Like you I am a lover of wine. I developed my interest in wine in university when my friends would host wine and cheese parties, which were not only fun because of the new people I met but also because of all of the different types of wine I was exposed to. 
How To Make Wine With Your Old T-Shirt
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When I make wine and have a full carboy out in the open I always wrap it in an old towel (in this case, an old “Les Miserables” beach towel we weren’t using anymore).
The main reason I do it is so that the natural light coming in from the window doesn’t interfere with the wine. If you don’t do this you could fall prey to the following:
- The colour of your wine could fade
- The heat from the light could cause temperatures of your wine must to go up and down throughout the day.
- The UV light could damage your wine
I’m sure you’ve heard that you should store your wine in a cool dark room and not use clear bottles for your wine and this is why.
I was reading the December 2008 - January 2009 edition of WineMaker Magazine and saw a great idea, which I wanted to pass along. It basically takes my idea and gives a bit of a nudge.
Instead of using an old towel Scott Freedman from http://homemadewine.wordpress.com/ suggested using an old t-shirt instead.
It sounded like a great a idea so I gave it a try this evening and it works perfectly!
Think about it, the hole for the head fits nicely over the neck of the carboy (we wrapped it around the neck) and a large shirt is long enough/wide enough to fit around a 23-litre carboy.
Give it a try and let me know what you think!
- Scott “The Wine Making Guy’
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