Filtered and bottled the French Rose kit. Racked off two wine number 1's one made with the Lidl mixed grape juice so sorbate in that one as being a rose we'll be sweetening it a little and may be a tiny bit of tannin too. Racked off the port kit. The elderberry wine has stuck a little or rather been on a go slow so popped in half a teaspoon of nutrient see how that helps. And please to report that that had done the trick and its off again this morning. The wine hot cupboard is now empty ready to be the cloak room for Christmas and new year. This is what happens when Christmas is at ours. Two months no wine making I'll not know what to do with myself! Oh yes get my chefs hat out.
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I had a bit of a mad couple of days, sorting out stuff.
I made5 gal of pineapple number 1 wine, 3 gal of original number 1, and 3 gal of strawberry and forest fruits teabag wine
I filter 1 gal pomegrante zinfandel, 1 gal chianti, and 1 gal of rioja.
I bottled 5 gal of rhubarb, 3 gal of rhubarb and strawberry iced tea, and 3 gal of original wine number 1.
I also racked 3 gal or blackberry and elderberry, and a 5 gal of lychee blush.
I did want to start a 5 gal of pinot grigio, that I got on offer in Wilkinsons(buy 2, get 3rd free ) , but miscalculated the sugar I had, so I hope to start that over the next day or so.
Busy girl eh ?Insecure people try to make you feel smaller.
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Busy indeed .
I have been taking it easy by comparison: 5 gals of rhubarb & elderflower bottled today, along with a gallon of 2011 Grapefest Merlot.Pete the Instructor
It looks like Phil Donahue throwing up into a tuba
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I made up one of the Wilkinsons Pinot Grigio today. Although, I think the instructions are a bit out of kilter.... add finings, then degas ??
Also, it asked for 3.5kg of brewing sugar. I added normal sugar, but had to add another kilo for the correct amount of water to get an sg of 1.082.
Ah well, its only an xmas quaffing wine for the family.... I think I may have been better sticking with wine number 1 ehInsecure people try to make you feel smaller.
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Originally posted by Cellar_Rat View PostBottled the first Joe.M Mead - very good.. Note to self don't use cinnamon powder next time.
Sure, whole spices are different in size/weight, but the variations are close enough to be useful for describing or recipes.
I take it this was the batch with live yeast ?Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.
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Dismantled my (portugese) floor corker after a malfunction right at the end of the last bottling run.
Houston, we have a problem.
One of the springs has punched through the end of one of the plastic jaws . I'm hoping Karl can get spares, but failing that I have a cunning fix lined up, involving a couple of bits of steel rod.Pete the Instructor
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Originally posted by fatbloke View Post.. it's either a complete bugger to rack them off ...
Originally posted by fatbloke View Post..I take it this was the batch with live yeast ?Gluten free, caffeine free, dairy free, fat free – you gotta love this red wine diet!
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Originally posted by goldseal View Post
One of the springs has punched through the end of one of the plastic jaws . I'm hoping Karl can get spares, but failing that I have a cunning fix lined up, involving a couple of bits of steel rod.
I have been having thoughts about converting my floor corker to brass jaws which should be more durable than plastic.
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Will do rob, thanks. Hopefully Mrs Goldseal will come up with the goods.
However, two sets of brass jaws would be more economical than one, wouldn't they?Pete the Instructor
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Originally posted by Cellar_Rat View Postspot on.
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not yet - thats today's task (probably Monday - its raining) This was the first ever that I wants to taste before committing another 3.5 lb of honey.Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.
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Originally posted by robwrx View PostPete - Let me know if you have any problems with bits, I have access to a machine shop and might be able to help.
I have been having thoughts about converting my floor corker to brass jaws which should be more durable than plastic.
It's working fine at the moment though......well it was fine the other day when I bottled a couple of gallons of mead.......Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.
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Originally posted by fatbloke View PostAh, JAO is a good, easy recipe, but I find it better to make it to 1 imp gallon....
It has a spicy sweet white wine finish. Next one it on. 2 cloves this time and a proper cinnamon stick and fresh nutmeg.
To be honest I did wonder weather you could make this from white wine and just add the flavours.
Better still this flavour would make a great liqueur.
It is what I imagine a white white with a Cointreau in it would taste like....Gluten free, caffeine free, dairy free, fat free – you gotta love this red wine diet!
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