{"id":792,"date":"2015-11-24T17:19:35","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T21:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techniquesinhomewinemaking.com\/blog\/?p=792"},"modified":"2026-03-22T06:58:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T10:58:28","slug":"making-wine-using-the-fastferment-week-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techniquesinhomewinemaking.com\/blog\/making-wine-using-the-fastferment-week-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Wine Using the FastFerment \u2013 Week 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On November 23, almost a whole month after I inoculated my Sauvignon Blanc in the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastbrewing.com\/products\/fastferment\" target=\"_blank\">FastFerment<\/a><\/strong> vessel, fermentation has completed; the final SG read 0.995.<\/p>\n<p>Taking a hydrometer reading was a &#8220;walk in the park&#8221;\u00a0using the sampling port\u2014no need for a wine thief. I did open the lid ever so slightly to avoid pulling water from the air lock. Once I read the hydrometer and confirmed dryness, I poured the wine sample back into the FastFerment. I then closed the union valve and perform a &#8220;racking&#8221; by removing the collection ball. There was still quite a bit of wine in the collection ball after the lees had settled at the bottom. Since I would have\u00a0to add sulfite to stabilize the wine, I used this bit of wine to dissolve the sulfite powder. Based on my wine pH, I measured out\u00a0\u00a0enough powder to add the required 32 mg\/L of SO<sub>2<\/sub>. I then added the sulfite\/wine solution back into the FastFerment, gave the wine a good stir with a long-handle plastic spoon. As the lid was open during this operation, I worked as quickly as possible to avoid losing precious\u00a0CO<sub>2<\/sub> gas protecting the wine. I then placed the lid back on.<\/p>\n<p>I rinsed out the collection ball\u00a0with plenty of clean, fresh water, and then re-installed it back on the FastFerment and re-opened the union valve.<\/p>\n<p>Next, I will let the wine age for 2-3 months before doing any kind of fining (clarification).\u00a0Since this aging is\u00a0more than the typical 6-8 weeks with wine kits, I will be injecting some\u00a0CO<sub>2<\/sub> gas into the FastFerment maybe every 2-3 weeks to flush out any oxygen in the headspace. I don&#8217;t expect any significant CO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0loss but one cannot never play it too safe\u2014there will be &#8220;some&#8221; CO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0loss and oxygen ingress.<\/p>\n<p>An advantage of the FastFerment here is that I will be able to close the union valve, add and stir in the fining agent (I will be using bentonite) without disturbing the sediment. Then I&#8217;ll re-open the valve to let the sediment from the fining operation to fall into the collection ball.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be sure to complete the fining well before the end of winter here in Montreal (Quebec) so that I can take advantage of the cold weather to perform cold stabilization on the wine. And then, another &#8220;racking&#8221; before bottling.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned!<\/p>\n<p>Daniel<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On November 23, almost a whole month after I inoculated my Sauvignon Blanc in the FastFerment vessel, fermentation has completed; the final SG read 0.995. 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