2nd Chardonnay On The Way

Sunday, I started making my second batch of Chardonnay from Vintner’s Reserver. The first batch of 30 bottles were so successful that I ended up giving much of it away to friends. So… I decided I’d make some more.

As usual, the primary fermentation from a kit is very easy to set

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Degassing 1st LaClair Riesling + Tip

The Riesling wine tested today near full dryness at 0.994, so it was time to de-gas it.  I racked out about 1 gallon of the wine into a sterile carboy so as to create some room for the expected foaming.  I added the metabisulfite and potassium sorbate to the wine and used my cordless drill

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