First Steps in Winemaking is universally known as the 'winemaker's bible'. Over three million beginners have been happily launched into the fascinating hobby of winemaking by successive editions of this practical guide. This completely updated ninth edition sets out in metric, imperial and American measures some 150 detailed recipes, all arranged in the months best suited for their making so that winemaking can be pursued all year round.
Contents: ● About This Book ● A Fascinating Craft ● What You Will Need ● Refinements ● Wine Vocabulary ● Cleanliness and Sterility ● Sulphite ● Kits and Concentrates ● What Wine Is ● Fermentation ● Beware Vinegar ● Airlock ● Yeasts ● Sugars ● Flavour ● Extractors ● Boiling ● Acidity ● pH ● Tannin ● Racking ● Clearing ● Pectin ● Starch ● Protein ● Storage ● Bottling ● Serving Your Wines ● Malo-Lactic Fermentation ● Sparkling Wines ● Pasteurisation ● Hydrometer ● Fortification ● The Pearson Square ● Wine in Quantity ● Casks ● Blending ● Winemaking Summarised ● Dos and Don'ts ● Chamber of Horrors (Troubleshooting) ● Grow Your Own Grapes ● The Recipes ● Wines by Purpose ● Country Wines by Month ● Winemaking Circles ● Showing Your Wines ● Wine Competitions ● Metric/Imperial Conversion Tables ● Useful Addresses.
Wines from fruit, flowers, vegetables, foliage and kits are all dealt with, and for the more advanced winemaker there are notes on making wines in bulk, showing wine and judging. First published in 1960, and with over three million copies sold since then, this book is an inspiration to all beginners in winemaking.
