now and all i keep doing is finding different ways to do it without making a mess lol. Hey enjoy
Remember wine was invented on accident so several thousand years of knowledge to learn from id say you can't screw it up too bad
Hello, I'm a Combat Shooter from Texas that so happens to have thing for cooking, making homemade alcohol of various types, sauces, etc. I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this video, and will be subscribing to your channel. People like you give me hope for the nation in which we live - it reminds me that there really are cool people everywhere. Cheers.
+Connor von Kill Thank you Connor, I am honored!
Eudaemonius MarkII Great stuff. I must ask, Sir: Did you happen to research "Dosage" as it pertains to winemaking, specifically in the case of sparkling wines? I noted that you added sugar to the individual bottles for the sake of carbonating the wine, however most sparkling wines produced in this method have some additional sugar added prior to marketing. To my knowledge, this is because of the wine's naturally high acidity - which I thought may help with it being on the "tart side," and better fit your liking.
+Connor von Kill This was out first foray into wine making. We added sugar to the bottles according to what we had done in the past with beer. Yes, more research would prob help, but only so many hours in the day to master projects. :) Going to try hard cider making next. We will try more stuff. :) Appreciate your diligence.
Eudaemonius MarkII Sounds really cool, I'll be looking forward to a video. The Normandy Region of France is the point of origin for a lot of hard ciders that are made in very much the same way as Champagne, may want to look into their cider making practices. We have loads and loads of Muscadines where I live, might try a micro batch with them in the future.
That being said, homemade alcohol isn't all that hard to come by here, but I'm not into liquor these days. Lol
Hey, Brix degrees is just a % of sugar in must. Like when you have a 1000g of sweet water with 100g sugar in it - you have 10% sugar solution or 10 Brix. Approximetly.
When you buy juice it's written as carbohydrates in grams on the package (in europe at least). That's sugar.
Some fruits are sweeter than others, some are more or less sour. Wine is made of grapes because grapes have best possible composition of sugar, acids, phosphorus for yeast to grow on and so on.
Fruit wines just need some sugar or citric acid to compare to grapes and that's the whole magic.
So, If you see 9 Brix and you have 4 galons, you just need to calculate how much sugar in grams would you have to have in 4 galons for it to contain for example 20 Brix. Then substract what you already have (9% of weight of 4 galons, assuming it's water) and there you go. This is *VERY* rough calculation because you assume wrong things and disregard some complexities.
You can just check the sugar again and add it. You can't however substract the sugar, so better be on safe side.
+Marcin Wojtczuk Thank you!
Great video...I've got plums all over the place here in Atlanta...The squirrels can't even catch up with my harvest. I'm not so scuuured anymore after watching this. I'm divin' in!!!
magnus466 Oh, right on! Love to know how your plum wine turns out! Send me a drunken picture! ;) Also, you have been entered in the drawing! Feel free to spread the word.
You should allow the wine to settle so it clears up, before you bottle it then it will taste even better. Plus the stuff you threw into the compost could have been squeezed for more flavor and probably a few more bottles. One of those yeast packs is for 5 gallons of wine.
interesting points ,if anyone else needs to find out about how to make wine from fruit try Corbandy Tasty Wine Crusher (just google it ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my friend got amazing results with it.
Love the video, I have a bunch of plums and wanted to make some wine or cider. Where did you get your apron?
Thank you. I hope I hear your turned out great. I got the apron at the Tower Of London gift shop many years ago in London. :)
Thanks to your instruction, I've got over 20 gallons of plum wine and hard cider brewing. The hydrometer numbers were good and strong! I expect to have more than a few happy drunk people in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward when all is said and done!!!!!
magnus466 **Licks Lips....
yooo been trying to use plums!! how did you go about it? message me!
Awesome fun video bro!!!👍Your positive attitude iS absolutely Contagious and delightful...thankS deeply for sharinG for Yummylicious receipe!!!✌🌹🍷🍷🍷🌹🌞🌹😍
You are most welcome Sandra! Thanks for being here.
