How to Make a Wine From a Kit: Part 4

[trotti2929]

did you spray down the mixer with sanitizer b4 dropping it in?

[KMo19]

I've never made wine before, and I have a Carboy with a valve on the bottom (like those big orange Gatorade jugs)...is this simply for cleaning or is there another method??

Thanks - great videos!!

[Aguilas707]

potassium metabisulfite is basically a preservative. Keeps your wine from oxzidizing and keeps microbes from growing. Depending where the pH of the wine is of coarse.

[xxparsley]

2:44 you said genital. That's funny.

[Zoltarswim]

Excellent set of videos.

At what point in the process do winemakers age in an oak barrel. (Has fermentation been stopped and the yeast killed at that point?)

[benshomebrew]

Thanks. There are different ways to age in an oak barrel. I think many people start primary fermentation in oak and continue to let it sit for 3-6 months before racking in to carboys, cleaning out the barrel and then reracking back into the barrel. I would suggest letting it finish first in carboys and then racking into a barrel and tasting occasionally to see what how much oak flavor you enjoy and then bottling.

[blankskate]

Great video series! Keep them coming!