How to Make Wine from Fruit - Pineapple Wine - Small Batch Wine Part II - Finishing and Bottling

This is how you make wine from fruit. This Part II is about finishing Back Sweetening and bottling of the Plum and Pineapple Wine in Part I.This video concentrates on the making of wine directly from fresh picked fruit or frozen fruit in a 1 Gallon batch. It is relatively simple once you know the equipment you need and the necessary ingredients and the process of turning fruit into wine.
It is a great hobby and if you like wine, you can not beat homemade wine that you have made. You can share with your friends or just keep it all to yourself. Once you get the equipment and ingredients you can make wine from .50 cents per bottle to 3.00 dollars per bottle which is cheap.
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Ingredients When Bottling Wine and Filtering
Bentonite (Helps Filter particles out of wine for clarity
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[@Larz1961]

Just a friendly tip. I would mix the bentonite about a hour before you rack so the bentonite has time to completely absorb and turned into a slurry. I also use a chop stick to stir the slurry due to less clumping.That way when you start to rack the wine, you can pour the bentonite slurry immediately after racking to eliminate the time the wine is exposed to oxygen. But that is a sound fruit wine recipe. I do love the way bentonite brightens the wine.

[@HowToDoneRight]

Great tips. Thanks for commenting and subscribing to the channel. 👍👍🍷🍷

[@jimmyc7248]

Love all your videos. Just one tip. For Bentonite, add it to warm water and let it sit for an hour. After that, it’s literally no struggle to blend it to a slurry.

[@HowToDoneRight]

Great tip. I actually mixed some today and fork did great too. Thanks for commenting. 👍👍😎😎

[@WigglesNation]

I've made some blueberry wine solely using your videos. they've been fantastic. here's a "lessons learned" for my first time through at least for bottling. so my first bottling experience was barely saved because my wife was working from home. I tried using the 1/2" autosiphon that was way too big for the 1 gallon carboy, and at the time I didn't know, but my filling wand was broken and leaked by, so I ended up spilling maybe a cup of wine on the floor and all over the place before just getting rid of the wand and using my wife in it's place. Lesson learned, get a spring loaded bottle filling wand and probably go with the 3/8" tubing set for that so you're not bottling so fast.

[@HowToDoneRight]

Great tip. Love blueberry wine.

[@TheSprCch]

I love your videos! I just finished a blueberry wine following your recipe and I have a blackberry merlot (merlot is a kit) going, too... both are turning out nicely! I like the blueberry so much, I'm going to make a bigger batch, this time... Thank you for the great videos!

[@HowToDoneRight]

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[@mysticscooby3616]

Love this video, thank you. But, will you please make a video on how to make dry wine? Thank you

[@HowToDoneRight]

Very simple. This recipe will produce a dry wine every single time... just at the end do not backsweeten it. It will be very dry. You get to choose how you finish. Dry sweet semi sweet.

[@Noble1200]

“Make sure you’re trying your wine” *fills gaint glass* “Don’t worry it’s just a sample”😉 Great videos I started my first batch of blueberry wine yesterday in a couple hours I will add the yeast and I got a reading of potential ABV 20% interested to see what the end result will be

[@HowToDoneRight]

Wow 20 percent Is high. I hope you like it like that. Blueberry is one of my favorites. I'll be ranking all the wines i made in the last year to give you some ideas. Thanks for watching the channel.

[@kenpflueger1967]

Love the video keep them coming

[@HowToDoneRight]

Thanks Ken. 😁😁😁😁😁🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷

[@meridius4510]

I just racked my first batch of pineapple wine after primary fermentation and I'm excited to try it next month.

[@HowToDoneRight]

I can't wait for you to taste it... keep me posted.👍👍👍

[@meridius4510]

​@@HowToDoneRightit's delicious! Came out to about 11-12 abv. I used pink pineapple from South America so the flavor great. I love the after taste, it's just like taking a bite of pineapple.