@@EudaemoniusMarkII ThankS again Bro...I was just talkinG to a buddy about your awesome receipe and I can feel that it's the one that I am gonna be makinG soon...YiPPee...Life iS good!!!✌😎
I've only just discovered you... Shame on me!!! Your video style is detailed without sending me to sleep. All of the information is pertinent and you and yours SHOW everything that's necessary. A thousand thumbs up, monsieur, I'll be watching!
Thanks Corn! That is really nice to hear. Sometimes I wonder if they are too long, but I think the info is good and I work on making it full but concise. Love this comment! Thank you.
you're the best person i ever seen in wine making i will learn from you because i am a fruit grower in Thailand mostly lots of mango, sapoldilla plum, if i will describe all this Asian fruits i grow i can name a few in English but they are all in Thai words & i discover that i can used those over ripen mango to make a fruit wine itself, i never done this before but i will give myself a try especially using that hydrometer, i am researching where to buy that equipment over the internet probably over E-bay or Amazon i cannot find it here, by the way thank you for sharing your skill in step by step wine making, i have all the equipment in here just like the first video you got, i saw the portable bakers whipper machine, same color like yours,. again thank you.
This makes me so happy that I can help! Sounds like you always have an abundance of fruit and what a great way to use the over-ripe stuff. I would love to hear how it turns out! Good Luck!
Excellent and entertaining how-to. Just FYI, after filtering off the pulp, you could toss the must (wine) back into the carboy and let it sit under airlock another couple months, then filter again. Do that every 2 months until no more sediment appears, and then age until your wine is at least 6-9 months old. Even fruit wines get better with a little age on them. :)
I started making home-made wines about a year ago, and it is hands-down the most enjoyable hobby I've had. And if life gets busy, I can always take as much time away as I need, and the wines just get better the longer they sit unattended.
+David Manthei Oh, thanks for the tips! Appreciate that.
Finally! A hobby you can semi ignore that only gets better the less time you have for it! Sounds like exactly the thing I need lol
Probably one of the greatest video's I have ever watched. EVER
+Matt Peart OMG, that is so great to hear! You are very kind, and happy to hear I am making something people like!
oh my i just want to hug you you just seem like such a nice person
There are several factors in doing a pro job. One place I found that succeeds in merging these is the Pavas Grape Plan (google it if you're interested) definately the most incredible course i've heard of. look at this great site.
Not certain about the points made but ,if anyone else needs to find out about how to make wine at home step by step try Corbandy Tasty Wine Crusher (should be on google have a look ) ? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my mate got amazing results with it.
IKR!! He's so warm and fun!! :P
Brain translates santa-clausy biggly beardy stuff .. to cutly and cuddly and huggy feelings I guess ;-)
Say that again.... just wanna hugggggg him!
I love his personality!! he makes homebrewing look like so much fun!
Thank you for taking the time to share you defiantly have the personality for these type of videos kept me smiling the whole time peace love and blessing
kingbucky6 Thanks KingBucky! Glad I can entertain. It is great fun to make these.
If you like this video, the recipes is on page 9 of my cookbook! www.amazon.com/Wherever-you-there-YourEveryDaySantas-Cookbook/dp/1735074608 It is the moment I have been waiting for! I am very excited to announce the release of my first book! (Many have asked how to get a signed copy, and that option is coming soon too. If you are interested, let me know in a DM and will send you a link for that.) Thanks everyone for your support over the years! I am feeling very proud! SIGNED Copies here---> www.etsy.com/listing/815248045
That link brought me to a "Sorry, we couldn't find that page" splash page.
@@Amberscion Oh! Thanks for letting me know. Here is the correct one. www.amazon.com/Wherever-you-there-YourEveryDaySantas-Cookbook/dp/1735074608
When us this guy gonna get his own show on food network?
Hey, that is what I am saying! Got some connections to make this happen?
I love how the apron was the same as the t shirt. Entertaining, especially when you opened the final product.
Thank you!
You are so welcome!
I have a pear tree in my back yard that yields a pretty decent amount, so I'm gonna try this out with my own fruit. Thanks for the video!
Also your beard is fabulous and I'm jealous of it.
+m1n4 oh, I am jealous! Love to try this with pears! ...then make pear brandy.
