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3 months ago
Step 3 Pressing
After 10 days hanging out with the skins, it is time to press the grapes to get the juice. If we had been making white wine, we would have done th...
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5 months ago
20 Flips in 20 Seconds on trampoline!
13 year old Joseph does 20 flips on the trampoline! Now that's some athletic ability!
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7 months ago
Step 13 - Foil and DONE!
The final step: shrink-wrapping the foil. And we are done!! Hope you enjoyed the show!
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The videos only show two rackings, but I may rack more than that based on activity, not time. At a minimum, I rack after the first fermentation is complete, and a week or so before bottling. I may also rack after secondary fermentation is complete, and after a step called cold stabilization (wh...
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7 months ago
Step 1 Crushing and destemming
We are home winemakers. On Oct 3, 2009 we got 300lbs of Zinfandel grapes and set about turning them into wine. The first step is to crush and des...
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300 pounds doesn't take that long, really, and I don't want to spring for the electric machine. And the kid was instructed to catch out stems that had made it through - he was knowledgeable and safe about what he was doing. Thanks for the warning, however.
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7 months ago
I wish someone could bottle this
Shiny happy kittens soon after they got "Barkered."
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10 months ago
Step 6 Second fermentation
Watch carbon dioxide escape from the fermenting carboys.
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Torchidman - The caps on the airlocks are there to keep insects and other junk from getting into the air locks. The insects tend to get caught and die - don't know if they were trying to lay eggs or what. Anyway, the caps got in the way of filling and emptying the air locks of water, and I found...
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Yep. They get a good washing and sterilzing before and after pressing for the year.
They get more and more purple each year, though...