How to start

1. Get your tools:
(viz images here: https://must-diywine.blogspot.cz/p/practical-info.html)

Hydrometer - measuring sugar content
- there are various types of hydrometers in different scales: Brix(USA), Baumé (France), Oechslé (Germany, Switzerland), Balling (South Africa), Klosterneuburger mostwage (Austria), Normalizovaný moštoměr (Czechia, Slovakia)

Hydrometer - measuring alcohol%

pH litmus papers
- scale 1-10

Thermometer (measuring temperature of must)

Fermentation trap
- a standard or DIY
- DIY: 1. plastic foil and rubber band, 2. ballon and rubber band 3. straw, hammer and nails, small cup of water, silicon gun, 4. your ideas

Tools for pressing/smashing grapes 
- Blender, meat grinder

Tools for filtration and siphoning
- Sifter, nylon sock, plastic hose

Cup for sampling 
- Cylinder or any narrow transparent cup tall at least 15 cm

Jars/barrels/carboys (fermentation)

Bottles (storage)

2. Shop table grapes from the supermarket:


Tesco, Lidl, Penny Market, Kaufland, Billa, Albert, Rohlik.cz, etc.....
*from one kg of wine (with stems) you will get cya 0.7 l of wine

3. Ingredients for adjustments:

- Sugar (best is cane sugar or crystal sugar) (200 g/l = 21%)
- Herbs (after fermentation) https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/diy-herbal-infused-wines

4. Experiment:

Young wine:
Pressing the grapes - maceration (lay on skins) - filtration - sampling- sugar adjustment - fermentation - taste and aroma evaluation - enjoy

Wine:
Pressing the grapes - maceration (lay on skins) - filtration - sampling - sugar adjustment - fermentation - taste and aroma evaluation/herbal infusion - storing - (acidity analysis) - enjoy