Who sells those special sparkling wine stoppers with valves inside
them n the USA... I cannot seem to locate any... Do you know of any
on-line source???

A.J.

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 17:59:55 +0100, "WorldsWorst"
> wrote:

>Hi busygal
>
>I've made lots of great sparkling wine using those (your homebrew shop will give you further
>details).
>
>Initially, you begin fermentation in a demijohn as normal, transfer to
>strong sparkling wine bottles after a week or two and fit the valve
>stoppers. Fermentation continues inside the bottle - and the valve releases
>excess pressure from inside the bottle so no explosions!!! - the valve
>leaves enough sparkle inside the bottle to give you the fizz you need.
>
>When fermentation is complete, there'll be sediment at the bottom of the
>bottle, You'll need to get rid of this - so now keep the bottle upside down
>and each day for as long as it takes give the bottle a gentle twist to
>encourage the sediment to fall towards the stopper - leaving a crystal clear
>liquid above.
>
>When this is done, release the valve and watch that sediment fly out! You
>will lose a little of the wine (about half a glass or so) but if it bothers
>you, you can always take the stopper off - top up with a normal wine - and
>replace the valve stopper! From now on, you can keep the bottles upright
>for the wine to mature and when you open them in a year or two (??!!!???)
>your glass will fizz with delight! This method - which is similar to the
>Methode Champenoise method, used to make Champagne and Cava - and makes
>sparkling winemaking soooooooooo easy!
>
>Once you've seen one of these valve stoppers, you'll know exactly what to do
>but if you need any further help, please do email me personally.
>
>Regards and have fun!!
>
>World's Worse
>
>
>
>"busygal" > wrote in message
. com...
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I am new to this group, so I apologize if this has already been asked
>> and answered about 20,000 messages back, but....
>>
>> I am looking for a beginner / intermediate recipe or instruction set
>> for making champagne or "sparking wine".
>>
>> I have made wine, both white and red, for several years now with good
>> results, and am looking to try to convert a bit of it to champagne.
>>
>> Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated!
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> busygal
>
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