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Bottling Our First Sweet Wine

March 9, 2009 – 7:54 am

On Saturday we bottled our first sweet wine. This was our second bottling of a wine produced from a kit.  Since our last bottling, we had purchased a floor model corker and it was definitely worth it. This corker only takes one person to cork a bottle. According to the wine kit, we should have […]

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An Unusual Valentine’s Gift

February 5, 2009 – 12:25 pm

During the past two years we met many winery owners that were husband and wife teams. Often it is a small operation and they take part in every aspect including the winemaking. I remember surprise when one owner told me she gets her husband winery equipment for presents. If the equipment is expensive then it […]

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Secondary Fermentation of Mead is Completed

January 21, 2009 – 1:32 pm

My mead has stopped its fermentation so I decided to rack it off the lees. I had to decide what size container to rack it into. The current three-gallon carboy had too much headspace. For aging, the mead should be filled into the neck of the container. Less oxygen will come in contact with the […]

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Day 4 and 5 of Winemaking

July 11, 2008 – 2:03 am

There isn’t much to watch during these first five days. On days 3 and 4 you could set a clock to the bubbles in the econolock. Every three seconds there were bubbles. Fermentation was taking place. On day 5 however the three second pattern stopped. There were still bubbles ranging at different times from every […]

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Day 2 and 3 of Winemaking

July 8, 2008 – 12:29 am

When I checked the econolock at 6:00 AM yesterday, there were bubbles. Not rapid bubbles but an occasional bubble. This is a sign that fermentation is taking place. Later during the day, the bubbles were more noticeable. This morning the bubbling continues. There are bubbles about every three seconds. There was a slight odor. It […]

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