Mis en bouteille this afternoon

 Late this afternoon, right at sunset, I strained and rebottled  a few very small batches of homemade wine that I had started fermenting a few months ago. In each case, there is enough for one glass of wine, possibvly two at the most. There was kumquat wine, black cherry and blueberry wine, blueberry wine, blackberry wine, and raspberry wine. Once they have ripened, I am looking forward to tasting my creations. 

Homemade Spiced Pear Wine

 I had three very ripe red Anjou pears in my kitchen. In all honesty, they were past the point that they could be eaten. So.....I decided to try to make spiced pear wine out of them! I added local honey, dark brown sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, and a lot of cloves, and some water. 

Homemade Blackberry Wine

 I started a small new batch of blackberry wine earlier today. I am trying to learn how to make a drier blackberry wine. The reason that I decided to start more today is that I had some fresh blackberries in my refrigerator with a tiny bit of sugar on them, with a blackberry cobbler possibly in mind, but they fermented, and so I decided to use them for wine! 

Homemade wine making

Recently I started a few very small batches of homemade fruit wine. I used small amounts of overripe fruit, sugar, and water as my only ingredients. I purposely made very small amounts, as it is a chance for me to learn not only about making homemade wine, but to learn about adjusting sugar levels to make drier fruit wines, as well as adding herbs and spices to adjust and enhance flavor. 

Making Apricot Wine

Yesterday evening, I started a very small batch of apricot wine. I started with four fresh apricots, sugar, and water. Currently covered with a cotton towel to ferment in a metal bowl. 

Update on Spiced Pear Wine

I strained the small batch of spiced pear wine that I am making, and it is in a small glass bottle so that it can continue to ferment and ripen.

Making Spiced Pear Wine

I had three VERY ripe Bartlett pears. My intent is to try to make a small amount of a drier, less sweet spiced pear wine. 

To the pears, I added a small amount of white granulated sugar, a good bit of cinnamon and cloves, and a small amount of cardamom. Now fermenting in a metal bowl, covered by a cotton dishcloth. 

Update on Making Strawberry Wine

I strained the liquid and bottled my strawberry wine in progress...let's see what happens.... 

Making Strawberry Wine

I had about half of a pound container of overripe strawberries that were starting to mold tonight. I covered them in sugar in a metal bowl and added water. My first try at making strawberry wine. Now fermenting....