[@HowToDoneRight]

Yes it is incredible. Your now a professional.. lol🍍🍍🍍🍍

[@pattyharrington5004]

I started the Small Batch Pineapple Wine on August 25th. Checked and Hydrometer was at 1.00 so racked into my Carboy. Thankfully I ordered the kit for Mason Jars because I had extra. So excited for next step. Will check my Small Batch of Plum Wine tomorrow.

[@pattyharrington5004]

Oh and it smells amazing 🤩

[@HowToDoneRight]

I can't wait for you to taste that pineapple wine. It's amazing👍👍

[@pattyharrington5004]

How important is it that the Hydrometer read 1.000. Mine was .999

[@HowToDoneRight]

That Is perfect....to get an exact abv you would have to use an abv calculator if want to know exact abv

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[@HowToDoneRight]

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[@carolmelendez5119]

Thank You for the video!

[@HowToDoneRight]

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[@ahmelmahay]

love your videos Sir very detailed and easy to follow

[@HowToDoneRight]

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[@HowToDoneRight]

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[@cheryang3622]

It's fun to look at you doing your wine. You make it looks like it's fun and easy. But when I refine my wine I not only try to clear my wine also I try to save the aroma and color of my wine. So I use minimum clarify agent. Because fruity taste and color is also important to me.

[@HowToDoneRight]

Thanks for watching and your compliments it does make my day. I love to hear from subscribers. And saving aroma and taste is so important. Keep doing what works for you and so thankful for your support. Have a great day .😁😁🍷🍷👍👍♥️♥️

[@corymcgregor5029]

I just finished day one with a plum wine. The sg before fermentation is 1.042 only (about enough for 5.5% potential abv). I haven’t added any yeast yet. Should I add some additional sugar before adding yeast to boost my potential abv? Or do you recommend just following through as is for this batch and then being more careful with ratios for the next one? P.S. this is my first time ever attempting home brewing and you are the best resource on KZbin for beginners

[@HowToDoneRight]

Thanks so much for watching us... yes add more simple syrup. 5 percent is too low for a wine. But your doing good and asking the right questions. 👍👍

[@ClintMeetsSuno]

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[@rotax800cc]

Love your videos keep up the amazing work! Your channel has inspired me so much that I just bought a 1 gallon and 3 gallon wine making kit. Ill start small and work my way up from there. Is the tap water you are using chlorinated? Just wondering if that's ok to use or if I should go buy spring water or something. And also what is being used in the airlock? Regular water or diluted star san solution? Thanks for all your help and I cant wait to see more videos!!!!

[@HowToDoneRight]

Welcome to the hobby you are going to have so much fun. I just use Tap water because wine works best with the minerals in your water so no problems. If water heavily chlorinated to taste and your water quality not good I would use spring water. For airlock water is just fine. Welcome aboard. 😁😁

[@jamesrowe6389]

Are you able to reuse your pulp bags? Really glad you take the time for your videos. I am starting on the pineapple this upcoming weekend.

[@HowToDoneRight]

Oh yeah.... I reuse them maybe 5 to 10 times. 👍👍

[@marianfisler]

Love your videos. Question on the pulp bag. Do you squeeze it a little after first fermentation or just pull it out? Thanks!

[@HowToDoneRight]

Just let gravity take its course. Do not squeeze you will get very fine particles and then you will try getting that out later. If you followed this recipe no extra juice that's in bag is needed. 👍👍😁😁🍷🍷

[@kerrywhelan9088]

Love your videos on wine making. I will definitely give them a go soon. Have you ever tried a rhubarb wine? I have an abundance is all. It doesn't seem like it would work as it isn't juicy like a pineapple, but maybe simmering in the sugar water solution for an hour would help soften it and extract the juice? What are your thoughts on this?

