A Technique for Winemaking in the Wintertime with PawPaw

Keeping a constant temperature in the winter can be a challenge.
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[@mareinawhite1926]

So glad that you are making another video of your wine. Love them. Been making your wine recipe for the past 2 years.

[@DoingItCheap]

Wonderful!

[@bmaiceman]

Paw paw last year I showed your video on making your wine to a friend. He made 1 bottle in his empty spare bed room. When it was done he let his wife try it. She asked how he made it. So he told her... Next day after work he came home and found 30 bottles of juices from Aldies and lots of sugar... She SAID You git some work to do. So he made 30 bottles and got tbem all put in a broken fridge with a not DONT TOUCH till the due date... His wife and her girl friend won't stay away from there house now....🤦🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣

[@DoingItCheap]

LMBO !!!!

[@wmluna381]

That is hilarious 😂

[@Vid_Master]

LOL i made wine from Aldis juice too the first time 😂 $6 a gallon for wine is the cheapest youll get, and no preservatives!!

[@tomdoyen6051]

@@Vid_Master We get groceries at Aldis also but they don't have much for juice. So I usually get mine from either Menards or Walmart. Tom Doyen Minnesota

[@michaelgutman4910]

PawPaw, you started me off making wine at home a little over a year ago. I have come a long way since then, becoming quite good at it and more advanced. So why am I watching? Because you'll always have a place in my heart. Happy Holidays to you and yours!

[@gregorysellers6137]

Love the videos it's your humor is why we watch you didn't know that lol.

[@joaquin-lunacomedian1683]

I am totally blind. I followed your instructions and the wine came out perfect every time. I have made about 8 gallons so far. Thank you for your videos.

[@DoingItCheap]

Wonderful!

[@carmengonzalezfrompuertori2338]

Yay, PawPaw!!!! Thank you for sharing. I love peach and I am going to make the peach wine!!!! Woo Hoo, Woo Hoo!!!!!

[@nicklancaster3190]

PawPaw, I wanted to share something with you I got into wine making just a few short years ago. I have crushed fruits, used complex recipes, and I have also just added yeast and sugar to store bought juices. And as a younger person, I have learned what I am realizing is the most important thing about the hobby: If it tastes good, drink it.

[@byronglover490]

I always make time for Paw Paw. Thanks again for sharing with us your thoughts and experiences.

[@DoingItCheap]

You are so welcome!

[@MGS566]

Just fascinating isn’t it Byron? Lol Hope you’re having a great day my friend. God bless!🍷

[@scotloggan1885]

I got a 3qt jug of 100 percent Welch's grape juice, scalded an old 1gal. glass wine jug, poured a (whole pack ) pack of fast acting bread yeast. Today is the second day & its foaming like crazy!!! I'm shore glad you put your experiment on Y.T. You remind me so much of my relatives in South Alabama. My wife got sick & wanted me to bring her home to be buried by her brother and mom, so now I'm living in Southern Missouri, the Ozarks. I love your song Doing It Cheap. You're called Paw Paw, my Grandmother in Dothan Alabama always had me call her Mumzy. Thank you Sir for your video

[@DoingItCheap]

Thank you Scot and sorry to hear about your wife.

[@scotloggan1885]

Where do you live? I used to live in Tennessee then went back to Dothan Alabama. Thank you Sir for your condolences. It's been 2yrs now but the pains still there

[@DoingItCheap]

Tullahoma

[@zeldasmith6154]

You're funny. Do you make champagne? If you do, will you post?

[@tonyalogan3535]

Pawpaw I was just thinking, pumpkin pie wine. That would be awesome

[@bmaiceman]

OMG yesssssssssss

[@palothedo7850]

Yeah paw paw for next year's holidays come up with your fans pumpkin wine sounds wonderful then since de mayo wine you got something going with your wine fans including me my favorite is pomagranite pineapple hands down but it needs more kick I think I'll try distillers yeast like you recomended

[@michaelvillalobos3850]

Great video PawPaw and great idea with the ice chest and heating pad, you’re Awesome PawPaw. 👍👍👍

[@DoingItCheap]

Thank you 🤗

[@romainejayne1811]

Hey there Paw Paw!!! I'm on my 3rd batch! Using Welch's Concord Grapes! OMG just absolutely delicious! And, strong, strong, strong! It tastes better than ANY OTHER STORE BOUGHT WINE! I will NEVER purchase another bottle of wine because of YOU! Thank you so very much! I really love it, and love YOU, too. And, when someone ask me how did you learn to make that? I tell them, "It's my Paw Paw's recipe! 🤣💜

[@DoingItCheap]

KZbin says you haven't subscribed !!! Help me get to 100,000 !! Thanks !

