Pre Grapefest Romp

[Richard S]

Sg 1.006, time to press! I ended up with 5 1/2 gallons plus the gallon of Rose, a bit less cack handedness and I would have got the other half gallon. Good practice for the main event though.

[rjb222]

Looking good Sire. Could a lowly peasant pay a visit ?(;-)

[Richard S]

Looking good Sire. Could a lowly peasant pay a visit ?(;-)

No problem, turn up a week on Saturday and join in the fun of the main event.

[Duffbeer]

So I'm presuming you got 6 1/2 gallon out of 5 boxes ?

[rjb222]

No problem, turn up a week on Saturday and join in the fun of the main event.

Maybe in a couple of years I need to dedicate my time right now.

[lockwood1956]

Mine are fermenting in the winery at slightly cooler temps, checked SG this morning and it was 1.020 so pressing on Friday I'm thinking, and it looks like I may get around 15 gallons from 12 boxes

[Richard S]

So I'm presuming you got 6 1/2 gallon out of 5 boxes ?

Yup.

[lockwood1956]

SG at 1.010...pressing tomorrow morning

[Richard S]

SG at 1.010...pressing tomorrow morning

Don't you just love it when a plan comes together, everything into secondary ready to start again.

Went out to the shed (winery) to check on progress and decided to have a taste. Me thinks that it's gonna be gooood stuff, very fruity and no harshness. Not a massive amount of gross lees so far (there was loads from the Monte'). If it lasts long enough I will take a bottle to Grapefest 2009.

[Richard S]

The red is at 0.994 and the rose is 1.002, both taste pretty good. The rose is more of a pinky colour, I might drop a little of the red into it when I rack.

[rjb222]

Colour is one of the things that are hard to keep just right on a Rose' wine some even go salmon colour must be the lack of something reds get from the skins I think

[Richard S]

Just racked the Ciliguilio, the batch size is now 5 gallons and 2 pints of red and the gallon of rose. I added some of the red to the rose to deepen the colour a bit, both taste fab.

[Richard S]

I bottled the Ciliguilio Rose' today, three bottles left dry and three sweetened to medium, cracking stuff.