Primary Fermenter Size
updated 07/30/2024 A new member on WMT asked about container size, e.g., how big should the primary fermenter be? Overflow This question is a great one — if a primary is too full, a...
Monthly Archive: July 2024
Safe Pressure in Wine Bottles
updated 07/27/2024 Inexperienced winemakers (and sometimes experienced winemakers) may get a refermentation in the bottle, producing a light spritz or pushing out the cork. This post addresses what is safe and what is...
How Long to Keep Sorbate?
updated 07/27/2024 What is sorbate? Potassium sorbate is used in conjunction with potassium metabisulfite (K-meta) to “stabilize” wine, to prevent a renewed fermentation after backsweetening a wine. In laymen’s terms, sorbate + K-meta act...
Wine 2024 – Update #02
12 July 2024 My friend Beth reported that the grapes in the Glade Springs VA vineyard have started veraison and she’s netting the vines. Veraison is the first stage of ripening for grapes, where...