by Bill Koopmans | Mar 1, 2019 | Crafting, Wine
Filtering captures particles in your wine and it’s done 1-2 weeks after fining. Since fining, the wine has been sitting on the second shelf in the front row where we’ve been constantly watching as fermentation stops and clearing proceeds....
by Bill Koopmans | Feb 1, 2019 | Crafting, Wine
Fining is the process of adding an organic agent to your wine creating a bond with suspended particles to make them easier to filter out of the wine. It takes place sometime between 1 and 5 weeks after racking, depending on the kit. Your wine is in secondary...
by Bill Koopmans | Jan 1, 2019 | Crafting, Wine
What does racking your wine mean? Racking or siphoning your wine is done to remove solids that have settled in the bottom of the Primary Fermenter. In my first blog about the winemaking process, I took you through step 1 – starting fermentation. Primary...
by Bill Koopmans | Nov 1, 2018 | Crafting, Wine
You’ve chosen the wine you want to craft and now you’re going to begin the fermentation process. Don’t worry – it isn’t difficult at all and our very experienced staff will help you through the process. Preparation We start by preparing our...
by Bill Koopmans | Oct 1, 2018 | Crafting, Wine
Let’s explore when it’s the right time to start crafting your wines. From Fermentation to Bottling Our kits require between 4 and 8 weeks of processing in the shop before they’re ready to bottle. However, that doesn’t mean...
by Bill Koopmans | Sep 1, 2018 | Crafting, Food, Pairing, Wine
Where will you start your DIY winemaking experience? This post is will help you if you’re new to the experience, but there may be some tidbits for the experienced vintner. Enjoying wine, more often than not, is enhanced by or enhances our snacks and...
