What's going on in your winery today..

[kessler]

racked and sulphited my merlot and sangiovese from November.

Racked another 60litres of sangiovese off the gross lees and monitored MLF

punch down the cap on the latest merlot batch (daily)

[goldseal]

Kessler, where did you get Merlot at this time of year?

[goldseal]

Had some fun turning a piece of oak wine barrel into staves which will fit into a DJ or carbouy. I tried toasting some in the oven (good results) and some with a blowlamp (variable results).

Plenty of racking and tasting too.

[Duffbeer]

Had some fun turning a piece of oak wine barrel into staves which will fit into a DJ or carbouy. I tried toasting some in the oven (good results) and some with a blowlamp (variable results).

Plenty of racking and tasting too.

There's a pallet yard just down the road in Fev you want my pyromaniac buddy to torch it for ya ? Buy some real oak ya tight git

[goldseal]

There's a pallet yard just down the road in Fev you want my pyromaniac buddy to torch it for ya ? Buy some real oak ya tight git

You mean 'buy some real oak FROM ME'

[koomber]

There's a pallet yard just down the road in Fev you want my pyromaniac buddy to torch it for ya ? Buy some real oak ya tight git

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unqkoqw0cuE

Seriously though, racked a Wine No.1 and noticed that the K1-V116 seems to be clearing fast in KoY (I'll measure the SG when sober).

In other news the winery is currently occupied with praying the missus doens't twig why I'm making room for something roughly 5 Gallons in shape in the homebrew corner.

(Apparently it's easier to ask forgiveness that permission)

[spritzer]

Just about to transfer some filtered wine number 1 into wine bags
Then will rack / degass my strawberry wine
I still have loads of bottling to do
I hope to get this done over the weekend ish

[spritzer]

Just racked my strawberry...
It was a wine number one with tinned strawberry added...
But the strawberries were added at the begining
There is a slight hint of strawberry... but on reflection, I should have added it later on in the ferment
Ah well.... at least I know for next time

[goldseal]

Spritzer, I have just finished a tinned strawberry, very similar to a Wine No.1. It was the first time I tried adding the strawberries late. The difference is dramatic - intense flavour and colour. In fact, I'm considering halving the amount of fruit next time!

[kessler]

Kessler, where did you get Merlot at this time of year?

From my freezer!

It was part of the grab-a-grape load from cellar rat last autumn.

I crushed, destemmed and then froze about half a tonne of Sangiovese and Merlot for future use.

I'm trying to make all the wine now to clear the freezer out for my own grapes from the vineyard this year.

[goldseal]

Ah, mystery solved. I thought you had a supply from South America or something

[spritzer]

Spritzer, I have just finished a tinned strawberry, very similar to a Wine No.1. It was the first time I tried adding the strawberries late. The difference is dramatic - intense flavour and colour. In fact, I'm considering halving the amount of fruit next time!

I dont know why I didnt add them later
I guess I was just in a rush that day.
3 tins, in a 3 gallon batch. I am not sure if thats enough or not
How much do you use Pete ??

[goldseal]

I used 2 tins in a gallon. I think this is about right if you add at the start, but I'm going to try 1 or 1.5 tins per gallon next time I try the late addition.

[fatbloke]

I used 2 tins in a gallon. I think this is about right if you add at the start, but I'm going to try 1 or 1.5 tins per gallon next time I try the late addition.

either that or just use Cjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj's recipe for tinned strawb, but hold the sugar a bit.....

that comes out with a hell of a lot more than a "hint" of the tinned strawberry.......

regards

jtfb

[spritzer]

I used 2 tins in a gallon. I think this is about right if you add at the start, but I'm going to try 1 or 1.5 tins per gallon next time I try the late addition.

Well, what I added at the start was never going to give off any strawberry flavour then
At least I know for the next time