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3 Keys to a Creating a Useful Winemaking Log

admin — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 01:37:33 +0000

Keeping a winemaking log is critically important to your growth as a winemaker. However, if you’re not logging useful information it won’t do you much good. Short and Long Term Benefits of Keeping a Winemaking Log In the short-term a well-kept winemaking log can help you keep the timing of each step straight. It also …

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Studying Wine to Become a Better Winemaker

admin — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:06:50 +0000

Great winemakers have a tremendous depth of wine knowledge in addition to their understanding of the winemaking process. The more you know about finished wines the wines you make will be. Why? It’s nearly impossible for a winemaker to make a subtle and complex wine if he/she can’t describe or even pick out subtleties in what they drink. …

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Where to Set Up Your Wine Making Operation

admin — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:56:15 +0000

Making wine takes not only time but also space. The right kind of space. Finding The Best Wine Making Area With all the sanitizing, racking, and testing you’ll be doing it’s easy to see how wine making can get messy. Without the proper area you’ll definitely be leaving your mark. Let’s look at what sort …

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The Most Neglected Piece of Winemaking Equipment

admin — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 04:50:18 +0000

It’s inexpensive, easy to use, and easy to neglect. The cost of neglecting it, however, is all the wine your making. So what is this little savior of wine? The airlock. Why Are Airlocks So Critical? First, they keep out all of the undesirable micro-organisms that seek to ruin your wine. Vinegar bacteria, lactic bacteria, and weak …

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How Much Does it Cost to Make Wine from a Kit?

admin — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:10:41 +0000

Wine kits are by far the least expensive way to get into wine making. It requires the least amount of equipment and makes the smallest amount of wine. Let’s take a look at what determines the cost to make wine for the first time. The Equipment I Purchased To get started I picked up the Vintner’s …

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Using a Hydrometer for Making Wine

admin — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:38:44 +0000

The hydrometer is the testing instrument you’ll use most when making wine. While it looks simple enough it does take some practice to fully understand both how to use it and what it’s telling you. I’ll show you how to use a hydrometer as well as what the results mean in this three and a …

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