I have my 3rd GP kit going now, the CC Rosso Fortissimo. I decided to try using the paint strainer bag for the skins this time. It is working great! The skins are floating on top of the must and I am stirring them up 3 to 4 times a day. The must is fizzing mightily now when I stir, sweet!!!!
I modified the CC directions a little because I wanted to stir up the must with the bentonite and oak very thoroughly before I installed the strainer bag and dumped the skins in. So the last 3 steps I took after mixing with my mixstir tool and drill were:
Install bag
Dump GP in
Pitch yeast
Worked great, although it took 4 days for the ferment to get going well. Today is day 5, must temp is up to 81' vs ambient of 78' and here is a picture of the cap:
I modified the CC directions a little because I wanted to stir up the must with the bentonite and oak very thoroughly before I installed the strainer bag and dumped the skins in. So the last 3 steps I took after mixing with my mixstir tool and drill were:
Install bag
Dump GP in
Pitch yeast
Worked great, although it took 4 days for the ferment to get going well. Today is day 5, must temp is up to 81' vs ambient of 78' and here is a picture of the cap: