Jenny Seylar Talked About How to Turn Water into Wine at the January 14 Club Meeting.
John Ockenfels reported that the Can Do session on January 11 took place in the new City Recycling Center location and was a success. Close to 11 bins were sorted in two hours. John McKinstry reported that the Community Service Task Group is still looking for more community grant applications from area non-profits. So far only one has been received. We can make up to 4 grants this year of $2500 each. The application can be found on the Club's website. Deadline for filing a grant proposal is in mid-February.
Jenny Seyler was the speaker Tuesday morning to highlight her wine-making hobby. She combines her interest in science, wine-drinking and providing fund-raising for worthy causes by turning several types of 100% fruit juice into white and red wines, particularly dryer varieties. Wine that has special wine-making yeast in it combined with the sugar in fruit juice will create dryer wines. She is careful to use only food-grade containers and other utensils to make and store the juice. All bottles, corks and utensils are also sterilized. It is important to clarify the wine by letting the yeast and other sediment settle to the bottom of the storage containers before each batch is bottled. Each fermentation container makes 6 to 7 gallons of wine which equates to about 30 filled wine bottles.
As a hobbiest wine-maker she is only allowed to sell wine for charitable causes or personal use.