Tag Archives: airlock

SEVEN.SLEEPERS

Posted on August 16, 2010 by waywardwine

Seven in the morning. I stumble out of bed. Tubs and tubes litter the living room and dining table. I glance at the airlock. No popping or gurgling. No heady scents of bread and fruit. Dead yeasts have sat at … Continue reading →

Posted in BLUEBERRY BOUND: CRAFTING MY SECOND WINE (AUGUST 2010) | Tagged airlock, auspices, blueberry, blueberry wine, fermentation, lazerus, satyricon, trimalchio, wine, winemaking, yeast | Leave a comment

FERMENTATION PERSUASION

Posted on January 26, 2010 by waywardwine

Yeast added. Lid shut. Airlock, well, locked. I wait. Austen’s Anne Elliot knows how I feel: suffering quietly alone, waiting upon your sugars to become alcohol takes the patience of a truly goodwilled and kind nature. Yeasts, like most gentlemen, … Continue reading →