How to turn water into wine

Step 1: Fill a glass and add sodium hydroxide

Fill a glass with 4 ounces of water and use a medicine dropper to add two drops of sodium hydroxide solution.
Step 2: Place phenolphthalein in glass

Place three drops of phenolphthalein solution into one of the empty glasses.

Step 3: Place acid into glass

Place three drops of hydrochloric acid into the other empty glass. Be sure to keep track of which glass is which.
Step 4: Pour water into phenolphthalein glass

Pour the water and sodium hydroxide solution into the glass with the phenolphthalein solution to make the water turn red.
Step 5: Pour "wine" into acid glass

Pour the red water, or “wine,” into the glass with the hydrochloric acid to neutralize the phenolphthalein and return it to its clear state. Stand back and enjoy the applause.