Archive for June, 2008

Racking Wine

With the final harvests in, most winemaking goes through the “sit and wait” stage. The stage where you allow your wine to sit and have the solids settle to the bottom. Transferring the wine off the solids (racking) needs to be done from time to time prior to bottling. I found two good articles from […]

Octoberfest Beer Recipe

 
 
You still have time to start planning and gathering together your ingredients to make your Octoberfest beer. I usually brew mine in late March or early April and let it age until September, but you can make it now and have it ready for October. This recipe will make a 5 gallon batch. 
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Foghorn Leghorn Beer Recipe

I found this recipe and thought it was a riot. Foghorn Leghorn, sure brings back memories of watching the Saturday morning cartoons. The full recipe can be found at Brewery.org or you can click on the links.  
 
 
Foghorn Leghorn Beer Recipe From Gambrinus’ Mug
Specifics
Recipe type: Partial Mash Batch Size: 5 […]

10 Ways to Beat Oxidation

1. Transfer whites quickly otherwise they could turn brown 
 2. Adjust the pH if your wine is not between 3.1 to 3.6 
 3. Use sulfite 
4. Top up your carboys or barrels and make sure that they are full 
5. Rack by gravity and try to avoid pumps 
6. Avoid pumps since they tend to dissolve oxygen into the wine 
7. […]