Winemaking with Concentrates: How to Make Delicious Wines at Home with Easy-To-Use Fruit Concentrates

Now home winemaking is cheaper and easier than ever before. Here is a book for the winemaker who wants the excitement and creativity of making wine at home but either does not have the access to fresh grapes and other fruits or doesn't have the time to start from scratch. Winemaking with Concentrates is the culmination of many years of work by winemaker Peter Duncan, who works with concentrates from all over the world. Duncan's vast experience and knowledge of the way wine can be made with concentrates is all here and organized for ready reference. Fruit concentrates are easy to find and easy to store. Using the thought-out recipes contained in this book, you can make 1-2 gallon batches of wine for daily use or a special event. Duncan outlines the key variables that control the quality of wine produced: sugar and acidity levels, pressing pressure, and pulp contact time. Most importantly, there are dozens of recipes within this book. Make your own Burgundys, Chiantis, Rosés, Sauternes, Ports, and many, many more. Duncan offers winemaking recipes from concentrates not found elsewhere. He also provides information on tools to be purchased and set up by an aspiring winemaker, especially an acid test kit and a hydrometer. The step-by-step recipes will help you make batches according to your particular tastes and preferences. Don't wait. Start making wine today.