Tag Archives: alcohol

MINIMAL.RETURNS

Posted on February 18, 2011 by waywardwine

Chilling wine in an ice tank did crystallize a small amount of tartaric acid. Moving the wine to the freezing outdoors for another week just wore me out. Sure, it was cold in the car. But re-parking in the shade … Continue reading →

Posted in OENOLOGICAL ODYSSEY, VIGNOLES VENTURING | Tagged alcohol, Beverages, Clarification and stabilization of wine, cold stabil, drink, Food, home winemaking, Recreation, sleepy, Tartaric acid, vignoles, wine, wine making | 1 Comment

WANDERING.WINE

Posted on February 14, 2011 by waywardwine

Brace yourself. My hunt for winecraft’s golden fleece, cold stabilization, has brought the glass carboy to the car. The outdoor freeze presents my last chance to chill the wine. But dangers and complications ensue… A bleary but hopeful the morning … Continue reading →

Posted in OENOLOGICAL ODYSSEY, VIGNOLES VENTURING | Tagged alcohol, carboy, Clarification and stabilization of wine, cold stabilization, drinking, finger lakes wine, home winemaking, Litre, Tartaric acid, vignoles, wine | 2 Comments

BLUEBERRY.BOUND

Posted on September 7, 2010 by waywardwine

A week ago I added Sparkolloid Powder to my blueberry wine must. This blend of crab-friendly clay and polysaccharides sunk the floating yeasts and blueberry bits by positively charging them. Now three inches of detritus and less than a gallon … Continue reading →

Posted in BLUEBERRY BOUND: CRAFTING MY SECOND WINE (AUGUST 2010) | Tagged alcohol, blueberry, blueberry wine, bottle, bottling, chaptalization, drinking, fermentation, filtering, fining, grapes, haze, must, sediment, splits, wine, winemaking | 1 Comment

REROLLED.BOIL

Posted on August 18, 2010 by waywardwine

Daybreak and I find fermentation following forward. With nighttime temperatures under fifty (in August?), the humidifier has kept the tank a happy seventy two. However, I need to ensure the yeasts ferment completely. Once the bubbling (and my coffee) are … Continue reading →

Posted in BLUEBERRY BOUND: CRAFTING MY SECOND WINE (AUGUST 2010) | Tagged alcohol, blueberry, blueberry wine, cane sugar, CO2, extraction, fermentation, home wine, proof, racking, secondary fermentation, specific gravity, wine, winemaking, yeast | 2 Comments

DEGUNKING.SHAWANGUNK

Posted on April 13, 2010 by waywardwine

“Get Gunked” is screen-printed on the Organic Baby Bodysuit ($24.99), the “Classic” Thong ($10.39) and everything from Mugs to the Dog T-Shirt ($22.99). Luckily, nothing actually related to wine bears the Shawangunk Wine Trail’s attempt at shoot its fleeting reputation … Continue reading →