WhineMaker
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Hello all! Very new to wine making, but have been a beer brewer for some time now.. Wife finally talked me into making wine so went all out and got additional equipment and the VN Cab kit.. Started this past sunday and all is going very well at this point.. Initial SG at 1.095 @ 70 degrees and has been fermenting away very well at 66 degrees.. One bubble every second or so.. Been stirring it the past 2 nights and plan on stirringit onelast time tonight, on target for secondary this sunday.. Went out and got a wine thief yesterday to make it easier to check SG. I did one thing different than the directions to this point.. I added the 3.0 oz of oak chips to the primary, and plan on adding another 3.0 oz to the carboy at first racking. If you can't tell, we love the oaky cabs like J Lohr etc.. Just as brewing beer, I can see this is very much a learn as you go affair! Just want to make sure that what I have done so far looks on track.. I use Iodophor to sanitize as I have had good luck with it in the past.. My wife and I are doing this together.. She wanted nothing to do with the beer side of things
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Why do we "brew" beer and "make" wine?? I mean you dont call someone that makes beer a "beer maker" or the person who makes wine a "wine brewer".. I kinda attribute it to the fact that there is alot of cooking involved in brewing beer and thankfully I get a break from that when making wine..
Kinda like driving on parkways, and parking in driveways..
Well anyways, I am very glad to have found this site and look forward to the great info and support provided here!!
Why do we "brew" beer and "make" wine?? I mean you dont call someone that makes beer a "beer maker" or the person who makes wine a "wine brewer".. I kinda attribute it to the fact that there is alot of cooking involved in brewing beer and thankfully I get a break from that when making wine..
Kinda like driving on parkways, and parking in driveways..
Well anyways, I am very glad to have found this site and look forward to the great info and support provided here!!