Racked, again.

I have completed another racking of the wine, this will hopefully be the last one.
The primary fermentation is complete, and the SG was at 0.96, which is excellent. This means that after this fermentation, the total alcohol content is around 11.5%, perfect for a nice table wine.

The wine that was produced has a pleasant [...]

Posted on Jan 10.03 to Wine Making   

Ferment me, baby.

The fermentation continues.

I racked the product from the primary fermentation into a 3 gallon carboy, leaving a considerable amount of sediment in the bottom to impart more of the apple flavor into the liquid.
I continued using the heating pad to add a few more degrees of heat to bring the temperature to something more pleasing [...]

Posted on Jan 03.03 to Wine Making   

Let the fermentation begin.

I received a wonderful gift for Christmas - a nice kit made by the great people at Wine and Beer Makers Supply. It included everything necessary to make loads of wine, so I’ve begun.
I selected an apple recipe from the Winemaker’s Recipie Handbook, mainly because apples are the closet thing to an in-season fruit, [...]

Posted on Jan 01.03 to Wine Making