Wow, how did you manage to take an easy process and make it so... entertaining! Thanks, that was enjoyable. Please don't be offended if I use absolutely nothing from this in making my next batch. Love the apron. Thanks again.
Not offended at all, and super happy to have entertained!
i love the way you present this show , great work
+Leo TechTips Thanks Leo! Spread the word.
love watching this guy. reminds me of a good friend. never boring.
I love this video! You're so candid and informative and having fun with it. I learned and wasn't bored ;)
May I ask about the liquid yeast you used? Do you think that similar results could be achieved with a dry yeast like a champagne yeast?
Thanks!
Thank you so much! Yes, each yeast is slightly different in taste, but I say go for it. What is the worst that can happen? Love to hear how it turns out!
I love this video .. love the way you presented it ... humour and very clear instructions and demo (with steps by steps and equipments). ... that wine looks good.. love to give it a try now! ... tks !
You are very welcome! I hope you do give it a try.
Just so everyone knows the technical term for the glass jug is called a carboy
Thanks awesome video! I currently make fruit wine commercially and always learn even more by watching videos like this one!
Thanks Samantha!
little bit country, little bit rock n roll. love it! hahah
Thanks Daniel!
6 years later, this is still a helpful video.
Would you consider doing more Mead or fruit wine recipes ? I love the videos and appreciate what you do. Thanks
+Tim Huffman More will come. They take A LOT of work! Finding 4 weeks that we can do stuff in a row is hard. Mead would be a great new thing! Did you see the Wine Making? Dark Beer Making? th-cam.com/video/rLhSYqSehmY/w-d-xo.html and... The Cider Making. th-cam.com/video/_1oaDYEiztc/w-d-xo.html There are three. Take a peek under the video tab and search if you have not. Glad you are enjoying the videos!
Hi Mark - great video, I am so glad that I kept my aluminum screw cans now as I had thought they might work for bubbly wine. I don't know if you have ever tried this but many people do what is called "Back sweetening the finished wine". Just make a simple syrup or use Grenadine to sweeten to your taste after opening if it is too dry for your liking. I too prefer a sweeter wine and this method works great for me without struggling to get the perfect pre-fermented amount of sugar for the sweeter end product. Cheers!
+MISTY BLAKELY Oh, a great idea! Thank you.
+Eudaemonius MarkII You're very welcome.
Great video! I just made pear wine with champagne yeast, 4 pounds of sugar, a lemon and a cinnamon stick. It is bubbling away. i hope it turns out good! doing raspberry soon and may add half a vanilla bean to that batch. Subbed your channel!
+chris fry Oh man, those sound amazing! Let me know when to show up for the wine party! Yum!
I will, but we have 3 months to go. Hope it is tasty and STRONG lol
.:)
I would love to hear your method with the pears!!!
Great energy! Beard grew with the wine. Mistakes are actually great because we get to learn from them. Thanks for an easy way to make wine.
You are the most lovely person I have ever watched on TH-cam.
Ashley Bell Oh! You are too kind. Thank you. I hope I can keep on entertaining!
I consider myself a novice, although I have been making wine for 4.5 yrs There is so much info about wine brewing out there and so much more to learn
ALWAYS more to learn. I love that.
Great video, very entertaining!
+Tristan Czerwinski Thank you!
Appreciate that you put so much of your personality on camera. Good job.
Thank you!
I was just trying to learn to make prison wine and accidentally got addicted to yal's channel. New favorite go-to for anything alcohol!
Michael Price Glad I can help! Welcome!
I don't normally feel the need to comment on videos, but this was both entertaining AND informative, thank you!
I have subscribed and now will be enjoying watching your back catalogue. Thanks from us here in the 🇬🇧:-)
You are most welcome. Thank you for coming on board, and I look forward to hearing more from yah! :) Cheers!
H-A-N-D-S-O-M-E!!! and the wine is good too!
*Blush. Thanks Tony!
Thanks for the video, its nice to see a brewing video that shows the brew to completion
I like the fact that you had 10 % alcohol. Yeah-Buddy!