[@capttom7772]

HEY ! PawPaw!! Greetings from GUAM! I got a 6 day jump on you this year......and I put up 8 jugs total. My kitchen sure do smell nice now. My temperature only runs from the high 80's to the mid 90's year round and my brewery is a small refrigerator that I keep the door ajar to prevent mold. Thanks for the tip about the air causing vinegar. You know that wine is valuable ....like cash! No kidding ! It's as good as cash for trading for stuff 'round here....and NO TAXES !!!

[@Svenson-kr2ry]

I just want to say I really appreciate your videos Pawpaw. Keep up the good work, you're the man. Greetings from New Zealand!

[@DoingItCheap]

I appreciate that

[@Peg-ee5ei]

I love your outfit! And the snowy beard is coming along very nicely, Santa.🎅

[@mvm5375]

I love that hat my friend! 🇺🇸

[@jebboceefus553]

Hope that works out for you paw. If it runs too hot, you can always try the fish tank heater in a jug of water and snuggle up your whine jugs around it . You can dial the heat where you want it that way. Just wrap a old blanket or towel around the jugs and your good to go.

[@axelbrode]

Started a double batch of Welsh's grape a few days short of 4 weeks now. Looked at it once at 3 weeks and the surface resembled a stale cup of coffee. Using PawPaw's recipe as I have done in the past. At 4 weeks I will most likely rack it for the first time, then refrigerate it to stop any further fermentation. Vessel I will rack it to has a spigot about 5/8 inch above the bottom of vessel to allow for sediment. Depending on how it looks I may rack it one more time and then enjoy it. Temperature in house is a constant 76 degrees and the plastic bottles are fermenting inside a cardboard box in the closet in the dark. This method seems to work for me. But I consider myself an expert on wines that sell for $4.99 or less. Thanks Paw Paw.

[@jamiecurran3544]

I'm like you I make my own wine with juice or fruit on the cheap, it tastes just as good if not better than all the store bought expensive nonsense, plus you get a sense of accomplishment knowing you've made it yourself from scratch!😊✌️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@DoingItCheap]

Exactly!

[@carltabor9152]

Great video... Making it on the cheap! I use a aquarium tank heater...... I make 50 gallon at a time. Shine ⭐✨ on me 🙋😉😜😂✌✌✌

[@ww-eo5hx]

Big Paw youre a riot and i love that ole theme song of yours.."CAUSE I LIKE DOIN IT CHEAP"

[@connileawilliams6288]

Stumbled upon your Channel this morning & have to say "Thank You"!!! Love doing it Cheap as well as drinking.some wine. Making it will be entertaining & enjoyable .. heehee

[@DoingItCheap]

Welcome aboard!

[@beng557]

Another great video, PawPaw! 😜

[@DoingItCheap]

Thank you 🤗

[@beng557]

@@DoingItCheap You’re welcome! 🤗

[@sonicimperium]

Got some of your "recipe" aging in the pantry and am loving your taste in hats and shirts! 🇺🇸

[@DoingItCheap]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@zekemowat1560]

Watching this reminded me of a DIY incubator I made in high school. Styrofoam cooler and an aquarium heater, worked a treat for quail eggs. Same should work just as well for wine.

[@wascopI]

now that'll be stuck in my head all day, thanks Paw! Great refresher course for those of us that only make it a time or two a yr.

