Directions:
How to Turn Cheap Wine into Bubbly Champagne
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We all enjoy champagne, but we don’t enjoy the high price tag that comes with it. This simple hack produces “champagne” that tastes fantastic practically instantaneously and at a low cost. Chefsteps on Youtube teaches us the simple way to turn cheap wine into bubbly champagne. Unlike typical bottled champagne, this process also results in the production of freshly effervescent and fizzy grapes, which may be consumed with or alongside your glass of bubbly.
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Chefsteps calls it “champagne with a lowercase c” because it’s really not exactly champagne that you’re creating. But similar to it. It’s a fun way to add a little fizz to whatever wine you enjoy drinking.
Materials:
- whipping siphon
- CO2
- coops
- Cheap wine
- champagne grapes
Pour a wine into the siphon and then add some grapes.
So the variables to consider are the temperature of the wine, its sweetness, and the amount of CO2 pressure you are applying. The longer you allow the CO2 to sit in the liquid, the more carbonation will be dissolved into the liquid, and the more CO2 in the liquid, the more acidic and bright the drink will be because CO2, when it dissolves, turns into carbonic acid, which is a good thing because it makes flavors more vibrant, as it does in sodas and other carbonated beverages. As a result, if you use a buttery, inexpensive oaky shard in it, it will taste lighter and brighter when there is CO2 present in the mixture.
Then place the siphon on ice, because the colder the water is, the faster the CO2 will dissolve and the water will evaporate. After some time has passed, you can remove the siphon and give it a gentle shake or a gentle swirl. Pour the champagne into the coops after that.
You can also infuse your grapes with more fine wine to improve the flavor of your harvest.