I know right? My friends all wanted invitations. :)
I hope you didn't stop with this batch,, it only gets better the more fruit wines you make. I make Peach, Strawberry, Blueberry, Cherry, Blackberry and Muscadine. It was fun watching you make your first batch lol,,
Thank you! I definitely need to get more in the bottle.
i am making a wine, it have 4 dais, it is carbonated allredy! it´s smalls like wine! it is wine made off
corn leaf, sugar, and rice tired incide a cotton cloht, sorry for my english, i speak spanish...
You are doing great! I would love to see a recipe for that. Sounds very interesting!
Eudaemonius MarkII recipe:
It sterilizes all to use , including cotton cloth , 5 gallons of wine uses a handful of rice tie it inside the cloth, every 3 days shake the bottle.... , a pound of sugar, 300 grams of corn husks , 5 gallons of mineral water and a lot of patience , takes the gas every 4 days or use the thing you have using as cover... good look, today i am going to do a patao shell wine, a friend tould me about it.
Eudaemonius MarkII hi it is me again hehe! i forgot to tell you very important point of the wine!
corn is involved with those clear green leaves, that's all that you will used to make the wine .... only the leaves that surround corn nothing more.
The Bob Ross of kitchen cooking.
Marissa, if your watching, funnel. - haha
I may never get around to making wine, but I was thoroughly entertained. Thank you for making my day.
Shelle Madalinski glad I can help!!
Hi, this is just fantastic man i want a try this ... thanks
Thank you! Love to know your experience.
Hey Robert. I have been making fruit wine for years. I have made Fine wines also but they are not as fun to me. One of the things that irretate me the most are wine snobs who never have made a bottle of wine and judge your wine. I found your video very fun and interesting. You did make some mistakes, and I love how you owned them. If I could give you advise I would use a fermenting bucket and a xl fermenting bag it will save alot of labor for about $20 of equiptment. The extra tartness you have could be from the tannins released by using a food processor. Please keep making videos they are fun to watch.
+HFDP49 Thank you so much. Makes me really happy to have nice feed back. Also, great tip! I think the bag is a great idea!
Judging and making are different -- for any line of work. Sometimes a coffee connoisseur also might have cultivation background, but need not be. A movie critic need not be director. A sports critic need not have lifted his fingers in his whole life!
Pop the packet! Lol
I was yelling that the whole time
+darthkevin30 Something to neve scream in bed!
That was your very interesting article, here are some more tips for how to make wine…
Use the correct equipment. Things like plastic buckets and bins come in different grades of plastic. You must use the food-grade plastic products not the cheaper buckets you might use to clean the floor!
If plastic buckets and bins start getting scratched and grazed, replace them. The grazes will start harbouring microbes and eventually you’ll have a spoilt batch of wine.
If stirring the must (the initial mix of fruit and water etc.) in a bin, scald the spoon with boiling water first to quickly sterilise it.
Fill and top up airlocks with cooled, boiled water - never straight from the sink.
Avoid metal spoons and sieves with fermenting wine - i.e. after the yeast has been added. Sometimes they can taint the wine. Avoid wooden spoons, which are hard to sterilise - plastic is far better.
Reusing wine bottles is fine, ask friends to save them for you and check with local pubs or restaurants who are often happy to give them to you. Wash out immediately as a clean bottle will be a lot easier to sterilise when you come to use them.
Rack your wine to clear it before bottling. That is, using a syphon tube, suck up the wine from one demijohn into another leaving the sediment (called lees) behind. The tubes with a base and valve are cheap enough and a make this easier. Allow the wine to settle for a week and repeat if necessary before bottling
Never judge your wine by the taste as you bottle it. Most often you will think it is a disaster. Some wines can take 2 years to mature. As a general rule, maybe try a bottle after 5 or 6 months. If it tastes harsh, leave the rest for at least another six months.
Allow time. Time is the great wine maker and you should never be in a rush. We’ve made wine that was nnine months in the demijohn before bottling and drunk it three years later. The next year it was even better!
(Reference: Pavas grape plan website )
THANKS, I MADE HOMEMADE WINE AND IM ONY
15, THE FIRST TIME I DID IT ACTUALLY WORKED. SINCE THE FIRST TIME IVE MADE 3 BATCHES
Very CLEAN and informative-Nice
Oh yes Thanks !!
Baby She Thanks Baby! Makes me happy you enjoyed!
