Posted by admin | Posted in Home Made Wine | Posted on 16-08-2010
Making Wine at Home With Mike CarrawayMaking Wine at Home With Mike Carraway
Have you ever tried to make wine at home and ended up pouring it down the drain? 
Why waste time and money on trial and error? If you want your home made wine to come out great every time, it’s best to learn from a pro. I learned that lesson the hard way until I came across an ebook by a guy named Mike Carraway that really blew me away. Mike’s wine making course was a game changer. With his Complete Illustrated Guide to Homemade Wine, I began getting consistent results and great-tasting wines I was proud to serve to family and friends. And if I could do it, anyone can!
With Mike’s course, everything is explained step by step in plain English. You don’t have to be a wine connoisseur to follow his simple instructions. And since it’s an e-course, you don’t have to wait for some guy at Amazon to ship you a bunch of books, either. Everything is downloadable so it’s available instantly.
Here’s an example of the kind of training you’ll get:
This is more than just a wine making ebook, it’s a complete home study course. Once you join Mike’s Inner Cirlce, you get a series of videos plus supplemental ebooks and articles and a subscription to the Inner Circle eLetter. Talk about getting your money’s worth!
Get your own copy of the ebook , access to the wine making coaching videos, membership to Home Winemaker’s Inner Circle Library, and subscription to the Inner Circle eLetter. You’ll be surprised by the low price.
I wish I’d found this information years ago. I would have realized that the wine I was making that I thought tasted good after only a couple few weeks was probably only tasting good to me because I made it! Really good tasting wine takes a lot longer. Which leads me to…
Three Key Ideas I Learned From This eBook:
1. Patience
Making a really GOOD wine takes some time. That means months, not weeks. You need to be patient enough to do all the steps properly including the fermenting process as well as racking, bottling, and ageing. Yes, you have to be willing to wait. But the wait is absolutely worth it, trust me. Don’t rush the process, be patient, and it will pay off big time.
Oh, sure, you can make something that passes for wine really fast but you’re the only one who will want to drink it. (The truth hurts, I know). And sure, you can crank out a home made wine and boost the alcohol content to 18% or more, but again you’ll be the only one drinking it. Or pouring it down the drain. Blechh. OK, if you’re hell bent on making a quick and cheap wine then chapter 3 of this wine making ebook is for you!
2. Plannning
The importance of planning and preparation can’t be overstated when it comes to making wine. If you don’t PLAN what you’re going to make and prepare everything in advance you’re likely to end up getting stuck in the middle of your wine making without something you need.
Plan your work space carefully. The kitchen isn’t always the best place. Better to have a dedicated area in your home just for winemaking. I set up 2 work tables and a set of shelves. All you need to get started is a couple of work tables in your basement. That way, you don’t have to worry about anyone messing with your stuff and you always know where to find thing.
Plan what you’re going to need and have it all laid out before you even get started. This includes corks, bottles and a corker. It also includes siphon tubing, chemicals, and primary and secondary fermentation vessels. You won’t have to stop what you’re doing to hunt around for anything and the whole wine making process will go fast and smooth.
3. Never Use Store Bought Grapes
If you use grapes from the store, you’re buying fruit that was picked before it was ripe. That means it never reached it’s peak sugar content and the amount of sugar is very low. You’ll have to measure the sugar content yourself with a hydrometer and you’ll probably end up adding a whole lot of sugar. Don’t bother! Get the grapes that are meant for wine making, harvested at their peak sugar content (this is measured electronically before they’re even picked).
And if you are going to buy Fruit Juices at the store, here’s a word of advice: read the label. The Complete Illustrated Guide to Homemade Wine will tell you about the one ingredient that could ruin the whole wine making process!
Are There Recipes?
What would a good wine making ebook be without some great home made wine recipes? You get tons of them with this course, more than you’ll ever have time to make!
Here’s an example of one I got from Mike Callaway’s Inner Circle:
Here’s Mike in Action:
In Summary
There are hundreds of ways you can improve the quality of your home made wine. There are different additives, different flavors, fortifiers, etc. In addition, some fruits or wines require chemicals be added before primary fermentation. Learning more about racking, staging, stabilizing and bottling your wine can make a world of difference between a poor to average home made wine and one that will amaze your family and friends.
Mike’s Complete Illustrated Guide to Homemade Wine and secret eLetter will give you tons of valuable tips and tricks to making your wine better and better. Plus, you’ll get to read dozens of questions and answers from other subscribers and learn from their wine making success stories!