Microorganisms have wrecked about four gallons of the “Gardner’s Block” Cabernet. It’s a sad day. I opened the keg to take a sample and saw a rainbow-colored slick on the top. The smell confirmed my fears. I tasted it from the top and the bottom; the infection is all the way through. Oh well, we must [...]
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9/21 Here are the real results from Vinquiry: pH – 3.70 – Autotitrator Now I just need to figure out what this all means! I am most surprised at the complete lack of SO2. Gotta fix that soon. I don’t know what amount of Malic acid defines a complete ML fermentation. Watch this space for more info. This morning I racked the 2006 “Gardner’s Block” Merlot from the beer keg into three carboys. The last carboy is a little short so I am settling out the sludge with the hopes of topping off. I opened a half gallon bottle of the same wine to use for topping but it was yucky so I pored it out. This bottle was the last of the pressing and full of solids. No great loss. I tasted it this morning and was surprised at the acidity and tannins even considering its youth. One sec, I’ll taste it again right now. Continue reading Racked 2006 Merlot Chuck’s parents were in town so we pulled a barrel samples of the 2006 Other Vineyard Merlot and Cabernet and PMR Cabernet. The first two were well balanced and close to accessible, they both have a the subtle raison flavor found in the 2005 Merlot that is overpowering to some, loved by others. The PMR Cabernet was [...] Racked the 2006 “Gardner’s Block” Merlot into one very full beer keg. We used nitrogen gas to push the wine out of the cornelius kegs, but the tank ran out. The next day I upgraded to a 40 cubic [...] Monday night I picked up a bladder press from Fermentation Frenzy and we started pressing around 7:00 or so. The pressing system worked very well. I put my old stainless homebrew lauter tun under the press to collect the wine. The false bottom was intended to filter out any large solids, but there was really nothing [...] Chuck, Lewie and I Crushed approx. 200 lbs each of: “Gardner’s Block” Merlot, “Gardner’s Block” Cabernet, and Peter Ray Cabernet. We used a motorized, auger driven crusher/destemmer from Fermentation Frenzy. It was fast, much faster than us. Note: Don’t rinse out the hopper when you are standing in front of the chute. After everything was clean I realized [...] |
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