runaway fermentations.

a humble beginning...

looking to expand...

arriving the first week of July:

June 29, 2026

First half of the shipment 🚚...

July 2, 2026

Carboy arrives broken...

July 8/9th, 2026

Second half of shipment 🚚 arrives...

Early the next morning, got to work...

June 10/11th, 2026

She's cookin'!...

Ordered the rest of the equipment...

July 14, 2026

Bottling equipment arrives...

July 16, 2026

Last of the equipment arrives...

July 21, 2026

Taking a reading — fermentation almost complete. Built a wine rack...

July 25, 2026

Bottling Day! 24 bottles 🍾 filled and corked. Process easier than expected. Carboy cleaned for next run...

July 26, 2026

Wines stored away for future imbibing...

Trying the first glass from this batch...

There you have it. My first "real" batch of red wine. Five gallons, two hours of work and 2.5 weeks of waiting.Cheers!

August 8, 2026

Batch #2 almost finished (.996). Rinsed the bottles I drank and soaked in StarSan solution, then dried on rack.
24 new empty blue bottles arrived...

August 11, 2026

Bottling Day for Batch #2. Everything went smoothly. 25 full bottles. Carboy cleaned and rinsed.

August 12, 2026

Finished bottles stored upright for 24 hours, then added to the wine rack. 39/42 slots filled.

August 23, 2026

Work began on Batch #3. Sanitized everything in StarSan ✨ twice. Same recipe as before, except an extra cup of sugar this time.Starting Gravity of 1.102. Should be 13.5-14% alcohol when finished.

September 5, 2026

Batch #03 wrapped up. 25 full 750ml bottles. Equipment cleaned.