Question:
You are somewhat right. The skins are mixed with sugar and water to produce alcohol by fermentation as with wine and the fermentation product is then distilled. Some grapas are aged and some are not.
That is cheap brandy, not grappa. Not traditional grappa anyway. Gorak
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Hi All, I’m new to NGs so please excuse me if my format is not proper. I’m looking for any info regaurding the making of Grappa. My understanding is that it is made from the left over skins and stems after the primary fermentation in wine making, and then distilled. Thanks Jesse
Yes that’s how it’s done. You can add a small amount of water to the skins to help with breaking the dry "cake". You then put everything in your distiller, preferably on a grille or something. An ounce of grappa after dinner is a worthy remedy to help digest that dessert that was too sweet. Gorak
Response:
You are somewhat right. The skins are mixed with sugar and water to produce alcohol by fermentation as with wine and the fermentation product is then distilled. Some grapas are aged and some are not.
If you mix the skins with honey and water, you get pyment. Put spices in your pyment and you have hippocras. And to think I used to just throw those skins on the compost pile! Paul
Response:
I’m looking for any info regarding the making of Grappa. My understanding is that it is made from the left over skins and stems after the primary fermentation in wine making, and then distilled.
The pomace from the press is simply heated in a closed but vented vessel. The vapors that are released from the vent are condensed and collected. The first fraction of the condensate is grappa. Tom S
Response:
Hi All, I’m new to NGs so please excuse me if my format is not proper. I’m looking for any info regaurding the making of Grappa. My understanding is that it is made from the left over skins and stems after the primary fermentation in wine making, and then distilled. Thanks Jesse
Response:
You are somewhat right. The skins are mixed with sugar and water to produce alcohol by fermentation as with wine and the fermentation product is then distilled. Some grapas are aged and some are not.
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