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The newest member of our family has arrived, a brand spanking new, bouncing 23L baby Vadai barrel.
I can't wait to get this in action. I'm going to start prepping tomorrow, then I will start fermenting an Eclipse Dry Creek Chardonnay in it Wednesday or Thursday. Already made reds waiting their turn in it are Lodi Ranch 11 Cabernet, Barossa Valley Shiraz and Fourtitude. Kits on deck are another Cabernet, Amarone, and a Super Tuscan I won at the Winemaker Mag conference.
I asked Vandergrift about barrels and he said next to yeast they are the best addition to kit wine making. He recommended starting with three white fermentations, but I don't drink that much white, so one it is and then on to the Reds. Thanks to all who have posted on barrels on other threads. Good info.
I'm excited.
I can't wait to get this in action. I'm going to start prepping tomorrow, then I will start fermenting an Eclipse Dry Creek Chardonnay in it Wednesday or Thursday. Already made reds waiting their turn in it are Lodi Ranch 11 Cabernet, Barossa Valley Shiraz and Fourtitude. Kits on deck are another Cabernet, Amarone, and a Super Tuscan I won at the Winemaker Mag conference.
I asked Vandergrift about barrels and he said next to yeast they are the best addition to kit wine making. He recommended starting with three white fermentations, but I don't drink that much white, so one it is and then on to the Reds. Thanks to all who have posted on barrels on other threads. Good info.
I'm excited.