Making White Wine from Red Grapes
Many moons ago I had an after-work drink with co-workers, and was going to get the first round. My supervisor asked for Zinfandel, and I asked “white or red?” Knowing her, I figured white,...
Monthly Archive: September 2023
Kombucha Batch #23-05
updated 12/18/2023 September 2023 Immediately after bottling batch 23-4, I started this one. 09/21/2023 After bottling the last batch, I immediately cleaned the jar and put the SCOBY and reserved 1 cup liquid in...
Wine 2023 – Update #03
24 September 2023 Our source for grapes was uncertain throughout August and half of September, so we (me, my son & niece) came up with several alternate plans, one of which included swapping in...
Sanitizing Bottles and Corks
On WineMakingTalk, there is a lot of discussion regarding the sanitization of bottles and corks at bottling time. Bottles? I was taught to pour K-meta solution from bottle to bottle, shaking out residue. Corks?...
How to Make K-Meta Solution
This is a common question — how to make K-meta solution? Some will ask, “What is K-meta?” This is an excellent question to ask if one doesn’t know what it is. K-meta is shorthand...
Site Update 09/2023
In recent months I revamped the Welcome page repeatedly to make navigation easier. Added top level pages for Liqueurs and Kombucha to provide background. The list of posts has been moved down in the...
Creating a Winery Logo
updated 12 September 2023 September 2023 The logo I have used on my labels since 2011 was constructed by a friend for use on a Dungeons & Dragons forum. At the time I was...
Wine Label Creation Process 03
updated 08 September 2023 September 2023 I documented my label creation for a projected 2023 wine, a Cabernet Franc heavy blend with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in this post. This post regards a Cabernet...
Wine Label Creation Process 02
updated 05 September 2023 September 2023 This post is a follow-on to the first Wine Label Creation Process post, which illustrates a different view into my creation process. Sometimes I get an idea and zero...
How to Make a Yeast Starter, Part 2
I had a recent event that caused me to think about the yeast starter in more detail than I had previously. I started a small batch of metheglin (mead with spices) and made a...