Help My Wine Making! Episode 10 – Different Ways to Use Old T-Shirts to Make Wine, A Nifty Free Website For Wine Making Calculations and Getting Un-Stuck (Part I)
December 13, 2009 by Scott "The Wine Making Guy"
Filed under Featured, Videos, Wine Making Podcast
Here’s that link to the free wine calculation website:
See you next week where we’ll have Part II of what makes a wine “stuck”!
Have a great week!
Here is the better one with all the free calculators what you need to make your wine : VinoEnology com
, also have iPhone version : iWineMaker app.
Thanks and happy holidays
John
Thanks for the suggestion John!
Hi Scott. I was viewing episode 10: Different ways to use old T-shirts. I have a use which I attribute to my father. BTW, I am a 3 generation home wine maker. He used an old sack to contain grape crush and particulates in the primary fermentation. The crushed fruits would be placed into the sack, end tied and submerged in the water and ingredients. Every day, he would squeeze the closed sack letting the juices flow back into the wine. When finished, he would remove the sack leaving the new wine without a lot of sediment. His wine was always very clear without filtering. I modified that idea by using a T-shirt. I'd sew up the sleeves and neck but keep open the bottom so I can place the crushed ingredients in the bag and then knot the bottom. I'd follow the same procedure as he did. It works very to reduce the sediments in the new wine.
Definitely a good use of your shirt. If it's clean and works then I say go for it!
Scott