[@HowToDoneRight]

Oh yeah I would definitely try that. But agree simmer in some water without sugar in it though to get it tender then add it all to fermenter. I bet it would be surprisingly good. 👍👍🍷🍷

[@FullDottle]

Thanks for your contribution to this hobby! Quick question: why not cap and rotate carboy instead of trying to stir with your paddle handle, then cap with air lock for racking?

[@HowToDoneRight]

Not sure where your at in the process. But we stir to let oxygen in for healthy yeast in first 3 to 5 days. Be sure to watch my oxygen video on that.

[@reviewstrials6785]

What could we add if we wanted some carbonation too? I'm trying to make a semi sweet and fizzy wine.

[@HowToDoneRight]

You want a sparkling wine... it can be very dangerous because you need great bottles to handle pressure and also cages so corks don't blow. Best to add some carbonated water after opening wine to be safe.

[@kiddeft]

Do you find any difference making wine during the summer or winter? Does the temperature in your home affect the yeast and how the wine turns out? Would putting your carboys in a cold basement be okay?

[@HowToDoneRight]

Most wine yeast work in any temperature anymore so no difference. All my carboys are stored in basement about 60 degrees all year. Just don't ferment in basement do at room temp when possible.

[@palesamakhaya1763]

I'm so happy to be introduced to wine making thank. u .but where do we get airlock lid or airlock. Consuming ur own thing is an honour not depending on something which u don't know how it's done. Ur heroes

[@HowToDoneRight]

Check out the description for products and ingredients. Hope that works for you.

[@Asraful_x]

I'm one of your big followers. It's been 20 days. My pineapple wine is tart and doesn't smell that good. 😅 I'm worried about the final outcome. Is there anything wrong 😞?

[@HowToDoneRight]

Thanks for watching us. Don't panic. Is fermentation done? Do you have it in a CARBOY yet? Most likely you are just smelling the dead yeast. As you rack a few times removing that yeast the smell will go away.

[@Asraful_x]

@@HowToDoneRight thank you, thank you so much for your kind reply. Carboy is on the way to home. I will rack it according to your video tutorial. You are really great ma friend ❤️. Can I use original bentonite clay rather than purchasing the wine bentonite?

[@HowToDoneRight]

Yes get that in a carboy as soon as fermentation is done. Or it can turn to vinegar. Oxygen is bad after fermentation. Yes Bentonite clay will work I just never used the natural clay .

[@lloydeicher5642]

Hi, Love the videos! I'm making wine from 100% juice I get from my fruit trees, would you do anything different in that situation? Thanks!

[@HowToDoneRight]

Follow my juice wine video. That will work. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIjGl2eioLOEiNk

[@Truckerjonsoutdoors]

I love your videos. I have a strawberry and a banana small batch currently brewing based on what I have learned from you. I do have a question. A bit of back story my folk have grapes growing on their property. The guy that was making wine for them retired from wine making so I wanted to learn how to make wine so we could continue to have wine from their grapes So I started researching and this is how I found you. You do a great job teaching and I enjoy learning from you. My question is this. Will this recipe work for fresh picked grapes?

[@HowToDoneRight]

Oh yes this recipe works perfect for grapes. I will be doing a grape video once they are back in season. Thanks for finding my channel. 👍👍🍷🍷🙂🙂

[@Truckerjonsoutdoors]

@@HowToDoneRight Awesome, I will be looking forward to that video.

[@edilbertomuriel1576]

Thank you for the amazing videos. I am starting to make my own wine from now on. I would like to know if its the same process for red grape wine. thank you again

[@HowToDoneRight]

Oh yes.. use this exact recipe for Any fruit.. it's the only recipe you ever need. 👍👍😁😁🍷🍷

[@alienbite6729]

Each time I tried with raw pineapples my wine turned sour, I boil my pineapples before first fermentation and it works for me...dont know why

[@HowToDoneRight]

Now that's strange. Pineapple wine is my absolute favorite. Never had to cook pineapples and would think lose alot of flavor that way. But if it works... usually sour wine can be caused by too much oxygen but could be other factors too.. thanks for watching the channel. 🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍

[@clbrze69]

Hi I love your videos.Quick question, would you peel peaches and but in mesh bag or just wash and cut up? These are peaches from my tree in yard. Thank you

[@HowToDoneRight]

Thank you. I've seen it done both ways. I peel mine. But most important is to remove the pitts. 👍👍😁😁🍷🍷

[@clbrze69]

@@HowToDoneRight Hi again 😜. Are you on well water? My house is on city water which is chlorinated, will that matter for my wine. Thank you?

