Primary Fermentation

[winecollector]

Sorry, Foodie, for the confusion. I grew up while the old time wine makers around here were using open barrels & cut barrels to ferment their wine in, and I thought that was the way everyone did it before stainless, plastic, or glass became as widely used as they are today. I was trying to figure out why you guys found fermenting reds in the barrel so unacceptable. Oh well, at least now we're on the same page!