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Munching Vidal Blanc on Keuka Lake, New York
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Tag Archives: sediment
BLUEBERRY.REOPENING
A year is a long time to wait. Even labor takes a paltry nine months. But birthing my blueberry wine deserved patience. Its conception was awkward, messy, and frustrating. Kit winemaking was for beginners. So last August, I picked ten … Continue reading
BLUEBERRY.BOUND
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
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