I got bored and began making my own wine in my closet.
I used 5 cups of granulated sugar
1 can welches grape
1 packet yeast (lalvin red wine)
3ish quarts of water
Second batch is
I used 5 cups of granulated sugar
1 can frozen cranberry (lalvin red wine)
1 packet yeast
3ish quarts of water
After about a week, I hit them with Pectic Enzyme, campden tablets, and yeast energizer. I let it sit since the 8th, and it's still going on. The balloons are still inflated pretty good. I hit them with some more energizer today, and they are going strong now.
I just ordered some 1 gallon carboys and a Hydrometer, going to transfer them and see where I'm at. I plan on running it through a coffee filter in a sanitized funnel, rather than siphoning it the first time, to get all the heavy sediment.
After a week or so I'm going to hit it with Sparkolloid, and then a week later I'm going to start racking. I hope to have it bottled in 2.5-3 more weeks.
Am I doing ok for my first time? Any comments on my plan?