188: Winemaking Tools

This episode is dedicated to some cellar Q&A and a highlight covering three key winemaking tools. Listeners will learn about managing sulfur consistency, dissolved oxygen, and free SO2 levels to maintain wine quality. The episode highlights essential winemaking tools, such as the densitometer and optical sorter, which aid fermentation tracking and optimize grape sorting. Additionally, we discuss the FermRite fermentation bung as a modern solution to traditional bubblers.

Winemaking Class Offers and Show Notes for all episodes at https://www.insidewinemaking.com/

Resources from this Episode

Anton Paar Densitometer DMA 35: https://www.anton-paar.com/us-en/products/details/dma-35/

WECO Optical Sorters: https://www.wecotek.com/equipment/wine-grape-sorting/

Fermrite Bungs: https://barrelbuilders.com/bungs/

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