Thursday 2 October 2014

Fermenting Port Alberni grapes


Today I racked 4 batches of wine:
a) the juice from 57 lbs of green grapes
b) the juice from 45 lbs of purple grapes
c) the skins from the green grapes plus 5 lbs of blackberries
d) the skins from the purple grapes plus 5 lbs of blackberries

Each batch had the following ingredients added:
2 Tsp acid blend
2 Tsp yeast nutrient
1 Tsp pectic enzyme
2 tsp metabisulfite 
1/2 tsp grape tannin

9 to 10 lbs of sugar and water to bring the SG up to 1.085




The mixtures were allowed to ferment for 4 days in a primary container and then racked into the glass secondary containers … great aromas and rapid evolution of carbon dioxide. In the above picture at the back we have the purple grape juice, the green grape juice, the green grape skins plus blackberries and in the front the purple grape skins and blackberries.

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