I’m Awesome
Brewing, Homebrewing Information No Comments »Have you ever wondered what happens when you combine fermenting grape juice, a fermentor that’s a bit too small and a lack of common sense? Well, neither did I but that crusty old dickwad we call Experience has a differing opinion on the matter. So I made up a batch of pinot noir over the weekend, not unlike the Spanish red I did last year. The difference this time was I used a liquid yeast rather than the dry yeast included in the kit. I woke up this morning to a nice little surprise…all over my living room.
Sometime during the night the fermentation took a vigorous path and decided to explode all over the place. Nice, I know.
So to preempt any questions this may bring up:
1) Do you really need an 8 gallon fermentor for a 6 gallon batch?
Yes, I think that would be wise. But, true to homebrewer code, you use what you have and this is what I did. Not too smart in hindsight.
2) But Dave, wine is for woman and French homosexual men. Have you recently made changes to your lifestyle that would label you in either of these categories?
No, and I resent your question. The thing about wine is that it contains alcohol. Alcohol gets you drunk. Inebriation aids in the procurement of poontang. Therefore, by this transitive property it can be deduced that wine is a manly beverage.
3) Is it a good idea to store your wine fermentor next to things like TV’s and guitars?
No. It’s not a good idea.
4) Is it easy to clean off the wine krausen from various household items?
No, not really.