What's going on in your winery today..

[spritzer]

Righto...
I have checked my rhubarb, picked some more and froze...
I have 7.8kg

I have checked my notes from the last time I made it....
And this is what I did, per gallon .........
1.5 litres Rhubarb Juice,
.75 litres apple juice,
eighth tsp tannin,
yeast and nutrient
RGJ,
sugar syrup to 1.080 ish....
Unfortunately, my notes do not include my reasoning behind why I used apple juice and red grape juice... I did do one gallon with red grap concentrate too... and couldn't tell the difference between the two.

I reckon if I use my additions, then 7.8kg will be plenty

[DaveH]

Today, i have been mostly doing...................Prep work for tomorrow. Got the GF2011 wines to look at and rack. Plus am hopefully brewing a beer that i tried during my trip to the states in march.............. Diamond Knot IPA - an absolute belter of a beer, and 7% ABV!!! Got to give the new 45L mash tun a go!!! (This beer has nearly 8.5KG of grain in the tun!!!)

Check this out - here's their web site : http://www.diamondknot.com/

[goldseal]

Racking, degassing and stabilising 2 gals of rhubarb, ready for the addition of elderflower syrup tomorrow.

[lockwood1956]

You want to take some rhubarb home with you on the 20th?

[goldseal]

gimmegimmeegimmeeeeeee ...


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... errr ... I mean 'yes please'

[lockwood1956]

still needs harvesting by the way

[goldseal]

I'll bring my axe then

[lockwood1956]

[robwrx]

I'll bring my axe then

Having met Pete, I have to say he is probably the last person I would have thought would turn out to be the resident forum axe murderer.

Today I spent my lunchtime racking a WE Ltd Ed South African Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon. It tasted blooming good for such a young wine.

[goldseal]

Having met Pete, I have to say he is probably the last person I would have thought would turn out to be the resident forum axe murderer.

You're too kind

Today, I are be mostly adding elderflower to a stabilised (I hope) rhubarb, and sugar-feeding the Monster Port.

[robwrx]

You're too kind

You're welcome. I find it pays to keep on the good side of axe murderers

[lockwood1956]

Having met Pete, I have to say he is probably the last person I would have thought would turn out to be the resident forum axe murderer

You say that rob, but think on.....when they interview axe murderers neighbours, they always say the same......ooooh he was so normal, seemed like a nice guy


so i think Pete could be a closet hatchet man, lets face it, anyone who names their yeast starters is obviously a fruit loop

[goldseal]

If you do it right, there are no neighbours left to interview

[robwrx]

If you do it right, there are no neighbours left to interview

That just made me laugh out loud

[robwrx]

You say that rob, but think on.....when they interview axe murderers neighbours, they always say the same......ooooh he was so normal, seemed like a nice guy


so i think Pete could be a closet hatchet man, lets face it, anyone who names their yeast starters is obviously a fruit loop

Too true.