How to make Grape Ale (Wine? Beer? or Both?)

grapes

🥗Healthier: raisins

💰Cheaper: apple juice

Raisins provide sweetness while apple juice is more affordable.

malted barley

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: corn

Quinoa is gluten-free and corn is less expensive.

hops

🥗Healthier: herbal tea

💰Cheaper: dried herbs

Herbal tea offers flavor without the cost of hops.

yeast

🥗Healthier: sourdough starter

💰Cheaper: baker's yeast

Sourdough starter is natural and baker's yeast is more economical.

Combine grape must with 2-row pale malt in a pot.

Boil the mixture to extract sugars from the malt.

Measure the temperature to reach 152-155 degrees for mashing the grains.

Use a bag for steeping the grains in the pot with water.

Add water to the pot and boil the mixture down to the desired volume.

Strain off the pulp from the grape must after boiling.

Measure the liquid volume after straining.

Use a hydrometer to get a reading of the must's sugar content.

Decide how much sugar to add based on the hydrometer reading.

Add yeast nutrient to the mixture for fermentation.

Transfer the mixture to a fermentation bucket for yeast addition.

Sprinkle dry ale yeast over the mixture and stir gently.

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