The dendroid known as "Ferment" begins to take shape.

Col crepuscolo arriva la fame...

What is this film? Is it lanolin? Yuck, whatever it is.

And the STENCH. OMG! I couldn't get it off of my hands. I will be sure to wear gloves next time.

Napa Valley, To Kalon

giant croquet at Fermentation Fest

Big, clean and easy to clean. It has two small 1/2 opening s and a 1" drain plug in the center for multiple options.The wheel system is solid and capable of moving even after full.

Fermenting the mash.

Don't worry, folks, the mold gets cut off later.

The green, wet tea is spread out to be fermented for 1 hour.

The Fermenting room at the Winery

Only 10-15 bubbles per min. now..... looks like primary is slowing.

Part 1 of the George Dickel Distillery Tour bit.ly/1EsNb8t

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Acidophilus - fermeted milk

It is necessary to aerate the beer so that the yeast can properly convert sugars to CO2 and alcohol. Here Alex is swirling vigorously.

White food grade plastic garbage cans make great fall fermenters for grapes. Its even safe for children. Meet Avery(my assistant wine makers adorable child that I get to see every morning in SE Portland) who already knows more about wine than I did at age 21.

Cala la sera e le luci dei birrifici si accendono.

Adventures in Florence

I didn't realize so much stuff would settle as well as stick to the sides of the fermenter.

The busy crush pad during a peaceful moment. The small bin ferments of St. David's Vineyard Pinot Noir watch the sun set over Sixteen Mile Creek. Small ferments means great temperature control, manual punchdowns, yeast trials and the creation of a better extracted, more complex wine (in our humble opinion).

There's a bubble of mezcal foam on the top right there.

By: Chelsea DeWitt

It's what's for dinner.