Wine Soap

I’m in the process of making wine using an Australian Malbec wine kit. The sludge that is left in the bottom of the carboy is called lees.  It’s really a beautiful grape colored sludge. I went to the Internet to try to figure out what to do with it, and it turns out you can use it to make bread. I’ll try that next time. This time I added it to my homemade soap recipe. It turned from a grape color to a gorgeous chocolate color. The soap has to cure for 6 weeks. I can’t wait to see what it look like one cures. Maybe the purple will come back? (the lees is on the plate…was trying to show the grape color).