Try doing your primary in a bucket and transfer to a carboy for secondary... it will make your life easier. You wont have to cram sugar through a funnel. Nice video.
Thank you. However, I am not a fan of plastic for any amount of time. We are in process for finding another glass container, since the last was vintage, and eventually died. RIP old bottle. :)
Enjoyed watching the wine-making and the best part is watching you!
Thank you Kalpana! You made my day!
Have you subscribed to my other channel? Ramping up to start posting there again too. th-cam.com/channels/Z2UsU5adKFZNjF5P85FkxA.html
you sir are a riot. love your vids and your attitude. ....the world needs more people like you. subscribed and cheers.
Thank you Mr. Jones! I am very glad you are here. Just bought a whole bunch of new brewing stuff...we we will be making a new batch soon!
Eudaemonius MarkII can't wait
You would make a really fun science teacher, Robert. Enjoying your video, here.
+Steve Z Mad Science? Lol. Thank you Steve!
Why am I just now watching you?. Wow, you radiate a glow of love ❤ Namaste my friend. Thank you for your time to upload.
I don't 'even drink, but I watched this video because your personality is so much fun! Thanks for making such fun content.
Yay! Thank you!
You're a great soul. Thank you for being you . Xxx
Awwww, you are too kind. Thank you for being here!
Upwards and onwards my friend. The world needs more of your kind.
What I love about your videos? Is there is absolutely nothing gay or even slightly homocentric, in any of them. All your videos are wholesome and hetero. Thank God for that! Keep up the good work boy's!
i love your sense of humor. it is true that when you are making something make sure you have a happy heart to create perfectness. this is a good video! very useful!
Thank you Gerald. I hope you come back for more. I just put up a bean video! yum!
Just started wine making and came across your video. Im in the UK and have a grape vine in my garden ... got 7lbs but determined to make a start if only for a couple bottles. Really enjoyed your fun video 📹 😀
You can do it! Thanks for letting me know. I love that you are giving it a go!
@@EudaemoniusMarkII awww thanks .... you're cute too ... Sending a hug from UK 🇬🇧 xx
I loved your wine making.. GREAT video!! We are starting wine making ourselves. Lots of fruit trees on our property and going to put the fruit to good use.
Oh, I am jealous. Please let me know how it turns out!
I enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing this experience.
Thanks for commenting Peter! Glad you are here.
First time on your channel but you've got yourself a sub! Hope to get stared with some home brewing in this coming year.
Very much enjoyed this video, thanks for the great presentation!
+JT Bear Thanks JT! Welcome. Love to hear about your brews!
My watermelons are coming in at over 45 lbs a piece so I'm going to be starting some watermelon wine this week using your very helpful video. I'll try my hand at sparkling some of it as well...a little less sugar, maybe? Thanks so much...very enjoyable video!
+CR Conway 45 lbs! WOW! I am impressed!
+Eudaemonius MarkII It's a crazy strain called Ali Baba that is scrumptious. I wound up with a little more than 2.5 gallons of juice from just one melon! I've racked it once already because it was very pulpy and outgrowing my bottle. I "accidentally" tasted some...yum already.
+CR Conway accidentally...lol
Very informative and entertaining. I think you need/deserve a bigger kitchen for such a robust show. :-) I think I'll try this!
Thank you. Love to know your results, and please spread the word. Love to get bigger. :)
You're so much fun. Thanks for sharing.
You are most welcome! Happy wine making!
+Eudaemonius MarkII I finally decided to take the plunge and attempt making wine out of a ton of cherries I bought and forgot in the bottom of my too cold fridge. I needed the pits for making almond extract so I took the salvageable cherries and ran them through my vitamix with sugar. I didn't add yeast or water. (I'm hoping the natural yeast will be enough) Wish me luck.
brewing tip, don't use sterilized water in the airlock. If it gets into the juice (from bubbling) it will kill the yeast and halt the fermentation. and the yeast is called a "smack pack" thanks for the vid ;)
+Jeff Lowe Ah....good tip! Thank you.
awesome tutorial. looks good. love your sense of humor as well.
Thank you Tami! Appreciate you watching!
I like that you combined different fruits.
