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Degassing is one of those wine making tasks that can be quite frustrating if you don’t have the right tools or know the best conditions under which you should degas. If not done correctly degassing can take hours if it is successful at all.
In this episode we explore the three main ways to degas, how best to prepare your wine for degassing, as well as why it is so important in the first place. Continue reading “Why, How, and When to Degas Wine – WMA019”
Airlocks are your best line of defense against oxidation and spoilage micro-organisms. It is very important that you carefully maintain your airlock and monitor it. This episode is all about how to do just that.
By far the most important thing you need to know about airlocks is that they need to have the water level properly maintained. When the water level gets too low the airlock ceases to protect your wine and leaves it open to the outside world.
Listen to this episode by clicking the play button above and find out more about using airlocks to keep your wine safe from oxidation and unwanted micro-organisms. Continue reading “Protecting Your Wine with Airlocks – WMA018”
Recently I asked Winemaker’s Academy members to share with me their top tips that they learned by making their own wines. In this episode I share those tips with you and supplement them with some of my own experience.
You’ll hear tips from wine makers all over the world! Specifically England, Sweeden, India, and the USA.
Continue reading “Wine Making Wisdom from the Community – WMA017”
Back sweetening can be a tricky process. If the yeast is not either removed or incapacitated in some way they will happily ferment any sugars you add to your wine to back sweeten it. So how do you stabilize a wine so that you can sweeten a wine without risking fermentation, or worse, exploding bottles?
That is the main topics for this episode of the Winemaker’s Academy Podcast. During the show I explore the three main ways of stabilizing a wine so you can add sugars and end up with a sweet wine instead of a fermenting wine.
Continue reading “Stabilizing Wine for Back Sweetening – WMA016”
Many home wine makers either start out wanting to go pro or decide to go that way soon after making their first few batches. After recording the last podcast with Holly Wells and John Garlich of BookCliff Vineyards Holly stuck around to share some great resources for those wanting to go down the path of professional winemaking.
Holly’s Wine Industry Resources“If you’re passion is there just follow it and it will take you great places” – Holly Wells
Continue reading “Resources for Becoming a Professional Winemaker”