Kurt’s Fermentation Temperature Control System

Recently a Winemaker’s Academy member shared this amazing system, that he developed, for controlling the temperature of a wine fermentation. In this post Kurt shares all of the equipment necessary to build this system.

Kurt's Temperature Control System in action.The original email included links to equipment available on eBay, however, given the frequency at which items turn over on that site maintaining those links proved to be too difficult. So you’ll have to do some hunting for these components but they should be easy enough to find given the amount of information Kurt has provided.

And now for Kurt’s Temperature Control System: Continue reading “Kurt’s Fermentation Temperature Control System”

Interview with Winemaker Paul Bonacquisti – WMA025

Paul Bonacquisti, formerly a radio DJ, made the jump from a hobby wine maker to a professional winemaker when he opened Bonacquisti Wine Company, a very popular Colorado winery. Paul joins Matt on the podcast to share his story of how he became a professional wine maker as well as advice on how others can do the same.

An interview with Paul BonacquistiWe also talk about synthetic closures, selling wine in growlers, and even kegging wine. This was a really fun interview to record and there’s also a lot to learn.

If you’re interested in learning more about Paul and to see what he’s up to check out his website: Bonacquisti Wine Company

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