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Just aerated the 6 litre batch of "clearing out the cupboard" mandarin melomel that I started last weekend.
Despite just chucking the ingredients into the bucket, giving it a stir and then sprinkling the yeast (Lalvin D21) on top, I calculate that the lag phase was 2 days or so, it's still hit the 1/3 sugar break from an original gravity of 1.130
I've no idea about how much residual sugar it'll have, as the D21 is good for about 16% ABV, but a 130 point drop would be about 17 and a half.....
Have to wait and see eh?
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.
1 gallon JOAM
1 gallon Cider
5 gallons wine No1 (ready for elderflowers which will be ready soon)
1 gallon (experimental) citrus aperitif.....made with marmalade...watch this space
all started today...on a roll, and getting them ready for next years Federation show
N.G.W.B.J.
Member of 5 Towns Wine and Beer Makers Society (Yorkshire's newest)
Wine, mead and beer maker
Sat in Hotel Loosen, in the Mosel valley, Germany Home next week! Good week away on the bike to the Nurburgring.
I totally forgot that you were away. Ran out of gas for the keg on Friday and was going to a BBQ on Saturday. Mad dash down to KElly of Cults at 18:30. Made it there with 2 minutes to spare.
Mini-cornelius went down a storm. We were all sat round a fire having drinks and folk just topping up the glass from the 3/16 hose. Quality times!
Dutch Gunderson: Who are you and how did you get in here?
Frank Drebin: I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith. -Police Squad
I totally forgot that you were away. Ran out of gas for the keg on Friday and was going to a BBQ on Saturday. Mad dash down to KElly of Cults at 18:30. Made it there with 2 minutes to spare.
Mini-cornelius went down a storm. We were all sat round a fire having drinks and folk just topping up the glass from the 3/16 hose. Quality times!
Brilliant! Kelly o cults have them in stock? That's good.
It seems the bar stays open here till we leave! local 'schnapps' seems to be along the lones of grappa, cheap and potent. Bringing a bottle home hopefully.
Brilliant! Kelly o cults have them in stock? That's good.
It seems the bar stays open here till we leave! local 'schnapps' seems to be along the lones of grappa, cheap and potent. Bringing a bottle home hopefully.
Had them in stock. Not sure if they have any left now though.
Dutch Gunderson: Who are you and how did you get in here?
Frank Drebin: I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith. -Police Squad
... had a few minutes spare so put a grommet on a 1.5 litre squash bottle, bunged in some apple juice, pinch of citric acid, pinch of bread yeast, etc etc etc. Yeeehaaaar!
12L Wine#1 - Racked on the 23rd, nearly ready to degass
12L Wine #2 with Cranberry - Should be ready to rack in a day or two
12L Turbo Vimto - Ready to bottle (found the recipe on thehomebrewforum)
19L Wine #1 with red grape juice (made a lovely light rose last time I made it) - started 6 days ago
12L Wine #2 with Blueberry - started 2 days ago Winery.jpg
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