[@HowToDoneRight]

City water just fine. Thats what I have no issues.

[@princejayvalentine9601]

One question does the bentonite have any taste after adding to the wine? Any back taste?

[@HowToDoneRight]

No bentonite does not affect taste at all. It will all be removed in rackings.

[@vipinm.r9084]

Will the dry wine contain more alcohol content than sweet wine

[@HowToDoneRight]

Nope will be exactly the same.

[@emilk1991]

after primary, should i keep it in my cold basement for 30-45 days? the fermentation is done, so a very cold room is good right? like cold crashing. thank you for answer.

[@HowToDoneRight]

A cool dark place in secondary is best. But thats not cold crashing... if you followed this recipe and going to secondary fermented is done if at sg of 1.0.

[@emilk1991]

I really apriciate your answer and videos. It gives me great joy waching and learning. Currently making the pinapple wine and banana :) Saying hello from Norway! - @@HowToDoneRight

[@HowToDoneRight]

Awesome... can't wait for you to taste those 2 wines... some of our favorites. 👍👍😁😁❤️❤️

[@rickpierce3178]

Can you use other sweeteners at the last stage? To keep it sugar-free....like stevia or agave nectar?

[@HowToDoneRight]

Yes I know other wine makers have done that....however Noone knows the longevity when aged for a long period of time.

[@suedemsey3139]

Does potassium sorbate change the taste? Does your wine taste different after aging?

[@HowToDoneRight]

I have never tested any off taste from using stabilizer. Wine does definitely change with age... but to be honest this fruit wine i think taste the best between 2 to 6 months.. i have some older age bottles i just prefer the younger wine. Great question😁😁👍👍🍷🍷

[@nicolasviteri1019]

Can you make a video of wine aging please. I wanted to make some wine for now and put some aside for a few years. After reading some forums I came to find there is some fruits that are better for Longer aging than other but I wasn’t able to get an answer of what kind of wine is good for storing ( 5years, 10 years).

[@HowToDoneRight]

Great topic.. and i will put that on my list. Did you watch my corking video... Cork size has alot to do with how long you can store wine. But i would also imagine some fruits can make a difference too. Thanks for commenting for sure . 👍👍👍👍

[@nicolasviteri1019]

@@HowToDoneRight yes I did watch all your videos for making wine. Getting everything ready to start my first batch. Thanks for all the info.

[@HowToDoneRight]

Can't wait to hear about your first batch. Good Luck👍👍👍👍

[@jhobbstx11]

Should wine like this be served chilled or room temp? Thanks!

[@HowToDoneRight]

It depends. White wines or lighter fruit wines should be chilled red wines or darker fruits room temperature. But really up to your liking but they do taste different at different temperatures for sure . Great question. 😁😁👍👍🍷🍷

[@cirenleclerc5818]

Quick question for you I made this pineapple wine and have it in secondary for about 30 days and when I went to rack it over last night it smells like rotten eggs is there a way to fix that ? Thank you

[@HowToDoneRight]

Yes... additional rackings will help with that.

[@cirenleclerc5818]

Ok thank you how often should I rack it ?

[@HowToDoneRight]

No set time. When clear enough for you.

[@avs117]

Love your detailed instructions and advice, thanks so much for taking the time. One question - once you put the potassium sorbate to kill off the yeast - do you need to put an airlock? Could you put the wine in an airtight container without the lock?

