I am posting before the buzz of my first "wine" wears off. Last
Saturday (1 week ago) , I started my first "wine". Bought approx 2.5
lb of red seedless grapes (from Chile) from my local grocery store.
Crushed each grape with a hand garlic press into a half gallon mason
jar. In 1/2 cup of water, I added a tsp of sugar and 1 packet of
regular yeast (for bread). After it foamed, added it to crushed
grapes, put on the lid loosely and stored it in a cabinet. Approx
twice daily I shook the content. Since the temperature has been about
78 F, fermentation pretty much finished by 4th day. Today (7th day) I
strained the content into an old wine bottle and 1 large glass for
immediate inspection and consumption. It has the color of a
raspberries milk shake, but the consistency is much thinner. And it
does taste like a non-descript wine, diluted by a factor of 2 or 3. It
gave me a light buzz, much like beer. Now I am waiting to see If it
will give me a headache / hangover or a visit to the ER before sharing
it with neighbors