Cellar Craft SC Amarone

[Broge5]

Just pitched the yeast on this one today and I'm hoping A few people with experience will tell me this is a fairly low foaming kit. I wasn't paying much attention to the height in the bucket until I put that giant grape pack in there I don't have much room left. I hope I don't have a huge mess on my hands and a couple of days.

I don't have a larger fermenting bucket. Haven't needed one up to now.


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[sour_grapes]

Congrats! I hope this kit turns out as well for you as most others have reported.

A few people with experience will tell me this is a fairly low foaming kit.

Perhaps a better question with regards to foam is what yeast did you use?

 

[Broge5]

I am pretty sure the yeast was EC-1118


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[ColemanM]

Yeah I noticed the same volume problem. None of my other skins kits got that full. I actually put it in a storage tote just in case and left the lid on loosely. I have to say I had no problems at all with the fermentation overflowing. Though I was a little more careful when pressing the skins twice a day. It's now sitting quietly in the basement aging.

 

[sour_grapes]

I am pretty sure the yeast was EC-1118

You should be fine on foam, then.

 

[Broge5]

Thanks guys for the input. I'm pretty excited about this kit based on the input from others. I've been wanting to do it for a while, but I decided to do some others first since this one is reported to need quite a bit of aging. I need something to drink in the meantime!


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[tonyt]

Borge5 this is an excellent kit. I opened a bottle for Valentines. My wife and I were both impressed. Looking over ny notes revealed an uneventful but lenghy fermentation. Took 9 days which is long for me. Enjoy.

 

[Broge5]

Tony, you liked it at valentines day. When did you start it?


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[tonyt]

Tony, you liked it at valentines day. When did you start it?


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Pitched Feb. 2012, Bottled Dec. 2012. I hope to leave it alone till December of this year. That will make it two years in bottle and almost three years old.

 

[roger80465]

Wish I had your patience Tony. I drank my last bottle of 3 yo Showcase Amarone this last Christmas. OMG! It was like silk in my mouth. You will love it.

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[geek]

wow, you guys are really patient and probably invest a lot in different kits in order to have a decent supply....

I cannot wait to make an Amarone and hope to age for only 9 months to a year.
The WE Selection with grape skins has been on the radar for some time now....

 

[joeswine]

Amarone

IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL IT WILL BE WITH THESE KITS IT'S IN THE DEGASSING STAGES, GO SLOW ,THERE'S NO RUSH.

 

[tonyt]

Wish I had your patience Tony. I drank my last bottle of 3 yo Showcase Amarone this last Christmas. OMG! It was like silk in my mouth. You will love it.

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I try real hard to not drink the Amarones till they have been in bottle 18 months to two years. Unfortunately we drink the other reds 10 - 12 months in bottle. By the time they are two years in bottle I only have a couple bottles left. I bulk age for 6 - 9 months prior to bottling so two years in bottle really hits a sweet spot. I start one kit per month but really need to do 15 kits per year to keep up with what my kids take and I give away. In short it's not about patience it's about production.

 

[Dino466]

My SC Amarone is about 14 months now - only 7 bottles left - trying to save them but it is hard - it is damn good now. Gave away 10 bottles at Christmas .

Sorry missed read the date - 22 months now and 7 bottles left - doing better then I thought.