[@MatoNupai]

I make wine ALL THE TIME. I drink wine EVERY NIGHT for the healthy probiotics

[@Ck-zw2dx]

What a coincidence I was watching a few of your winemaking videos last night some of your videos you did a few months ago or maybe years ago. maybe I'll start making me some wine. I'm 55 years old my grandmother was from France and Luxembourg so you know it's in my blood but I've never tried thanks for the great video 👍🏻🙂

[@loujeanadams2500]

Absolutely love your videos! I recently made my first batch of wine using the welchs grape juice you showed.. I followed you step by step and it turned out great, but you are right. The hardest thing about it was staying away from it. I just happened t have a couple of those fancy air locks that came with some fermenting supplies I bought for making kraut and other fermented veggies, so I used the air locks on the wine, and since I couldn't wash inside that air lock, I cleaned it as best I could then I used Vodka in it for the liquid in the goose neck part, instead of water, thinking the vodka would sterilize the inside of the air lock where I couldn't get to it. I swear it was totally mesmerizing to sit there and watch the bubbles constantly coming up thru that air lock!

[@DoingItCheap]

Nice ! Thanks for subscribing !

[@kathypersall6292]

You're a genius when it comes to wine!!

[@mrgrnjns1111]

I do the same paw paw with my cups I dump out. Mix em. Everyone loves it when I mix apple, raspberry, concord grape and white grape together lol...

[@debrajenkins9608]

This is so awesome! I'm going to purchase the juices. Everything else I have. Thank you for sharing! 😁😍😷

[@anthonyjenkins2001]

Love the shirt ❤

[@Republic1usa]

Thanks fer de tgivving reminder!!!

[@Hhop1620]

Thank you for another great instructional video!

[@DoingItCheap]

My pleasure!

[@jamesandersen9024]

I made some using your recipe, everybody loved it. And man it was strong now to try different flavors 😂

[@DoingItCheap]

Great to hear!

[@grantraper7983]

paw paw omg i dance every day thank 4 u my friend from new new zealand

[@liamkirk5258]

Can't wait to start my first half gallon of wine . It will be alot of fun finding different juices and seeing how they taste when made into wine .

[@randomlapse3376]

Yes yes yes Pawpaw

[@DoingItCheap]

You're welcome 😊

[@mrgrnjns1111]

I did a batch with Mango Tangerine from Aldi. It didn't ever bubble. I actually gave up on it and racked all my other bottles. Bought a month later after I had forgotten about it I was making a new batch and it was in the box I use to keep light out. So I smelled. Smelled fantastic. So we drank it. It was way stronger than the other stuff and was taste. Everyone loved it...

[@DoingItCheap]

I believe it was bubbling. You just can't see through that juice mixture.

[@carltabor9152]

Longer it sets the better it gets with taste & alcohol by volume. Had some I'd left for over a year. It kicked our tale 😂😂😂

[@PS-ut5ct]

love the frozen grapes for "ice cubes". blessings

[@homedogtwo8820]

Just started your wine technique, and away we go!!! Thanks so much my friend🍁

[@DoingItCheap]

Rock on!

[@joerockme7485]

Sounds like a winner to me !!!...a bottle of wine & some Turkey , Yeeeeee Ha I'M THANKFULL !

[@Scott-lz3pp]

I tried this once, but made the mistake of tasting it too early. You were correct about...digestive problems! Next time (soon), I will let it sit until it is done, and then leave it alone for another 2 or 3 weeks. Thank you for your videos; they gave me the courage to try again. Besides, what tastes better than tax-free alcohol!

[@scootertx4979]

took your advice and made 1 more batch. Grape. The best yet. Now have a white grape brewing. Thanks

[@DoingItCheap]

Good stuff!

[@dustymiller7758]

A great vid again, will give this one a go.

[@MrBill0523]

Just found you a week ago! Lucky me! I couldn't get the brew to start [must have been too cool] cause I put the bottles on a seed heat mat and WOW did it start!!! Thank you!

[@DoingItCheap]

Welcome aboard! Watch my playlist on winemaking on my homepage..........ALL your questions will be answered.

[@slick777go]

Hiya PawPaw , I made for 1st time a batch of grape and cranberry a couple days days ago that's bubbling good in a closet hoovering around upper 60's to low 70's . After hearing what your daddy said I put a small electric space heater in there. It's not turned up as high as a July black car in summer time but thought I would experiment for less than a month for it to finish. I follow your advice more than anyone. Thats First time I've heard of real high temp to get it scootchin along quicker. Love your shirt and service in armed forces. Thank you Sir

[@BornInTheCreek]

My dad told you about the cooler and the heating pad. That is how he first starting doing it and found it was a lot of money in electric and having the jugs in his cooler filled with water with a fish tank heater was so much more efficient. Hope it comes out great for the family on thanksgiving!