[@HowToDoneRight]

Once you add potassium sorbate and sweetening at the end of the process you should be bottling it to keep it fresh.

[@harleyguy907]

Great video Whats your thoughts on degassing. I sometimes think it adds oxygen but I see people doing it .

[@HowToDoneRight]

I never degass just Not necessary.. However when i stir my bentonite for filtering that is doing some degassing.

[@aydensmith8859]

I think I'm ready to bottle my wine, but I've been racking my wine for 4+ months, is this a problem? or is 4 months not too long

[@aydensmith8859]

another question, if I don't backsweeten at all, do I need the additives?

[@HowToDoneRight]

Nope thats just fine as long as no headspace when racking. If it's clear it's ready.

[@aydensmith8859]

I'm thinking of making a pineapple orange mango flavored wine, im excited for it to be finished, it sounds like a great combo

[@HowToDoneRight]

I would bottle if clear.. 3 to 4 months is ok.

[@maxson2550]

Do you need to sanitize the pot that you dissolve the sugar in? Or is it ok because you are adding heat?

[@HowToDoneRight]

Great question. I never sanitize it so not necessary.

[@jimjezak5628]

How do I make Bartlet Pear wine

[@HowToDoneRight]

You would follow this recipe and replace apples with pears. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2G5hmdma7Z0ea8

[@dank6905]

I made some Blueberry wine today using your recipe,but I run hot water into bottles to get suds out,I don't want anything in my wine,and the hot water makes bottles dry faster

[@HowToDoneRight]

Awesome. I want to hear about your first taste test for sure. 👍👍😁😁🍷🍷

[@dank6905]

@@HowToDoneRight I don't drink anymore,it will be Christmas presents,but sure I'll taste it,and I will leave a commit

[@dank6905]

I'm also going to make Pineapple,waiting on 2 gal bucket to get here

[@HowToDoneRight]

Perfect gifts... Lucky friends and relatives. Lol👍👍

[@HowToDoneRight]

Oh my... my absolute favorite. I need to make more getting low 👍👍

[@jeniffermiramon2669]

Hello. I just started my second racking after 5 weeks. After two weeks of the first racking, my wine started smelling like “rotten eggs.” I read in another comment that the smell goes away during the second rack. It has only been the second day into the second rack for me but I am nervous because the egg smell is strong. I used bentonite and man the wine clears up so fast with that stuff! Anyways, why is my wine smelling like gross eggs? Side note: Yesterday I started a new batch of berry wine. 5 gallons! I’m nervous about that. I put the yeast in at noon today. Hopefully this batch doesn’t cause any anxiety haha

[@HowToDoneRight]

That's fairly common but will slowly go away with additional racking. Did you stir your wine in primary fermentation for first few days? It can also be caused by high temperatures when fermenting. Stick with it and should go away gradually. Aeration will also help as you rack it. Yes bentonite is great stuff. 👍👍 keep me posted.

[@ricardomoronjacuinde1865]

Hello, I have some questions that I hope can be answered. Is it normal that once I passed the wine into the 1 gallon bottle, small bubbles continue to be produced? And, how dangerous is it not to remove yeast residue? i.e., to avoid the production of acetic acid It is because some mouths ago I tried to make some apple wine, but I think I made some wrong, because at the end of the fermentation it tasted like acetic acid. Now I am doing guava wine and I don't want to have the same problem. I hope you can help me, thank you!

[@HowToDoneRight]

Yes it is normal for fermentation to continue in secondary. But don't rush wine making. If it is bubbling in primary let it go for few more days. Once all your sugar Is converted to alcohol yeast will die off and settle and make easy to remove the dead yeast. Hopefully you followed my recipe as all sugar will be converted and produce dry wine. There is no danger to dead yeast so that is not an issue. Hope that helps. 👍👍🍷🍷😁😁

[@78Doug]

How long was that total process from cutting fruit to cork? Just curious. Thank you.

