September 2015 – Winemaker's Academy

September 25, 2015June 27, 2018

Questions on Wine Fermentation & More – WMA039

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In this episode of the Winemaker’s Academy Podcast Matt gets back to some listener and reader questions of wine fermentation as well as safety concerns regarding carbon dioxide. Also, Matt shares a bit about his own winemaking adventures and how they’re going.

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September 10, 2015June 25, 2018

Always Use Airlocks On Carboys

It’s a fairly common mistake to use airlocks only during fermentation and switch to a solid plug or bung for bulk aging in a carboy. Why wouldn’t you? After all fermentation is over so there really shouldn’t be anything going on in there.

The truth is that there are other forces at work that can cause problems when using a solid plug on a carboy.

The Trouble With Solid Plugs on Carboys

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September 4, 2015June 27, 2018

First Time Winemaker – Part III

Alas, here is the third and final installment of the First Time Winemaker series where Matt walks Academy member Chris through the entire kit winemaking. Start from the beginning here: First Time Winemaker – Part I, or catch up on the second installment here: First Time Winemaker – Part II.

Bottling wine from the carboy. In this episode Chris and Matt talk about how the first racking went and what to expect in the third and fourth steps in the kit winemaking process. As usual Chris has some great questions that take us into how wine is made. Click play on the media player above to start listening! Continue reading “First Time Winemaker – Part III”