Recipe: Make Red Wine on a Walmart Budget

In this video, we make red wine using ONLY ingredients and tools that you can buy at Walmart. This was a fun experiment that ended with.... well, watch the video! Here's our playlist for ALL of the Walmart ingredient drinks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja_iQl3aGAc&list=PLAR64Bb1SQjb7nP6PDWsutJCwAtio_AzB Watch this to learn how to make "champagne" from Walmart ingredients: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOx56mOrR4E Our costs for this project: 1 Gallon Juice - $5.96 1 Gallon Distilled Water: $2.38 Yeast - $0.64 ($1.88 for 3) Balloon - $0.03 ($1.00 for 30) Dawn Anti-bacterial Soap - $0.03 ($2.94 for about 100 uses) Plastic Beverage Dispenser: $5.00 (can be reused over and over) So the total outlay was $19.16, but the actual cost to make the 1 gallon batch was $9.04, which comes out to about $2.00 a 750ml bottle ("Two-Buck Sam" ;p)! This wine is a grape wine made from the concord grape (via juice), and is a medium bodied red wine that is generally fruity and has a silky finish. It has a distinct grape jelly aroma and has notes of candied strawberry. Some say it has primary flavors of grape, plum sauce, musk, potting soil, and cumin. If all the sugar ferments into alcohol (and it should if you follow the recipe) this will be a dry wine that is actually quite tasty and comparable to a store-bought wine in our opinion. Seriously, we were very surprised how good it tasted under the circumstances. If all the alcohol doesn't ferment all the way, it will have a certain level of sweetness. If you want that sweetness and it does go dry, you can add sugar back in. If you do this, you'll want to use non-fermentable sugar such as Allulose, or just make sure you keep it chilled so that it doesn't start to ferment again later when it warms up. :) Please only drink alcohol if you're of legal age, and never drink and drive! - - - Contents of this video - - - 00:00 - Intro 03:00 - Prepare the Yeast 04:10 - Add Some Juice 04:38 - Add the Sugar 05:04 - Shake it Up! (not really) 07:11 - Add the Rest of the Juice 07:41 - Add Baking Soda 08:01 - Add the Yeast 08:40 - Build the Air Lock 10:02 - Fermentation Started! 10:32 - Fermentation Completed 11:09 - Racking the Wine 12:55 - Tasting :) Links to related videos: https://youtu.be/pDSxTb58YtQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOx56mOrR4E https://youtu.be/IjHydlM8RWQ https://youtu.be/RA41n63DeyA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJrGesJFHMU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceoWnTUAUxM Links are also provided in the video. Like the video? Please click the like (thumbs up) button. Please subscribe to our channel if you'd like to see more of our wine-making videos! Have a question or comment? Leave them below, we will always try to respond! Items we used in this video: 1.2 Gallon Beverage Dispenser: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-1-2-Gallon-Clear-Acrylic-Beverage-Dispenser-Sun-Print/5045881218 (This container is seasonal, if it's out of stock, you can use this instead, and just loosely apply the lid rather than using a cork and balloon: https://www.walmart.com/ip/H2O-On-The-Go-Dispenser-1-25-Gallon-Clear/460668052) Yeast: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Fleischmann-s-Active-Dry-Yeast-0-75-Oz-3-Pack/13448681 Grape Juice: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Value-100-Grape-Juice-64-Fl-Oz/10415135 Sugar: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Value-Pure-Granulated-Sugar-4-lb/10315162 Distilled Water: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Pure-Life-Distilled-Water-1-Gallon-Plastic-Bottled-Water-1-Pack-Front-Handle/1511759850 Balloons: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Way-to-Celebrate-All-Occasion-Latex-Balloons-7-Assorted-Color-30-Count-Bag-All-Ages/104839473 Dawn Antibacterial Dish Soap: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Dawn-Ultra-Antibacterial-Liquid-Hand-Soap-Apple-Blossom-18-fl-oz/1079974059 Star San: https://amzn.to/3w6isA4 Equipment we use in our videos: Wine Glasses: https://amzn.to/3wOCWh5 Aputure Amaran 300c Video Light: https://amzn.to/4bOczXu Aputure Lantern Softbox: https://amzn.to/44UwMsy Shure CVL-TQG Lavalier Microphone: https://amzn.to/44YenLo Amazon Basics Portable Photo Box: https://amzn.to/4bQbWNg Zoom H6 Audio Recorder: https://amzn.to/3QYRDoW As Amazon Associates, we may earn a commission on items you purchase through our links - at no additional cost to you. We will always disclose if any sponsored items are used. Use our handy winemaker tools at https://www.craftywiners.com/tools. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/craftywiners Website: https://craftywiners.com/