The rewards and frustrations of home winemaking

Daily archive: 21 09 2008

Starting Fermentation on Merlot Grapes

We did a cold maceration of the grapes for 48 hours, keeping them cold with additional dry ice.  Our juice was at a starting brix (sugar content) of 26 – this reading is on the high end of what you want for a good wine that’s not too hot or alcoholic.  I also checked titratable [...]