6-Gallon Red Blend (GSM-style Kit)

Total timeline: 141 days (21 fermentation + 120 aging)

  1. Day 0

    Mix must

    Pour kit into primary, top with water, pitch yeast.

  2. Day 0-7

    Primary

    Ferment at 70-75°F until SG below 1.020.

  3. Day 7

    Rack to carboy

    Siphon to glass carboy with oak chips packet.

  4. Day 7-21

    Secondary

    Ferment to dryness.

  5. Day 21

    Stabilize

    K-meta + sorbate; degas.

  6. Day 21-110

    Bulk age

    Bulk age 60-90 days. Blend kits benefit from longer aging than single-varietal kits.

  7. Day 120

    Bottle

    Bottle. Drink after 90+ days bottle rest. Improves over a year.