On October 4th, beer members went back to Cask and Kettle to bottle their wine. We filled 20 750 mL green bottles and 19 375 mL blue bottles. Bottling wine was much like bottling beer, except we had to "soak our own corks" (funny reference)!
In the top 2 frames, Joe, Frank and Craig prepare the bottles for filling by washing and drying. In the bottom 2 frames, on the right, Mike from Cask and Kettle is helping us transfer the wine from the fermenter to a bottling bucket. On the left, the dead yeast and other sediments that were created during the clarification step remain on the bottom of the fermenter.
Here, the guys take turns filling and corking. We will wait at least a month before tasting our brew. However, Steve already jumped the gun and had one the night of and commented on the wine: "Buttery and vanilla-y, but super harsh on the finish. Will wait a few months!" Here is the finished product:
Great write-up! Still have to say... beer making is much more fun.
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