![port wine homebrew recipes port wine homebrew recipes](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/11/28/dining/28Next1/28Next1-facebookJumbo.jpg)
Use sterilised equipment and a plastic stirrer (no metal) for everything! There are various sterilisation methods including the dishwasher, a pot of boiling water and sterilising powder to use in a ‘bath’ to soak (similar to a baby bottle steriliser).
![port wine homebrew recipes port wine homebrew recipes](https://coastalwinetrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/What-is-Port-Wine.jpg)
A trip to your local brewer shop should leave you feeling sorted and prepared, if not like a scientist! Do invest in some equipment: fermentation bucket, sterilisation equipment and various sachets (see method).Everything went to plan it seemed for a typical wine (we can only assume as we’ve never made it before). It involved sachets of this, tablets of that and a ridiculous amount of sugar. We invested in some wine equipment and followed a plum wine recipe although to be honest, there was some interpretation and creativity required. Interestingly enough, we could find no port recipes at all online, only fruit wine and a few hints. However, I am a blogger and if I can’t share it, then I’m giving false illusions to keen first-time wine/port home-brewers across the globe! Plums make a heck of a mess and it looks like a murder scene at times. Now, this process is not for the fainted-hearted. With the price of port, it equates to more than $400 worth of tipple.
![port wine homebrew recipes port wine homebrew recipes](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71C9+qXt-LL.jpg)
16kg of fruit made around 10 litres, approx 14 wine bottles. It tastes delicious! Sweet and definitely port tasting, it’s a drinkable drop. It took several hours to de-stone and prepare 16kg of fruit and several months of fermentation, stirring, decantering and finger crossing and finally…. Several months ago, experiencing an excessive plum harvest, we decided to make plum wine.