Luckily I had not been told yet to read and follow the directions exactly, and so I waited more than the 10 days indicated in the instructions to do the next step: stabilizing and clearing. I didn’t want to cut the time short, and I really only had time to deal with the wine on […]
Monthly archive: 05 2007
While I was waiting for the wine to do what it needed to do, I realized I needed to make some labels. I figured I would be making more wine in the future, and so I wanted to have a cellar name and a theme for my wines. I initially considered an animal mascot theme, […]
I needed to order bottles, corks, and shrink caps for my upcoming wine. While I was browsing, I thought, hey, the fermentation bucket is empty now. That seems wrong. I should fill it! So, I picked out another wine kit — Chamblaise. It is a basic (i.e., cheaper) kit, and the description says it does […]
The yeast took off, and after 2 days the shower smelled like wine! It’s cool and creepy all at once. The instructions said to wait 5-7 days to check the specific gravity, so I checked it the next weekend after starting it out of convenience. The SG was just right, so I put the bucket […]
It is difficult to decide where to start, because I like all varietals of wine. I prefer red wine, so I decided I should definitely get a red wine kit. I was getting a starter pack that included all of the equipment to make wine as well as a wine kit, and there were limited […]