Pear Wine

4/29/12:

• Bought 25lbs of D'Anjou pears at Sam's Club
• Cut pears but unable to squeeze any juice from pieces.  Ended up putting pieces in blender to squeeze juice
• Added 5 Campden tablets and set for 24 hours

5/3/13:

• Added 10 lbs. of sugar, 1 tbsp. Yeast Energizer, ½ tsp. Pectic Enzyme, 3 tbsp. Acid Blend, ½ tsp. Wine Tannin to pulp bag and topped up until 5 gallon mark.  Sprinkled EC-1118 packet on top.
• Put top on bucket and set to ferment

5/6/12:

• Wine starting to leak out top.  Pressing fermentation bag down every day

5/10/12:

• Transfered over to homemade plastic carboy.  Topped up to neck of carboy.

5/24/12:

• Measured specific gravity at 0.997.  Added 1 tablespoon of potassium sorbate and 6 Campden tablets.  Stirred for 2 min.  Added 1 packet of chitosan and stirred again for 2min.

Washington Meritage

Here is description on this wine: A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petite Verdot, this wine features great extract, deep colour and intense aromatics of dark berry fruit, cassis, peppery spice, cedar and smoke. The seductive nose of this wine foreshadows magnificent texture and flavour, including dark berries, liquorice, vanilla and warm brown spices that glide across the palate. The texture and mouthfeel of the wine offers up silky tannins and a velvety smooth structure.

5/6/12: 

• Added 2 litres of hot water to benotite 15grams
• Poured grape juice into solution
• Added water to qs to 6 gallons
• Measured specific gravity at 1.100
• Added 30 grams French Oak (Heavy) particles
• Added 60 grams European Hungarian oak powder
• Added 30 grams Toasted oak powder
• Mixed ingredients together
• Sprinkled two packets of bourgovin RC 212 yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
• Locked on top and placed air-lock

5/8/12:

• Wine vigerously bubbling!!!!!!!

5/14/12:

• Measured specific gravity at 0.96.  Transfered over to glass carboy

5/24/12:

• Measured specific gravity at 0.94.  Added 1 packet 15grams of potassium sorbate and 4 grams of potassium metabusulfite.  Mixed hard for 2min.  Added 1 packet of chitosan and then mixed for another 2min.  Topped up to neck of carboy.