[@DoingItCheap]

Thank you. I couldn't remember who it was that told me. I had a heating pad on hand, but no aquarium heater.

[@IcEMystPrivate]

My first 2 times 3 liters are cooking ❤️ thx again Pawpaw to showing the way. Now we wait the whole month. 😊

[@elizabethbennett5251]

Hello Paw Paw , I did the wine just like you said and omg it’s sooooo goood . I put the wine in my closet where it’s dark and cool , so I put a blanket around the jugs and waited 4 weeks . Did exactly what you said and it was awesome , did one grape and one white peach and white grape . I am not sure which one I like the best ! Didn’t peak or nothing , just forgot about it , by the way it read 20 percent. Will be doing ,more and keep you updated. Have a great day , catch you later

[@DoingItCheap]

Your comment reflects exactly why I tell people to try it my way first before you go and start changing all kinds of things and then you can't figure out why it didn't turn out good !!

[@bedwards-c1k]

well i watch because i love your shenanigans and such

[@DoingItCheap]

Thank you very much for subscribing !!

[@WilliamImhof]

Love your channel. And completely agree.. don't get too concerned about exact with this. Can probably get away with just the 1/4.Only time I try to be exact is baking.

[@markzeahammer183]

PAWPAW, having some of your recipe right now... the 100% Apple Jack Wine. WHEW

[@jamesfranz7508]

I've been making wine the way you do every since I was about 7 year's old my grandmaw taught me she taught me a lot of things she was bourn in 1900

[@celticluvr]

I just found out about this yesterday (12:50AM here in Alabama) and I spent all day watching your wine making videos! I will be making me a few batches soon. I can't wait! And yes I paid attention and can do simple math. 1 quart (or Liter), 1 cup, and 1/4 teaspoon. I don't get what is so hard... Hell people could use a calculator or even damn GOOGLE for crying out loud. Those other 'Morons' must be using that new math they are teaching in schools nowadays or something. Thank you PawPaw :)

[@DoingItCheap]

It's gooder than snuff !!

[@noraledford487]

great video! good luck on this batch! gonna make some soon.

[@AlMutairi-2002]

Big fan of your channel, and I love you ❤

[@DoingItCheap]

Thank you so much 😀

[@jeanmartin6410]

Love your videos. My first wine was really a mistake. I did everything “wrong”! I put it under my kitchen table and really DID forget it. That was in August. It’s now October. I just thought about it yesterday. Yep, I got wine. Really, really, really sweet wine. It’s very syrupy. I think it will be good on pancakes. It’s Elderberry. Yummm

[@DoingItCheap]

Mix it with club soda for an awesome wine spritzer !!

[@jeanmartin6410]

Great idea!!! I’ll try it! Thanks!

[@sanvor6016]

I am your fan❤️

[@legendliz]

I use turbo yeast in mine, it speeds up the process, woohoo it's the good stuff, love your videos paw paw.

[@WilliamImhof]

btw, if you want to use that leftover yeast, make some pizza dough. 280g bread flour, 6oz water, 1/4 tsp yeast, pinch of sugar and salt (yes I make pizza a lot). But I agree if no use, dump it.

[@briandanner9312]

This recipe kicks *ss love it caught a kick *ss buzz Thank you pawpaw

[@crystalsnap]

I just started a batch of white grape peach.....thanks so much for these tutorials. I love this wine and so do my friends.

[@DoingItCheap]

You are so welcome!

[@jimthompson2315]

Paw-paw, you da man! I'm an ol' tight-ass too, some would say cheap. I say, squeeze that dollar 'til it holler! I grunted to get it!

