Fermentation Has Begun

Five days ago I began making a six gallon Shiraz wine kit. As I go I’m recording videos on how it’s done, here’s the first video on what comes in a winemaking kit.

Today I wanted to share my first update on my wine. I’m four days into the wine making process. After the first day the airlock started bubbling away signifying that the primary fermentation had begun.

My airlock venting carbon dioxide.

When fermentation first began the airlock was bubbling quite rapidly. The lid to the fermenter was pushed up in the middle from all the pressure, so much so that I was wondering if that little airlock was going to shoot out like a rocket. Continue reading “Fermentation Has Begun”

Bottling Wine

Bottling is the final step in the wine making process that requires any  effort on your part. After this time takes care of the rest.

The major considerations when bottling are what kind of bottle to use, type of closure, and to add gas or not

Bottles

The type of bottle you use is completely up to you. A bottle’s shape does not impact the taste or life of your wine in any way. Continue reading “Bottling Wine”

Clarifying Wine

At this point your wine has aged a bit and its time to start thinking about bottling. However, before we’re ready for that we need to take care of a few things. First is clarifying the wine.

No one wants to drink a cloudy or chunky-style wine. It looks bad and even if it tastes great people’s first impression will be that your wine is off somehow. Why else would it look like that (they might think)?

What Makes Wine Cloudy? Continue reading “Clarifying Wine”