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Bring on the Bordeaux! – A Home Wine Making Experience (6)

9 years ago threadsandvino 0

We Be Pressin…. And we are ready to go! first, we need to sanitize the press. We don’t want any gross microbes to get into our fabulous wine. Second, we shrink wrap the press to make sure the juice doesn’t squirt out at us. Third, we transfer the must into the press and let Read More

Bring on the Bordeaux! – A Home Wine Making Experience (5)

9 years ago threadsandvino 0

Malolactic Fermentation (MLF) On 11/12 we introduced our wine to 54.4 grams of opti malo and 3.5 grams of vp41. We did this because we wanted our wine to go through malolactic fermentation. Malolactic fermentation is when the natural malic acid in wine is converted into lactic acid. Converting the malic acid into lactic acid helps Read More

Bring on the Bordeaux! – A Home Wine Making Experience (4)

9 years ago threadsandvino 0

So 11/6 was a sad day. When we went to punch down the wine, there was an off odor. To be specific it smelled like rotten eggs. This means my yeast is “stressed”. UGH!!! I’ll admit I panicked a little. Why does this happen? Well there are multiple reasons. One is in the Vineyard. Sometimes Read More