[@michaelrogers9898]

I think your lovely thank you for your video from sylvie ukxx

[@mneff69]

Thanks 🐾 🐾 I've been making your wine from juice we get from the food bank for months now. I tell my friends same thing you preach the most. Set it and leave it alone. I haven't had a bad batch yet. I don't understand why ppl have so many questions and problems. It isn't rocket science for God sakes, come on!! 👍❤✌🇺🇸🙏🍷🍷🍷

[@DoingItCheap]

Wonderful!

[@wendellhagg3511]

I Like It !! 😎👍

[@KetzK11]

I just keep my wine yeast in the fridge (closed with a paperclip then in a baggie) and use it - so far so good! One packet is good for 4 bottles of juice with Pawpaw's recipe. I have had bread yeast (purchased in bulk) in my freezer for years! Works fine! Just saying... ❤ P.S. cranberry watermelon is my latest experiment, pretty good! Cran cherry is my fav.

[@DoingItCheap]

Keep in mind I am dealing with a lot of newbies that may or may not know how to store the yeast. At $1.14 for a 3 packet strip of yeast, it is not worth the risk for the first time user. I have to make my instructions as fool proof as possible for the novice. With my method, the only true variable is the age of the yeast when a batch fails to work off.

[@KetzK11]

@@DoingItCheap good point, Pawpaw. Thanks for helping me to save money, crucial in this day and time, especially living as we do (on very little). Have you ever tried putting spices in the juice? I got a deal on apple juice (a little over $1 with tax), but I'd like to vary it up a bit. Thank you, sir and God bless you. 🙏

[@cpk4772]

I tell everybody I know what Santa does on his off time.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@KentuckyPoorboy64]

Good stuff!!

[@guanafd]

Since I saw few of these videos about homemade wine, I just forgot about the moonshine (rakiya here in the balkans) and I was drinking moonshine with 50%abv every day for two and a half years. This wine of yours with the quart,cup, quarter teaspoon is my new love since I tried it yesterday. I'm gonna leave the moonshine alone. Hugs from North Macedonia

[@itsthizzbaby]

hey pawpaw can you do laundry on a different day when making your videos? jkjk :D. the sound of laundry flipping around in the dryer is oddly comforting.

[@Vid_Master]

that is the beat to the song he is singing about the ingredients, LOL!

[@williamcornelison4721]

Since I watched this video two years ago, I have been making my wine in my cooler all the time. I did find out that my heating pad needed to be put on high setting, since my cooler is in the basement..... I have found out that it still works better to just let the wine go for 5 to 6 weeks. I make about five bottles at a time.... I need to start my cooler/heating pad wine pretty soon. Don't forget the towel to seperate heating pad from touching bottles..... Bottles closer to pad may be a few degrees warmer, so every week or so I rotate the bottles carefully to equal out the heat in bottles....

[@DoingItCheap]

Watch my next wine video !!!!

[@xXTheoLinuxXx]

Pawpaw if a guy who is using the metric system can make this for a few years now, I guess the recipe is easy enough :) I've tried several juices and it never went wrong. The orange juice was a kind of a fun project, because of your reaction :) And I agree it isn't a wine to enjoy, but to get drunk. It taste more like orange juice with a decent amount of gin in it (well a kind of). In the next couples of days I'm gonna make a few batches, because we have a few new rules to deal with. We are now in a so called 'partial lockdown' and the bars are closed at 20:00 hours and because of that you can't buy alcohol after that in the supermarket (they are afraid that people are moving from the bars to the supermarkets and get drunk at the streets). I guess they don't get it, because when you leave a bar at 19:50 you still can get some alcohol at the supermarket and get drunk at the streets too. In other words, it is smarter (besides the costs) to make your own wine, so you don't have to worry about the time :)

[@richardbaumgart2454]

Great idea with the frozen grapes paw paw! Love your videos...anyone ever say you look like Santa? 😁 Santa paws bring us some wine! lol I wish Trump was still our pres btw..keep up the good work.

[@reneethomas5548]

We in the "know", watch you as we LOVE seeing YOU!

[@DoingItCheap]

Thank you SO much !!

[@marracusevans]

paw paw. I'm a hit at work because of this... thanks

[@DoingItCheap]

Rock on!

[@sharonbyars8910]

I made about12 bottles of I your wine the last of July and the first of Sept...and I’m still having a small glass in the evening. Really pleased with the results.

