Hello this is my first time making wine, I am some what being guided by my grandfather who hasnt make wine in over 20 years and would just like some further assistance.
I picked about 5 bushels of a white michigan grape from a friends house. washed and dried them, crushed them and pressed them and got about 12 gal of juice or musto as my grandfather referred to it. we put 3 gal of juice into 4 glass jugs and then we make a mixture of 1 gal water and 3.5 pounds sugar boiled and added to each jug ending up with 4 jugs with 4 gals of "wine" in each. Grandpa said that it would now sit for about 40 days till ready.
It has been 22 days now it has been bubbling and did clear up a bit, but it is still prety cloudy and has a bitter taste, did we screw up or can i do something to salvage it clear it up some more and possible sweeten it up, or is it a lost cause. Thank you for any imput and sorry for going into too much detail.
I picked about 5 bushels of a white michigan grape from a friends house. washed and dried them, crushed them and pressed them and got about 12 gal of juice or musto as my grandfather referred to it. we put 3 gal of juice into 4 glass jugs and then we make a mixture of 1 gal water and 3.5 pounds sugar boiled and added to each jug ending up with 4 jugs with 4 gals of "wine" in each. Grandpa said that it would now sit for about 40 days till ready.
It has been 22 days now it has been bubbling and did clear up a bit, but it is still prety cloudy and has a bitter taste, did we screw up or can i do something to salvage it clear it up some more and possible sweeten it up, or is it a lost cause. Thank you for any imput and sorry for going into too much detail.