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Ferment Well: Tips from the Pros
Ask most home winemakers where to find America’s best wines, and they will probably say California. Ask for the best region, and they will almost certainly say Napa Valley. And if you follow the Napa River into an area that three hundred residents call home, you will have reached a winemaker’s Nirvana: Rutherford. This California appellation sits in the heart of the beautiful Napa Valley, consists of well-drained soil and enjoys a…
Yeast, like most living things, have a climate that they prefer. Just as people like warm, sunny weather, yeast, too, like their atmosphere temperate. When things get cold, around 40° F, yeast start to shut down. When must gets very warm (around 100° F), things also start to get uncomfortable for the yeast, and undesirable results can occur. Additionally, fermentation is an active, living process, and all that activity can cause temperatures…