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The Great Riesling Yeast Experiment (Part II)

admin — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 01:06:06 +0000

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

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How to Pick a Wine Making Yeast

admin — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:26:48 +0000

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? These tiny organisms are truly amazing. Not only does …

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Advanced Wine Making Techniques

admin — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:43:21 +0000

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, …

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