Tuesday, March 1, 2005

Wedding Wines: Shiraz

What no beer? My fiance and I have decided to make some of the wine for our wedding guests to enjoy, along with the other beverages offered.

Shiraz Vinters Reserve Kit

Kit comes with a bag of Shiraz grape juice, essentially you get the liquid without the picking, de- stemming and pressing.

SG 1.081
3 tsp bentonite. 24 - 48 hour ferment

March 14th: SG .990, re racked to secondary fermenter. lower sg than expected, possibly due to late re rack. Nice buttery smell from fermenter, slight haze in wine.

March 20Th: Re rack and add 1/4 teaspoon of Potassium Metabasulfite for storage.

April 7th: Bottled, 24 750 ml, 2 1.5 L bottles.