The rewards and frustrations of home winemaking

Daily archive: 10 10 2008

Finally Time to Press Home Merlot Batches

Lot B merlot FINALLY reached zero degrees brix.ย  What a relief!ย  Lot B, with the Pasteur red yeast, took a whole week longer than lot A, with the RC212 yeast.ย  It should be interesting to see how different they taste. I borrowed a gallon basket press from another home winemaker I met the day we […]