Hi to all! Enjoying this site; I found you by looking for information on polishing. I have started with a Grand Cru kit, ready for bottling according to the kit instructions, though I find them very sketchy, perhaps because we had all the equipment from our beermaking book and from friends, so have none of the basics about what the basics actually mean! I have tapped into my husband's somewhat more extensive knowledge from beermaking (all good over the years) about sanitizing, etc.; I use a mild bleach solution. Does anyone do that anymore? I confess to liking to do things the "Old-fashioned" way just because it could be done, even though bleach hardly comes into that category; maybe it's more of a "things on hand" way... I have a party with my gardening friends every year where the food is all homemade or homegrown, and it's been pretty good! Hence the wine; I like some beers but some guests prefer wine, as do I. I have found lots of good information on bread, cheese, etc., in Mother Earth News, but not much on wine yet. I live in rural Schoharie County, "near" very little; the beermaking supply places we had visited over the years are no longer. Would appreciate information on where to go for supplies, and to thank you all for the great information already available from searching around the site.
Oh yeah - enough windbag - should I filter, and if so with what? And is bleach just a stupid thing to use anymore? The kit only said "sanitize" so I did what I know! This is a Chianti kit from a friend. I hope it's at least palatable!
Oh yeah - enough windbag - should I filter, and if so with what? And is bleach just a stupid thing to use anymore? The kit only said "sanitize" so I did what I know! This is a Chianti kit from a friend. I hope it's at least palatable!