Bryan's Wine & Beer Making Site
fine wines since 1981 ...
Renewed Fermentation When I racked the barrel on 03/28/2020, I discovered the specific gravity had dropped from 1.000 to 0.992. This is good, as the lower SG indicates that all sugar is consumed and...
The Wine Making Process Continues! (Slowly) After a few weeks, the wine dropped sediment as expected. It’s typical to drop a lot of sediment in the first few weeks — this includes yeast cells,...
I decided before I ordered the 2019 grapes that I was going to make a second run. As I stated in Episode 5, there’s no reason to not make a second run. Starting the...
Most people have no idea what a “second run wine” is, so this is a good place for an explanation. A “second run” or “false” wine is a wine make from the left-over pomace...