This man is hilarious. My wife and I enjoyed this video a lot.
Thank you so much! Come back at any time!
I truly enjoyed watching this video, well done.
+Ra'd Alsaudi Thank you! Glad you are here!
You are so funny. I just put my muscadine wine in the closet. It will be ready in 3 months. I have a somewhat different method. Thanks for the video.
Oh....sounds delish! Love to know your process.
I plan on making a video one day, and I will send to you.
Great video, I will be trying this one for sure.
Wonderful! Love to know how it come out.
i have been making fruit wine or dessert wine as is called in germany for years, all my wines are exactly 15 percent, never put sugar in without melting in hot water use only liquid yeast, interesting methods you have, good luck in the future..
+garry sexton Thank you.
To save a little time and take some of the messing about trying to get the pulp in the carboy...why not use water (that you were going to use anyway) in the blender with the fruit… blends quicker makes a much more free flowing pulp?
Yer hysterical! And a big handsome bear to boot!
+andrew vincent *Blush. Thanks Andrew. Glad you are part of the family!
I just got a big glass container like that, excited to try this! We grow a lot of mangoes around where I live, i wonder what that would be like in a wine
CuriousFrog Aion Oh...I am most curious!! How is mango wine?
I think it's a taste to be adjusted too, i thought it would taste sweeter but it was still nice although i could only do a small amount because mangos are expensive, id stick with pears and apples
WOW...Wish I had mangos-a-plenty close by. Would be a great thing to try. I live in the 2nd largest wine producing region of the US...Santa Barbara County. I am sure local wine makers are tuning over in bed at night, but my desire was to show you can make wine from almost anything. Send me a bottle of the mango wine! ;) Thanks for you comment.
You seem like so much fun to be around. Great job on your wine. I really enjoyed this vid
Thank you! Thanks for coming to hang out!
You are funny and witty...Thanks for sharing...
+Gumamela Chin Thanks Gumamela! Appreciate your enjoyment.
You guys are great. I will definitely be following your process when I make my own fruit wine one day.
+The Carlz0r Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!
I like your video I like how it is complete from start to finish. I have two suggestions there are these Compton tablets that you should have used to sterilize the fruit. Use it anytime you want to ferment something that was not boiled to sterilize. Than you must let it breath with a cloth on top for 24 hours than you add the yeast. So its like starting with a clean slate they refer it as. Second thing that was way to much priming sugar you used I think a quarter tea would have bin enough. I have bin brewing beers for a few years and just started with the wine making. I like the idea of adding different kinds of fruit. I have not tried that yet, Cheers
Cheers Moter! I appreciate your comments!
Take care and enjoy the hobby
really enjoyed your videos, you have a ton of character, you simplify winemaking and make it fun. thank you!
That looked like a lot of fun to make, always wanted to make wine or beer...
+Mike Yocum It was...and you should!
This is going to sound strange, maybe, but you have very nice eyes. They match your shirt, apron, and kitchen. You sense of humor is nice as well and the video is a kick to watch, for the entertainment alone.
*Blush. Appreciate the compliment. Thank you. Come back for more goodies.
Your knife is so beautifully sharp I think I'm gonna cry
+Patrick Hodson Thank you for noticing!
I had such fun watching your video - You are a delight! I appreciate you and your team putting it all together for us :)
+Aloha Farms Thanks Aloha! Love the feedback!
You and your son look like a fun wine making team! I used to make Beer with my dad, great memories, anyway this was great to watch..
I was just saying to myself how do you carbonate, and like how you made a 12 pack of carbonated wine, or 14 pack. I like my alcohol less sweet and a little dry, but like you said it's an experiment. I can mess around with this very easily. I told myself if everything goes to crap again with quarantine, Im going to have a way to get buzzed. Trying new things but trying to keep a good routine! Things fermenting,and wine drinkable. Rotation and different mixes keep me going. Thanks!
It helps a lot to have sharp knives !! I have always quartered my fruit after cutting it in half . Your method is pretty cool .
I can't believe that you missed the funnel !
I have broken countless hydrometers with the flick of a finger, or simple clank against a hard surface. Im amazed at how aggressive you were with your hydrometer and its still in one piece.