Making Red Wine with the new kit
August 21, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
As detailed in a previosu post I have now got two wine making kits on the go - with the Original White Wine, we have chosen to call Grogan, and now another with a Red Wine, we have chosen to call Crickadilla!
In reality, the white wine is a Chardonnay, and the red is a Cabernet Sauvignon, but by giving them both unique names, we add to the personalisation!!
So this particular diary is all about my production of red wine - its probably important to note at this stage, that the first batch i’m producing came with the kit, and to be honest, I don’t have massive hopes for it.
For a start, its production time is a mere seven days - as opposed to the minimum of 1 month for the white wine. But, as it came with the kit, I may as well make and chart its quality, if only as a benchmark for future wines.
The production of this particular home made wine is striaght forward - clean and sterilise all equipment - done!
Add 900g of sugar to 1 litre of boiling water and stir vigorously until the sugar has evaporated - done!
Add the Red grape concentrate! and stir! - done!
Top up the water to 5 litres - done!
Add yeast and oak chips - done!
Stir vigorously again! - done!
Leave the lid on loosely! - done!
And thats stage one!!!
I guess this diary will be updated frequently over the next seven days as its production schedule is a lot tighter!!
So check back regularly!
Planning the next batch - Making Red Wine
August 12, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
So the first batch of wine is firmly on the way - at last a photo below to prove it! Basically, it does look a little cloudy and a little like cider rather than wine, but I have been assured that in the next step ( due to take place on Friday! ), the clearing process will begin!!
So, as any confident wine maker would do, I’m already planning my next batch of wine! Oh yes indeedy!!! This time, i have made a white wine, and its with the mix that came with the wine making starter kit, so i’m a little unsure as to what the quality will be like, but I do fell confident I’ve built enough knowledge to be a bit bolder with my next batch.
So, I have decided to make a red wine - just to compare if nothing else - and I think i’ll go for a cabernet sauvignon rather than anything overly complicated or complex in taste, like a Rioja for example.
I’ll look on the internet this afternoon, select and post tomorrow!!
Also coming up in next weeks blog postings - my step by step guide to wine making, plus the brewing plans for the remainder of 2008!!