[@HowToDoneRight]

Usually 3 to 4 months. Some people not concerned with pulp in wine so will bottle sooner and skip a racking. I am testing a shorter time about 2 months with my banana wine so stay tuned for that. Great question. 👍👍🍹🍹

[@cheryang3622]

It's all depends on how clear you want your wine to be. When you look people do in KZbin it's fast and easy but in real life it don't work that. I rack my 5 times before I filter and usually that take 6 to 8 months.

[@kevinpatel8387]

Do you de-gas your wine during the secondary fermentation?

[@kevinpatel8387]

Or is that what the potassium sorbate is for?

[@HowToDoneRight]

No i never degass. If you watch other videos where using bentonite that will do some degassing for you.

[@kevinpatel8387]

@@HowToDoneRight thanks buddy! I started my first batch if pineapple wine! So far so good. Appreciate your easy to follow videos

[@HowToDoneRight]

DO NOT miss my next video hopefully early next week about the pineapple wine. You will love it.👍👍😁😁

[@AkuaKamau]

How about adding the sugar directly to the brew then stirring it in, instead of adding more liquid? Doesn't that affect both the flavor as well as the alcohol content?

[@HowToDoneRight]

Not sure what you mean. Your adding water to get to the abv you want. Adding more sugar water would defeats the purpose of bringing abv down. Flavor will not be affected by this recipe. Accounts for addition of water

[@AkuaKamau]

@@HowToDoneRight am speaking about when you are back-sweetening the brew. You add simple syrup. I was asking about back-sweetening by adding sugar directly to the brew instead of adding simple syrup.

[@HowToDoneRight]

Yes you can sweeten upfront. But that is much more difficult to control what you want. I always recommend back sweeten before Bottling. Much much more control that way too get to the sweetness you want. Be sure to watch back sweeten video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmLVfWaKfMephdk

[@AkuaKamau]

@@HowToDoneRight I mean while back-sweetening, instead of making simple syrup and adding that to the brew, why not add sugar directly to the brew and back-sweeten it like that.

[@HowToDoneRight]

Your sugar may not totally dissolve and may get crystals in your wine. It is best to heat up so becomes clear and wine stays clear. Plus just adding sugar will require alot of stirring and adding way too much oxygen to you wine which is not good at this point. Great question👍👍

[@kathleenthompson6007]

Are the suds ok to not rinse off with a sanitizer that doesn't suds up?

[@HowToDoneRight]

Not understanding your question. The suds are ok with star san sanitizer.

[@kathleenthompson6007]

@@HowToDoneRight thanks we have been making wine since 2015 so far we have had good luck with it.

[@HowToDoneRight]

Stick with what Is working that is my motto. Lol. I don't change things up to often either. I have a couple of surprises this summer so don't miss that. 😁😁😁

[@kathleenthompson6007]

@@HowToDoneRight We have 9 5 gallon carboys going now.

[@HowToDoneRight]

Holy crap that is alot of wine. I hope your not drinking all of that. Lol

[@user-um1ik4bb5k]

I just bottled my wine and it almost smells like beer. Should it have that beer like smell?

[@HowToDoneRight]

Not really. Should smell like pineapples. What does it taste like?

[@user-um1ik4bb5k]

It’s kind of hard to describe but it’s not a a pineapple taste. The taste isn’t bad but it’s not hey that’s pineapple wine. It’s crystal clear but it has a beer like yeast smell.

[@HowToDoneRight]

Interesting... it should not Taste like yeast at all... my pineapple with this recipe smells like pineapple and has pineapple taste. Did you backsweeten and use redstar yeast. Sounds like there is leftover yeast in wine but as ages will most likely taste much better too.

[@user-um1ik4bb5k]

Yes I used the green pack of red star yeast and I did back sweeten it.

[@HowToDoneRight]

Never used the green pack but should be basically the same thing.

[@grant242]

Don’t know what happened. My wine got cloudier after the bentonite😭

[@HowToDoneRight]

That's strange. See if settles out in a few weeks.