Homemade Wine from Grains And Fruits

Wines made from dried fruits and grains make excellent homemade wine. Of course, they need time to mature or reach their best years, though at one year old they become a very excellent wines. The mixtures of dried fruit and grains make for strong, but not too fully flavored wines are often likened to whiskeys and brandies.

Dried fruits you buy in the store contain a large amount of added preservatives to maintain flavor and color. Grains have a tendency to have been exposed to some amount of dust or other byproduct. It's best to therefore clean these items well before beginning your wine making. Boil a pot of water and immerse the grapes, dates, etc… into the water for a few seconds and then strain. Repeat this process with the wheat, or other grains.

However, there is a quick fix to this missing taste. Add a tablespoon of freshly made tea to your batch and the results will be great- it's a lot cheaper than many alternatives people pay for in stores.

The cost of dried herbs has come down significantly in price over the years and the quality has improved. The average batch of wine only takes about 2 packets or 4 ounces.

Fresh herbs can also be used for wine making, but larger amounts are necessary. You'll need to plan on gathering at least a pound to a pound and a half to reach the equivalent of two ounces of dried herbs. It is a possibility to also confuse some plants and seemingly harmless plants can sometimes be toxic for human consumptions, so choose your plants wisely.

Dried Fruit & Grain Wine
of raisins, 3 lbs. prunes, and 1 lb wheat thoroughly. Add them to two sliced oranges and 2 lemons in the fermentation jug.

2. Mix two pounds of sugar in 7 pints water and boil for two minutes. Pour over the ingredients while it is still boiling.

3. Let it cool and add 1 oz of yeast.

4. Cover as directed and ferment the mixture for 10 days. Crush it well each day and stir up the wheat and cover again at once.

6. Mix and boil one pound of sugar with two pints of water and when cool add it to the jug.

7. Fit a fermentation lock and leave until fermentation has ceased.