[@sharonbyars8910]

Have you ever used ice tea? Just wondering what to expect?

[@Sethxz]

@@sharonbyars8910 I'm actually doing that now. Had a bottle of Pure Leaf sweet tea sitting around. Depending on how this one turns out I may throw some honey in with the next batch.

[@barryhillier2283]

We have just gone through our winter and what I did to keep my wine at a constant temp was to put them on an electric blanket and wrap them up with a towel or just covered them all with a large blanket. My temp was a constant 21 degrees C or 72 F. I have about 160L-200L going at any given time in 20L or 25L buckets all of which are fruit, flower or veg wines. Happy brewing.

[@toddwilliams8117]

I like your shirt

[@haggisneepstatties2151]

Hello pawpaw when are you doing your next tasting live stream?

[@DoingItCheap]

Maybe Sunday morning before Thanksgiving.

[@haggisneepstatties2151]

Fantastic I really enjoyed the last one when you were drinking the jack Daniel's

[@DoingItCheap]

LMBO !!!!!!!!

[@Micklamal1]

I always mix the left over juices together and I bottle it and call it "Potpourri" wine lol

[@perryanderson9127]

thats a great Idea

[@FusionDeveloper]

Great video

[@irishrelief6293]

I set my mind to trying your method a little over a month ago. Followed it to the letter and I'll tell you what me and the boys over here in the land of sand find it to be fantastic. Now mine was priced a whole lot cheaper being subsidized by the dining facility. Keep living your best and god bless you and yours.

[@DoingItCheap]

I got into a little trouble making this in Iraq........... oh well, I am happy to be home now.

[@ljacree5764]

Hey - love your hat & shirt! Thanks for the video. Will try those juice flavors & see how they taste.

[@DoingItCheap]

Hope you enjoy

[@tomdoyen6051]

So paw paw some or the recipes I have seen says 10 days should be enough and the same recipe but I have followed ur recipe and usually leaves it for 4 weeks. I guess each individual has there own recipe the same as yours so what do u suggest some use a half packet of yeast. Tom me I think yours is the best. Thank You Tom Doyen Minnesota

[@DoingItCheap]

If I thought someone else's recipe or technique was better, I would adopt it. Remember, I like DoingItCheap and try to make the absolute best tasting wine with the minimum of effort.

[@scootertx4979]

have had a white grape brewing for 4 weeks. Did nothing for two weeks and i thought something was wrong, but then it started to ferment. Just waiting for the top to clear.. hope its as good as the last batch

[@MatoNupai]

Sounds like either the yeast was old or your yeast went dormant I hope you don’t have a wild yeast there. If it’s a wild yeast you most likely will be tempted to pour it down the drain. But don’t do that convert the bad wine into vinegar

[@scottmcf2011]

Hey Paw Paw, thanks for all you do, even for those that don’t get it. I’m going to give that heating pad trick a try. I know you mentioned don’t want it to get too hot. Exactly what is too hot? I usually try to keep mine over 70° and under 85°.

[@DoingItCheap]

David in the Desert says yeast will die at 135 degrees

[@petesrepete]

Hey Paw Paw, another good one, Keep em coming. ??Live This Week??

[@DoingItCheap]

I'll try!

[@gamehog2696]

Good job PawPaw. No peeking.

[@jewelbrown2499]

Thank you paw paw

[@avcow]

Just took two jugs exactly one month old out of seclusion. Test tonight!

[@jonnymorpeth6520]

Legend!!! Love from Newcastle England.

[@DoingItCheap]

Cheers !

[@jonnymorpeth6520]

@@DoingItCheap 👍

[@HitchHikersBlues]

Things are so expensive now I buy half my wine and make half my wine. It takes time but it's so much cheaper. Watch the strength though 💪 Happy drinking 😎🍷

[@StephenmilesHall-tz7hk]

Hm. Cold grapes 🍇 i definitely have to try this

[@Outdoor-Living]

🍷 you did great

[@kobusg7460]

A can of Loctite in your kitchen? Respect, Sir Paw Paw

[@davidhogue5716]

hey buddy

[@icanters6030370]

Thank You Sir

[@DoingItCheap]

So nice of you