kit winemaking – Winemaker's Academy

February 20, 2013June 25, 2018

The Great Riesling Yeast Experiment (Part II)

The saga continues with the racking of my experimental Riesling fermented with two different yeast strains. Read this if you missed part one.

Fermenting the same Riesling with two different yeast strains. Up to this point the two batches of Riesling have been fermenting separately. One in a primary fermentation bucket and the other in a six gallon carboy. Little could be observed of the two wines.

However, I recently got a chance to see, smell, and taste the two Riesling batches when I racked them into their respective carboys. Here’s what I found. Continue reading “The Great Riesling Yeast Experiment (Part II)”

January 10, 2013June 25, 2018

How to Pick a Wine Making Yeast

Yeast is the most critical ingredient in the wine making process. When you pick a wine making yeast you are, in effect, choosing the destiny of your wine. The right yeast or yeasts can transform a good grapes into a great wine.

Where do The Differences Come From?

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December 27, 2012June 25, 2018

Advanced Wine Making Techniques

Making complex wine requires advanced wine making techniques such as split fermentation. Complexity in wine separates the great wine from the rest. Creating a complex wine, however, requires the use of advanced wine making techniques.

Here are three techniques you can start applying to your own wine making to take it to the next level. It doesn’t matter if you’re making wine from a kit, frozen must, or fresh fruit. Continue reading “Advanced Wine Making Techniques”