Tag Archives: grapes

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 →

Posted in MYTHMAKING: CRAFTING MY FIRST WINE (February - March 2010) | Tagged airlock, alcohol, barbaresco, brix, CO2, fermentation, grapes, home wine, hydrometer, nebbiolo, wine, winemaking, yeast | 1 Comment

FOMENTING FERMENTATION

Posted on January 25, 2010 by waywardwine

After a week of work and wait, I prepared for the first fermentation. Step 1: clean like crazy. After a heavy wash of all the equipment, I mixed water and sulphite powder. After fearfully reading and rereading the packet, I … Continue reading →

Posted in MYTHMAKING: CRAFTING MY FIRST WINE (February - March 2010) | Tagged alcohol, barbaresco, bootlegging, fermentation, grapes, Italian, must, sterilization, wine, winemaking, yeast | 2 Comments

MYTHMAKING

Posted on January 22, 2010 by waywardwine

Of wine and a maker I sing. Equipment and a bucket of Barbaresco arrived two weeks ago, brought in by my wife and her student slaves. I knew nothing of wine-making. Yet since my life swung into wine sales in … Continue reading →