Grapes commonly used in Australia to make port are Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, and Grenache with the skins incorporated to ensure a rich depth of colour. Each drinkART 'Fireside' Port concentrate is made from a blend of these Australian Premium red grape varieties, as well as the enhancing character of blackcurrants, resulting in a Port that is intense in flavour and rich in colour.The Port is very easy to make and by following traditional Port Making Techniques, you will achieve authentic results!

Port Making Technique:
Port is in general terms a fortified red wine.
The technique of adding spirit (like brandy) is what matures the red wine into a port . In Port making this spirit or brandy is always added ‘during the fermentation’.
As with traditional port making techniques, our instructions also advise to add Brandy towards the end of the fermentation process.

Each 1 litre of 'Fireside' Port concentrate (to make 5 litres of Port) complete with port yeast, campden tablets, stabilising liquid and French Oak chips .................... $ 23.50

If you would like to start making Port then the following kit will get you started on this very rewarding hobby:

5 litre 'Fireside' PORT KIT ...$59.00..includes

  • 5 Litre Italian glass demijohn fitted with
  • rubber bung and airlock
  • Swing clip to seal demijohn (good for maturing or storing Port)
  • Syphon/racking outfit : including beverage hose, glass rod, rubber U bend
  • 250gm Sodium Metabisulphite Sterilising Powder
  • Port concentrate to make 5 litres complete with Port yeast, campden tablets ,stabilising liquid and French oak chips

Glass Hydrometer is essential however we have left it out of the kit as most customers already have one suitable ..Add on if you require it..$12.95

(We have left corks and corking tools as an OPTIONAL extra also. the Demijohn makes a good storing and maturing container as we supply it with a swing clip lid for good sealing)

Storage and Maturing:
The way by which one stores Port Wine will have a fundamental effect on the changes that occur to the wine and to its composition. Port Wine is usually stored in typical Douro casks called pipes,
The wood that is most often used is Portuguese oak although chestnut and other exotic woods such as French and American oak can also been used.
Home winemakers who do not have a suitable maturing cask, can reap equal benefits by using mildly toasted French Oak chips. The port can then be stored in glass demijohns and oak chips added to give the desired ageing qualities.
Our instructions will guide you through the fermentation process and by following the age old Portuguese tradition of adding Brandy in the final stages to arrest fermentation, you will make a Port that is rich in residual grape sweetness and intense in flavour. The potential alcohol content is approximately 18 percent. The Quality German pure strain winemaking yeast supplied is chosen to enhance the colour, flavour and character of this Port. This German strain of yeast is particularly favoured by commercial wineries for its ability to prevent fading during fermentation so that none of the brilliance of the grape colour is lost.
 

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