Bottled: Wilco Chardonnay

The Wilco Chardonnay has now been bottled. Although it's still immature, the flavours are already showing through. I left it for two weeks - rather than the on week suggested in the instructions. Using the hydrometer (properly) for the first time, I made sure the gravity was down to 1.000 before ending the fermentation.

The OG I recorded of 1.070 is a bit low in retrospect. From what I've read, it should have been closer to 1.090. I'm not not sure I read the gauge correctly. According to the Brewer's Friend ABV calculator, from my readings, the wine is only 9.19%. I'll be more careful with my readings next time...

Woodford's Wherry

My daughter gave me a Woodforde's Wherry kit for Father's day. I'm not sure how/why I forgot to blog this brew: but let's just say that there are only the last few bottles left and it was a real success.

As with other brews, I've found that leaving it to mature for a few weeks does make allow the flavours to improve greatly. With this brew, I couldn't decide whether to add the priming sugar for a second fermentation or not. I found the sediment it leaves off-putting with the lager before Christmas, but eventually settled on a half spoonful of brown sugar. There's still a sediment in the bottle, but it's less fizzy and so not so much of a problem.