This book is exactly what it says it is Great Wine Making Made Easy. Scott Young has made making wine home as simple and mistake free as possible. By following his instructions you should be able to have great tasting wine on your endeavor.
Scott is a confident and experienced home winemaker and shares his experience with you. I was impressed with his writing and organizational capabilities. His book is carefully laid out in 15 easy to follow lessons.
Chapter one contains your first three lessons. In lesson one you are given detailed information for gathering and purchasing just the right equipment to guarantee a great batch of wine. In lesson two Scott fills you in on some “common sense” tips such as:
• Finding the best place to make and store your wine.
• Having all of your supplies together.
• Giving yourself enough time.
• Having a bucket of sanitizer ready as you need to place items into it.
• Having a chair or a stool handy.
• Having a stool, counter or table to set items on.
• The importance of strictly following instructions.
• Clean up your mess.
• The two ultimate determining success factors for your wine.
Scott reviews several types of wine making products in lesson three, given you his recommendation and suggestions.
There are fifteen lessons in all, each one just as informative and important as the previous. The last chapter contains lessons 11 – 15 which supply additional tips on upgrading and improving recipes and techniques.
The icing on the cake is the appendices. These include more great ideas for tasting and presenting your final product.
“Delicious Wine Making Made Easy” is truly the crème de la crème and a must read for all wine makers. Scott Young is not only a good winemaker but a great instructor and writer as well. After using his tips and techniques you will be assured a great bottle of homemade fruit wine.
There are a couple of other great wine making books currently available that I would like to also mention the book The Ultimate Fruit Wine Maker’s Guide and Making Exceptional Wine are two that are recommended reading as wine making reference manuals.
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